Fans who pre-ordered Beyoncé’s latest album on vinyl are saying that five of its songs are missing.
Cowboy Carter was released on Friday and people loved it, saying it’s a great Western-style album.
But some of the best songs, like Ya Ya and Spaghetti, are not on the vinyl version.
The BBC asked Beyoncé’s team for a comment.
One fan on Reddit said they’re sad because they would’ve paid £32 for the album.
“I’m disappointed,” said vinyl collectors Matt and Juan on TikTok.
The missing songs are: Spaghetti, Flamenco, The Linda Martell Show, Ya Ya, and Oh Louisiana.
It’s not clear if all vinyl copies are missing these songs. CD copies are also missing four tracks.
“Why did she sell an incomplete album?” asked someone on Reddit.
The reason might be that Beyoncé added these songs late in the album’s making.
Vinyl pressing plants are busy and albums have to be submitted months before they’re released.
Sometimes artists change songs at the last minute. Kanye West did it with his album The Life Of Pablo in 2016.
Beyoncé also changed her album Renaissance after it was released.
She said Cowboy Carter took over five years to make. Originally, it was supposed to come out in 2022.
But because of COVID-19, she released a different album called Renaissance.
Beyoncé’s fans are confused because the physical copies of Cowboy Carter are missing songs.
“Explain what happened,” demanded a fan on Instagram.
“We want a discount or refund since the CDs and vinyls we got are not what was promised,” said another fan.
Some fans think Beyoncé changed the album’s title at the last minute.
Instead of Cowboy Carter, the CD and vinyl say “Act ii: Beyincé”.
Fans found out that “Beyincé” is her family name before it was changed.
Beyoncé’s mom, Tina, said their family didn’t have birth certificates because they were Black.
This story is part of Cowboy Carter’s theme about Black people in country music.
The album mixes country, hip-hop, pop, and funk to show that music genres aren’t divided by race.
Beyoncé said she used real instruments instead of digital ones for this album.
“I wanted natural sounds,” she said. “Like wind, snaps, birds, and chickens.”