Shredded album pages found in Taylor Swift CD orders

Country artist Aaron Lewis said pages from his unreleased album appeared as packing material inside orders of another performer's CD collection. Fans who bought the collection initially thought the shredded paper contained hidden lyrics from that performer.

" The album is scheduled for release on July 17 through Big Machine Label Group.

Artist response Lewis posted on X that he learned of the incident from his team.

He said he does not use social media and described the situation as unexpected. "As artists, we put our trust in the distribution companies to get our material way up front and trust that they'll be responsible with what it is that we give them," he told USA Today.

Lewis said he does not know how the album materials ended up as packing filler and does not blame the performer whose merchandise contained the pages. He added that he does not want the incident used to promote his record.