The Year In Music: Pop Music's Biggest Hype Of 2013 Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Many Beyonce fans woke up to a surprise new album, dropped to iTunes without any pre-release promotions, an outlier in 2013. ( Nick Farrell/Courtesy of the artist ) Produced by WNYC