UPDATE:
The Lemonade CD album is now also available for preorder on Amazon and will ship May 6.
Original
Beyonce’s sixth studio album Lemonade , was a Tidal exclusive for all of one weekend. Those not subscribed to the streaming service can now download the album and its accompanying film on iTunes. The entire Lemonade album is available for $17.99 on iTunes. Users can download individual songs for $1.29; however, to get the Lemonade film and the digital booklet, users will have to download the entire album.
Lemonade, the film, premiered on HBO Saturday evening, followed by the album’s streaming release on Tidal. Lemonade is expected to be a streaming exclusively on Tidal, which the Verge confirmed Sunday. Since iTunes is a media player and not a streaming service, Lemonade technically remains a Tidal exclusive for streaming.
There is no word on whether Beyonce’s camp approved the release of Lemonade on iTunes, or if the singer will retaliate against this release as Kanye West did after his album, The Life Of Pablo , appeared on Apple Music and Spotify. The album was also expected to be a Tidal streaming exclusive but released on the other streaming services six weeks after its Tidal launch.
Fans shouldn’t expect to find Lemonade on Apple Music or Spotify any time soon. However, the album is expected to be available for purchase in other forms in the the coming weeks.
