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"  Beyonc\u00E9 has admitted to being &amp;quot;terrified&amp;quot; ahead of the release of her self-titled studio album. The star surprised fans on December 13 when she unexpectedly made her fifth album available to download from iTunes.      Talking about how she felt releasing an album without any promotion, she told The AP: &amp;quot;I was terrified. I was so scared. I already envisioned like the worst things that could happen. &amp;quot;I was really nervous because this was a huge risk.&amp;quot; The singer also spoke about her decision to make a more personal album, saying that she &amp;quot;just felt like it was time&amp;quot; to be more open on the record.   /div&amp;amp;gt;     /div&amp;amp;gt;  She explained: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m very private and I&amp;#039;m very respectful, and I think it just took me no longer being someone&amp;#039;s child - once I became a mother, I felt like I could tear those fourth walls and I just felt like it was time. I completely feel liberated.&amp;quot;Beyonc\u00E9 shot straight to number one on the US Billboard 200 with her new collection, while landing at number five in the UK. The album has sold over a million copies on iTunes since its release on December 13. Watch the music video for Beyonc\u00E9&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;XO&amp;#039; below:        "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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