Early release

[Forshy]

Right 50 and ems song still hasn't leaked, its the 24th and supposed to come out on the 27th.. Back in 04 em had problems with encore music being found and released majorly early,, how do they fight against
It nowa days? Like I highly doubt his next album is gonna leak two weeks early where as two years ago it might have? Just wondering how they fight it now..

[ImANoob]

shipping it to retailers a lot closer to the release date

[EminemBase]

Perhaps because digital sales account for so much now, as the above poster said... they ship to physical retailers a lot closer to release date, and probably trust a lot less people who hang around.

[Trimss]

I think singles that are released on Itunes don't leak though.

[Jason M.]

I think singles that are released on Itunes don't leak though.

Depends. I know Linkin Park's whole album was put for free listening for 2 hours 11 days before it was supposed to be released. The band said they had nothing to do with it, and they didn't want it to happen. So, can't say this won't leak.

[LEVITIKUZ]

Jimmy will put top men in charge of making sure Em's album doesn't leak since Em is Interscopes biggest artist. Lady Gagas album didn't leak so I'm sure Jimmy who due the same with Em so he can have more money that he doesn't fucking need.

[Trimss]

I think singles that are released on Itunes don't leak though.

Depends. I know Linkin Park's whole album was put for free listening for 2 hours 11 days before it was supposed to be released. The band said they had nothing to do with it, and they didn't want it to happen. So, can't say this won't leak.

But was their album only available on Itunes? Because this won't be shipped, and the official release date is the 27th on Itunes. Except if someone hacks them or if 50 play it on a radio, I don't think it could leak.

[Jason M.]

I think singles that are released on Itunes don't leak though.

Depends. I know Linkin Park's whole album was put for free listening for 2 hours 11 days before it was supposed to be released. The band said they had nothing to do with it, and they didn't want it to happen. So, can't say this won't leak.

But was their album only available on Itunes?

The release date for both physical and digital release was June 26.
Quote from the LPA thread about the album leaking:

06/15/2012: Earlier today LIVING THINGS was accidentally released in full on iTunes. While the stream was eventually removed the album was up for a couple hours and has now subsequently leaked onto the internet.

Anyway, who says someone won't put this up early?

[Emadyville]

im waiting for the day you can only buy it on itunes the first week and cds get shipped for the second week, to completely stop "leaking"

[Jason M.]

im waiting for the day you can only buy it on itunes the first week and cds get shipped for the second week, to completely stop "leaking"

Just thought of this the other day. Why aren't they doing this?

[slimsoxshady]

Jimmy will put top men in charge of making sure Em's album doesn't leak since Em is Interscopes biggest artist. Lady Gagas album didn't leak so I'm sure Jimmy who due the same with Em so he can have more money that he doesn't fucking need.

This is nonsense...all albums in demand will leak early as long as there's physical copies

[murphmanny]

lol @ put "top men" in charge... what does that mean?

[shadymathers313]

im waiting for the day you can only buy it on itunes the first week and cds get shipped for the second week, to completely stop "leaking"