Renowned superstar, Beyonce, on Thursday, June 1, has revealed the title and release date for her follow-up to 2016’s Lemonade, with the celebrated artist set to drop Renaissance on July 29.
The title for the 16-song project also includes “act i,” which could mean plans to share more “acts” after this initial release.
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Alternatively, “act i” may also refer to the project’s 16 songs being released in multiple parts rather than it all coming out on July 29.
Four box sets are available to pre-order on Beyoncé’s official website here with a different T-shirt included in each. It also comes with a CD, a 28-page photo booklet, and a mini poster.
The product “begins shipping July 29th upon album release,” which may be an indication the full project is released on July 29.
In a cover story in August 2021 with Harper’s Bazaar, Beyonce talked about working on new music, which also included a “renaissance” mention.
She stated;
With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible.
I’ve been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there’s nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Yes, the music is coming!
Since the release of Lemonade—which Complex ranked as the No. 1 album of 2016—Beyonce has shared a handful of projects: the collaborative album Everything Is Love with rapper and husband Jay-Z, as well as the curated soundtrack for Lion King. She also earned a 2022 Oscars nomination for Best Original Song for “Be Alive,” which was featured in King Richard.
