Original: Because an early copy of the album appeared on the New York Times website , Colour It In became available to download exclusively from iTunes on 16 December , before its physical release on 14 May , in an effort to combat the leak .
Simplified: Because the album had been leaked , or accidentally put , on the internet , ` Colour It In ' became available to download exclusively from iTunes on 17 April before its release on 14 May .