Beyonce releases album secretly

Beyonce released her self-titled album in surprise form last week. Ryan Tedder produced the single “XO,” and he learned about the release not long before it went public.
“I knew 90 minutes before it dropped. Ninety minutes. And I said nothing because I love Beyonce and I don’t want her to hate me,” Tedder said in an interview Tuesday.

“I heard a rumor and then I didn’t say anything. I told my wife, ‘I think Beyonce’s album is dropping in 90 minutes,’ and then I knew that ‘XO’ was on the album,” he said. “I knew it was a single. I didn’t know if it was first or second. I didn’t know anything, and then today I found out that it was the lead.”