Are vinyl collectors are ¸ºß cheated out of extra music? As Beyonce leaves off five songs from Cowboy Carter µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë,? how Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo have? enraged fans

Since its ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë last week, Beyonce's new album has been dubbed a 'masterpiece' by Ê®½Ð¤¹¤ëing critics and ½¼¤Æ¤ëd fans alike.

Although Cowboy Carter has been met with À¤³¦Åª¤Ê ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ë, the singer has Åܤ꡿Åܤëd a group of fans by not putting the album's ÆÃÊ̼êÅö Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on the vinyl ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ.

In failing to do so, the Texas »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ë 'Em singer has fallen into the same 櫡ʤˤ«¤±¤ë¡Ë as Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo?and?Billie Eilish?in ºÇ¶á¤Î years.

The A-̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës have been slammed for not putting all the Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on each vinyl and ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing ¿½Å¤Î '¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ' ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇs to make even more money.

One moaned on TikTok: 'It¡ Çs such a shame because Ya Ya is probably up there with my ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ five favourite songs at the moment.?I¡Çm ¤ä¤á¤ë miffed.'

Pictured: Beyonce at the Renaissance London premiere last year. The singer has been slammed by fans for leaving bonus songs off her Cowboy Carter vinyl

Pictured: Beyonce at the Renaissance London ¼óÁê last year. The singer has been slammed by fans for leaving ÆÃÊ̼êÅö songs off her Cowboy Carter vinyl

Since its release last week, Beyonce 's new album has been dubbed a 'masterpiece' by gushing critics and devoted fans alike

Since its ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë last week, Beyonce 's new album has been dubbed a 'masterpiece' by Ê®½Ð¤¹¤ëing critics and ½¼¤Æ¤ëd fans alike

Another Äɲ乤ëd: 'It appears that several songs from the album are NOT ´Þ¤àd in the LP. What is up with that?!'?

In a ºÇ¶á¤Î interview with Billboard, Billie Eilish ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë out at the ·¹¸þ and said: 'It¡Çs some of the biggest artists in the world making f***ing 40 different vinyl °ì³çs that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.'

Here FEMAIL delves into the 'wasteful' vinyl ·¹¸þ and how fans are ¸ºß short-changed out of Éղà music.?

Taylor Swift?

In October 2022, Taylor Swift ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd her 12th studio album Midnights - which had ¿½Å¤Î ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls.?

Fans were told how the »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë of all four different coloured vinyls made up a clock ľÌ̤¹¤ë when placed next to each other.

However, Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ of the ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls ´Þ¤àd the seven Éղà Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës, which appeared on the '3am ÈÇ'.?

The À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë later ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd the 'Til ÌëÌÀ¤±' ÈÇ of Midnights, which ´Þ¤àd three extra songs.?

Taylor Swift attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024

Taylor Swift ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ës the 81st ǯ¼¡¤Î Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024

Multiple different editions of Taylor Swift's Midnights album was released and fans were encouraged to buy four to make a clock face

¿½Å¤Î different edit ¥¤¥ª¥ós of Taylor Swift's Midnights album was ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd and fans were encouraged to buy four to make a clock ľÌ̤¹¤ë

However, the singer then ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd the Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë 'You're Losing Me' as an extra song from the Midnights Late ÈÇ.

This Ͷȯ¤¹¤ëd fans on Reddit?to label Taylor the 'queen of capitalism' in how they were ¸ºß encouraged to buy Éղà vinyls and CDs to listen to all her music.

One moaned: 'I want to own a vinyl of Midnights in all its glory but the ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î time ticks on, the more ¤¢¤ê¤½¤¦¤â¤Ê¤¤ I see it ¸ºß.'??

The À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë was also criticised by fans for ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing a ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ Åª vinyl for 1989 which featured a song ÇÓ½üŪ to the retailer in 2023.

ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëing on Reddit, one ¥¬¥¹¡¿±ìd: 'Of course there will be an ÇÓ½üŪ Ū ÈÇ! How else will blondie continue to financially ÍðÍÑ and manipulate her fan base?!'??

Another Äɲ乤ëd: 'Of course there will be because she literally milks every ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for as much [money] as she can ¤«¤â¤·¤ì¤Ê¤¤ get.'

Billie Eilish?

Billie Eilish attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on 10 March in Los Angeles after winning an Academy Award

Billie Eilish ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ës the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on 10 March in Los Angeles after winning an ³Ø±¡ Award

Billie Eilish released multiple versions of her Happier Than Ever vinyl - including a ¡ò120 Gucci collaboration

Billie Eilish ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ¿½Å¤Î ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇs of her Happier Than Ever vinyl - ´Þ¤àing a ¡ò120 Gucci ¶¦Æ±

Although Billie Eilish has also ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ¿½Å¤Î ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls of her album Happier Than Ever, the À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë appeared to take a swipe at her Ʊ»þÂå¤Îs in an interview with Billboard earlier this year.

She said: 'It¡Çs some of the biggest artists in the world making f***ing 40 different vinyl °ì³çs that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.

