The singer unveiled the first details regarding her seventh album on June 16 much to the surprise of her fans.
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Beyoncé accepts the Best Rap Performance award for Savage onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14 2021 in Los Angeles. Kevin WinterGI for The Recording Academy
New BeyoncĂ© music comes just like falling asleep slowly then all at once. After six years without a new solo album — and only a few cryptic hints the last few days that something was happening — Queen B followed her tradition of surprise-announcing records when streaming platform Tidal which is owned by her husband Jay-Z tweeted in the early morning hours of June 16 that Renaissance is coming.
It marks her first proper solo album since her critically acclaimed LP Lemonade which she surprise dropped on Tidal in 2016 after leaving a series of hints on social media. Before that she released her self-titled fifth studio album in 2013 — also without warning. So when the music titan just recently started deleting her profile pictures from Instagram Twitter and other accounts fans were certain that at long last a new record was finally on its way.
They were right. Now kicking off her brand new era BeyoncĂ© changed her Instagram bio to announce the July 29 release of Renaissance and graced the cover of British Vogue for a brief profile teasing whats to come as well as posed for a set of stunning photos. These images feature the 28-time Grammy winner posing amongst gilded set pieces — featuring horses motorcycles and oversized disco balls for example — that feel both old-fashioned and futuristic. Are those aesthetics an indication of what her new album will sound like? Thats yet to be revealed.
The piece did share though a handful of details regarding what the record will sound like and when it was made. Plus Beyoncé herself has doled out a few clues on her website and social media accounts. Keep reading to see everything Billboard knows about Beyoncés Renaissance album below.
Renaissance is due out July 29 as revealed in the Formation singers Instagram bio and Tidals tweet.
On Beyoncés website and Instagram bio it says that Renaissance is act i. British Vogue also teased that a thrilling abundance of new music was on its way from the superstar.
Renaissance is already available for pre-save on Apple Music a function which shows that the project boasts 16 tracks. The songs titles however have yet to be revealed.
BeyoncĂ© has long been known to blend all sorts of sounds and genres into her music be it pop R&B soul hip-hop country blues — you name it. With Renaissance though British Vogue asserts that shes just slightly narrowing her focus by taking inspiration primarily from American music made in the late 20th century — something the publication says might be her most ambitious musical endeavor to date.
Meanwhile an insider told Variety that the album will feature both dance- and country-oriented tracks. Per the source OneRepublics Ryan Tedder — who previously worked with Bey on Halo — is contributing to the upcoming set and Raphael Saadiq is also reportedly involved.
In the British Vogue piece the writer recounted what it was like when Beyoncé offered to play for him her new music pulled out her laptop and pressed play on one of the worlds most desperately anticipated albums of the past half decade. Instantly a wall of sound hits me the journalist wrote. Soaring vocals and fierce beats combine and in a split second Im transported back to the clubs of my youth. I want to get up and start throwing moves. Its music I love to my core. Music that makes you rise that turns your mind to cultures and subcultures to our people past and present music that will unite so many on the dance floor music that touches your soul.
Its uncertain what exactly the timeline of Renaissances creation looks like but the British Vogue piece did reveal that making the album was a long process that took place — at least in part — during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This gave BeyoncĂ© much more time to spend thinking and rethinking every decision according to the piece. Just the way she likes it.
Yes there will be collectible box sets — four to be exact. The shop on Beyonce.com reveals that the four collections — titled Pose 1 2 3 and 4 available only via the website — cost $39.99 and ship the day the album drops. Each box set will include a collectible Renaissance box T-shirt and CD the cover art and various T-shirt designs will be revealed later.
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