Beyoncé teases ‘Club Renaissance’ listening parties around the world

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Beyoncé‘s forthcoming seventh album, ‘Renaissance’, ahead of its arrival tomorrow (July 29).Earlier this week, numerous country-specific branches of Sony Music announced ‘Club Renaissance’ listening parties in their regions, set to take place tonight (July 28) in the hours before Bey’s new album is released.Listening parties – access to which can be secured via a competition through the respective countries’ social media accounts – have so far been confirmed in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and Ghent in Belgium.A post shared by Sony Music France (@sonymusicfrance)‘Renaissance’ will mark Beyoncé’s first solo album since 2016’s ‘Lemonade’, and seventh overall.

The album has been previewed with just one single – last month’s ‘Break My Soul’. Its 16-song tracklist was shared last week, and it has since been confirmed that the record will feature guest appearances from Grace Jones, Tems and Beam.“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world.

It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving,” Beyoncé said in a statement shared alongside the artwork for ‘Renaissance’ earlier this month.“My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment.

A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom,” she continued, “It was a beautiful journey of exploration.