FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows singer Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit in New York. Beyonce has released her new album in an unconventional way: She announced and dropped it on the same day. The singer released "Beyonce" exclusively on iTunes early Friday, Dec. 13. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce has launched her new album in an unconventional means: She introduced and dropped it on the same day.