Beyoncé rocked the nets by announcing Renaissance, an album of country dances and songs

Last week, Beyoncé deleted her profile pictures across all of her social media platforms, and fans quickly knew something big was coming. The diva has indeed revealed the title and release date of her next studio album: Renaissancean album that will be released on July 29th.

Yesterday the superstar began listing music and products on his website and various streaming services, including Tidal and Spotify, he also announced the release of his sixth album.

rumors and details

More details began to leak today: Renaissance It will feature dance and even country songs, with compositions by authors such as Ryan Tedder, who composed his hit Alone 2008, as well as hits for artists such as Adele, Taylor Swift, the Jonas Bros. and his own band, OneRepublic.

Raphael Saadiq, the hitmaker of Mary J. Blige, D’Angelo, Stevie Wonder, John Legend and Andra Day is also said to have been involved. He was also executive producer on A Seat at the Table, the album of the sister of Beyoncé, Solange, in 2016.

As for country songs, it is not yet known whether they will be part of a separate album or if Renaissance will have a single volume. Country music is nothing new for Beyoncé, as she included the song Daddy Lessons on the Lemonade album in 2016. The theme also had a cover by Dixie Chicks, an emblematic country band.

Is there a single out this weekend?

Fans are currently speculating that a first preview will be out this weekend, as it is a very important date, called Juneteenth, which celebrates the day the last slaves in America were freed, in 1865. Beyoncé had already released their single. Black Parade in 2020 on 10 June.

According to fans on their social networks, the new album will contain 16 songs and will have different parts or volumes, since Beyoncé speaks of “First Act” when referring to the release.

The diva’s official page already has merchandising products for sale, such as CD combo, t-shirt and a special box. They can be ordered but will only ship on launch day.

Beyoncé in Vogue

More information appears in a cover note of the British edition of the famous Vogue magazine, where the reporter assures that the impressive rumors and ferocious rhythms transported him to the bowling alleys of his youth. “I want to get up and start dancing while I listen to it,” he said.

He added: “It’s the music that I love to the core. Music that makes you stand up and makes you think about cultures and subcultures, people past and present, music that unites us all on the dance floor, music that touches your soul. . “

Renaissance It will be Beyoncé’s first album since then Lemonade 2016, but the artist worked hard: he participated in the remix of attack by rapper Megan Thee Stallion and opened the 2022 Academy Awards with a performance of her nominated song to be aliveof the film King Richard.

In 2019 he curated and produced The Lion King: The Giftthe album with the songs of the new version of The Lion King. The song Black parade from the soundtrack won a 2021 Grammy for best R&B performance, giving Beyoncé her 28th gold gramophone.

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