--- description: The singer did what Madonna did after her new album 'Vulnicura' leaked two months ahead of schedule. title: Björk's New Album Is Now on iTunes After Leak image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf3d9a7ce571f58b/69869833f983e775d304e750/bjork.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Björk's New Album Is Now on iTunes After Leak  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2015 8:44 PM CUT  Björk performs on Day 9 of the RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest on July 13, 2013, in Ottawa. Björk performs on Day 9 of the RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest on July 13, 2013, in Ottawa.Mark Horton—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2015 8:44 PM CUT Well, this sounds familiar: after an iconic artist’s new album leaks way ahead of schedule, she decides to make lemonade out of lemons by skipping the waiting period and [putting her new music on iTunes right away](https://www.facebook.com/bjork/photos/a.460989176459.255175.6747251459/10152985512996460/?type=1&theater "undefined"). Bjork’s _Vulnicura_ wasn’t supposed to come out until March, but it leaked over the weekend — just days after the Icelandic singer announced the project. On Tuesday, Björk revealed in a quintessentially Björk note addressed to fans and “websitefolk” that the album would be available worldwide on iTunes within 24 hours. (_Vulnicura_ doesn’t appear to be on the U.S. store yet, [only the U.K. one so far through this link](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/Vulnicura/id959973080 "undefined")). She also explained the album’s origins as a breakup album (copied below as written on Björk’s profile): --- > “” --- Björk’s situation is [not unlike Madonna’](http://time.com/3642973/madonna-new-songs-album-leaks/ "undefined")s, who put up six songs from the album _Rebel Heart,_ due in March, on iTunes in December after various versions of the album sessions leaked online. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3675265/bjork-vulnicura-itunes-leak/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3675265/bjork-vulnicura-itunes-leak/"},"headline":"Björk's New Album Is Now on iTunes After Leak","datePublished":"2015-01-20T20:44:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:43:26.697Z","description":"Vulnicura arrives two months early","url":"https://time.com/3675265/bjork-vulnicura-itunes-leak/","keywords":["Music","Madonna","Björk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf3d9a7ce571f58b/69869833f983e775d304e750/bjork.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf3d9a7ce571f58b/69869833f983e775d304e750/bjork.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest - Ottawa, ON","caption":"RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest - Ottawa, ON","creditText":"Mark Horton—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3675265/bjork-vulnicura-itunes-leak/","name":"Björk's New Album Is Now on iTunes After Leak"}}]}] ```