Amazon leaks Bruce Springsteen album

Amazon.com have leaked the new Bruce Springsteen album, 'High Hopes,' by making it available for sale over a fortnight before the official release date.

'High Hopes,' which was slated to be released on January 14th, was made available for purchase in the form of individual tracks on the online mega-retailer's mp3 store on Saturday. The tracks have since been taken down, but not before the internet got a hold of them, making them available through virtaully any music file-sharing websites.

It is not known whether the leak was intentional, or an accident.

You can see a report from Billboard below detailing the event.

"Despite a pronounced release date of Jan. 14, Bruce Springsteen’s “High Hopes” briefly became available for purchase and download via Amazon on Saturday (Dec. 28).

"High Hopes" could be found on Amazon’s mobile website in an MP3 format. It is unclear whether or not this was the website’s intention. Since then, the album has become available through file-sharing websites by those who purchased the album through Amazon. Amazon has since rescinded the ability to download the album, which was merely available by buying each song individually."