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Hold up, Beyonc did not release new music

There's no more juice in Beyonc's lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonc songs hit streaming services Thursday.

2 albums included demos, unreleased tracks and previously released songs from movies, other projects

Though her last few albums have been surprise releases, Beyonc did not unveil new music Thursday, although two albums featuring old songs hit briefly hit streaming services before being pulled. (Kyle Grillot/AFP/Getty Images)

There's no more juice in Beyonc's lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyoncsongs hit streaming services Thursday.

Under the name Queen Carter, the albums Have Your Wayand Back Up, Rewindappeared on Spotify and Apple Music, featuring demos, previously released songs and unreleased tracks by Beyonc. Hours later, they were removed.

The 10-track Have Your Wayincluded songs like After All Is Said and Done, Beyonc's duet with Marc Nelson from the Best Mansoundtrack, released in 1999; Hollywood,a song with Jay-Z from his 2006 album, Kingdom Come; and Hey Goldmemberfrom the soundtrack for 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember, which starred Beyonc.

It also featured Crazy Feelings,the singer's collaboration with Missy Elliott from the rapper's sophomore album, 1999's Da Real World; and Fever,a cover of the '50's hit used in an ad for Beyonc's perfume and for the soundtrack for The Fighting Temptations,another film Beyonc appeared in.

Back Up, Rewind,featured 11 tracks including Keep Giving Your Love to Me,from the Bad Boys IIsoundtrack, released in 2003, and What It's Gonna Be,a Beyoncbonus track from 2003.

The stand-alone song, Control,also appeared on streaming services.

Representatives for Beyonc, Apple Music and Spotify didn't immediately return emails seeking comment.

Billed as The Carters, Beyonc and rapper husband Jay-Z released the collaborative album Everything is Love earlier this year. (Getty Images)

Beyonc's last three albums were released in surprise form: her self-titled album came out in 2013; Lemonadefollowed in 2016; and Everything is Love,her collaborative album with Jay-Z where the couple is billed as The Carters, was released earlier this year.

R&B singer SZA on Thursday addressed an album of her older demos that recently hit streaming services under the name Sister Solana (her real name is Solana Rowe). SZA called the project "random scratches from 2015" and explained that the songs are "def not new new!"