'It¡Çs so wasteful, and it¡Çs irritating to me that we¡Çre still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money ¡½ and it¡Çs all your favourite artists doing that s**t.'?

After ¸ºß ¡Ê·º»ö¡ËÈï¹ð of criticising Taylor Swift, who has ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd ¿½Å¤Î ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ variants of her re-recordings, Billie Äɲ乤ëd: 'I wasn¡Çt Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿Èing anyone out, these are »º¶È-wide systemic ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës.?

'When it comes to variants, so many artists ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë them ¡½ ´Þ¤àing ME!'?

In December 2021, the singer ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd a Happier Than Ever vinyl in ¶¦Æ± with Gucci, which ´Þ¤àd nail stickers and ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ box.

However, Billie's Happier Than Ever vinyls did ´Þ¤à all 16 Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës, which are also ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë on CD and streaming.??

Olivia Rodrigo?

Olivia Rodrigo attends 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center

Olivia Rodrigo ¡Ä¤Ë½ÐÀʤ¹¤ës 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Ãæ¿´

Olivia Rodrigo released four limited edition vinyl versions of her album Guts, which all included one different bonus song each

Olivia Rodrigo ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd four ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyl ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇs of her album Guts, which all ´Þ¤àd one different ÆÃÊ̼êÅö song each

¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ the ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë of her second album Guts in September 2023, Olivia Rodrigo ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd four ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ÈÇ vinyls.

The colours red, white, purple and blue are ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë to shop on her website.

But rather than omit ÆÃÊ̼êÅö songs, Olivia made a point to ´Þ¤à Éղà Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on her vinyls.

¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Billboard, each var iant has a 'hidden song' that plays after the last Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë on the album.?

On X, °ÊÁ°¤Ï known as Twitter, one fan ·ãÅܡʤ¹¤ë¡Ëd: 'Y¡Çall can be Íð˽¡¿Ë½ÎϤò²Ã¤¨¤ëd all you want, but Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo both put four different ÆÃÊ̼êÅö Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës on four different vinyl variants so their die hard fans would buy all of them and it is wasteful.'

Another wrote on Reddit: 'I think a lot of thought was put into it - it was definitely intentional so that people would buy 4 copies of the same vinyl just to get all the ÆÃÊ̼êÅö Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ës.?

'Not a fan and find it pretty wasteful. I¡Çm not going to switch µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ës just to hear one song, ya know?'

'I agree,' a third said. 'Different artwork and pressings ²Ã¤¨¤ë more ÆÃÊ̼êÅö songs would have made it better.'

Earlier this year, it was ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d Gen-Z women are helping to dzÎÁ the vinyl Éü³è by buying new µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ës from modern artists.

Some 6.5million LPs on vinyl were bought across the UK last year, making it the 16th year in a Îó¡¿Á椰¡¿ÁûÆ° to see growth - with À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës?Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar and Harry Styles credited for the ¤Ë¤ï¤«·Êµ¤.

ÀìÌç²Ès in the »º¶È now say that Gen Z-ers are behind the ·¹¸þ, È¿¤·¤Æ in the past it was more likely that middle-Ϸǯ¤Î men and women would go shopping for vinyl from their younger years.

It comes as an »º¶È group today ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that the number of ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê° µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë shops in Britain has ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë a 10-year high, with?461 indie µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë shops across the country - 122 more than a £±£°Ç¯´Ö ago.

HMV's boss Phil Halliday has °ÊÁ° told MailOnline Gen Z vinyl fans shopping for modern ¹Ô°Ù¡¿Ë¡Îá¡¿¹ÔÆ°¤¹¤ës was a ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë for ³Ú´Ñ¼çµÁ as his ¾®Çä ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ recently ºÆ³«¤¹¤ëd its famous Oxford Street »ÙŹ in central London.

He told the Times: 'That's just not it anymore. We are what people laughingly call a ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë shop in Soho.

'But we sell more Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West than we do any other artists.'

And he ½Ò¤Ù¤ëd a »¦Åþ¤¹¤ë in the number of young women coming in to buy vinyl, calling it 'fantastic to see'.

He Äɲ乤ëd:?'They are coming in and they want to buy a µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë, not because it's ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î or their boyfriend wants one but because they want to.'?

Seven of last year's ten most popular vinyl LPs were ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd in 2003, led by 1989 (Taylor's ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ) and Speak Now (Taylor's ¸«²ò¡¿ËÝÌõ¡¿ÈÇ) by Swift, Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey and Guts by Olivia Rodrigo.

ERA Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë Kim Bayley, put the Îà»÷¤Î ºÇ¶á¤Î Éü³è in ÆÈΩ¤·¤¿¡¦Ìµ½ê° Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹s É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë to them ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ëing new spikes in physical µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë sales - even though many supermarkets and other high street shops have stopped ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing them.

She said:?'¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï ¸ºß run by owner-·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Ís, indies have seen off ¶¥Áè from some of the largest and best-´ð¶âd companies in the land - indies have ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë their niche and they are here to stay.'

She about half of all vinyl sales last year were by people Ϸǯ¤Î between 16 and 24, with Gen Z women tending to spend a little more than men.