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The 16-track album was stealth announced late Wednesday on Tidal's social media and Beyoncé's Instagram page -- it is already available for pre-order.
It's been four years since The Carters' "Everything Is Love," and you have to go back even further to find Beyoncé's last solo album, "Lemonade" in 2016. All of that is about to change with the announcement of a new drop next month!
The news was almost stealth dropped by Tidal in a social media post late Wednesday night, but that didn't stop the Beyhive from quickly pounding on the news and getting her name trending across Twitter.
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View StoryAs for the release itself, it was sparse on details, but one tantalizing part of it suggests it may not be another six year wait between projects.
The album is titled "RENAISSANCE" and it drops July 29 (hopefully not as a Tidal exclusive), but it's that "act i" in the title card that has us intrigued and hopeful that we won't have long to wait for an "act ii."
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— TIDAL (@TIDAL) June 16, 2022 @TIDAL
RENAISSANCE
July 29 pic.twitter.com/ZenmtPQM9W
Look, we can acknowledge that she's extremely busy being the Queen and all, but six years is a long time to be contemplating, writing, creating, and possibly even recording music. How many "acts" might this project be?
Also, is "RENAISSANCE" the name of the entire production, or is it just the name of this first "act." It does look like it's available for pre-order now and will contain 16 tracks, though none of those names have been released.
We have so many questions, so it's probably a good thing that we're just a little more than a month away from the answers. Maybe we'll even get a single drop in advance of the full album.
The biggest question at this point is whether or not her massive fanbase that immediately got her name trending number one on Twitter almost as soon as the announcement was made can hold out that long.
Can someone remind them to breathe? At least the memes will keep us all busy until the album's release.
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View Story*everybody bout to get in bed for the night
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) June 16, 2022 @JasmineLWatkins
Beyoncé: pic.twitter.com/QyD0GAhNF9
I know y’all some of y’all sleep but BEYONCÉ IS COMING pic.twitter.com/wTxpv7SL1B
— Dai🕊 (@thinkdaii) June 16, 2022 @thinkdaii
EVERYONE WAKE UP BEYONCÉ IS COMING pic.twitter.com/UQjotRkiWW
— nadirah (@hinadirah) June 16, 2022 @hinadirah
SO BEYONCÉ IS COMING BACK TO GIVE US A 16 SONG ALBUM NEXT MONTH. #Renaissance pic.twitter.com/Bkoj9T2sb5
— RCE (@moreofmaur) June 16, 2022 @moreofmaur
BEYONCÉ IS COMING JULY 29TH THIS IS NOT A DRILL pic.twitter.com/weo5SdYQdI
— “⃝iтѕ ριмριѕн“⃝ 🅖 (@g_gabbo23) June 16, 2022 @g_gabbo23
WE MADE IT THROUGH THE BEYONCÉ DROUGHT pic.twitter.com/m3Vmpywy6l
— j ᥫ᭡ 💿 (@PERSONABEY) June 16, 2022 @PERSONABEY
BEEN WAITING TO USE THIS FOR YEARS #Beyonce pic.twitter.com/uFgaxCxiGq
— carly⚡️ (@cmackmadeit) June 16, 2022 @cmackmadeit
the entire music industry finding out that beyoncé is coming back pic.twitter.com/CVoy7u6IHg
— tj 15 days (@crazytoqether) June 16, 2022 @crazytoqether
not beyonce dropping the album title in an interview a year ago… #RENAISSANCE pic.twitter.com/qlpBP4kEWF
— kyra 🍅🏠 (@kyrasversion) June 16, 2022 @kyrasversion
me reviewing my history renaissance lessons from two years ago so i can understand beyoncé’s references in her new album pic.twitter.com/mB2cAkoFpI
— nay ♓︎ (@itsbarbey) June 16, 2022 @itsbarbey
Beyoncé is coming Bitch!! The drought is almost over omg 😩✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ pic.twitter.com/s79BTF94Yw
— Whore of Gryffindor 📍SF Bay Area (@naomiiimae) June 16, 2022 @naomiiimae
IT’S A BEYONCÉ SUMMER EVERYONE GET UP pic.twitter.com/9eQNNTkurN
— 🚬❣️ (@pIatformboot) June 16, 2022 @pIatformboot
THE B7 RENAISSANCE RUMORS WERE TRUE OMFG BEYONCÉ IS COMING FOR BLOOD pic.twitter.com/dJ1k9LTawL
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) June 16, 2022 @willfulchaos
