Summer Renaissance: Last News

Beyoncé fans are going to want to see what just dropped!

housed-up first single “Break My Soul.”If anything, Beyoncé has been reborn as a gay black man — or even a trans woman — on “Renaissance,” embracing the sounds of the underground that those communities have fiercely used as a means of empowering club catharsis. In this way, it’s even more like her answer to Madonna’s “Erotica” than her surprise self-titled set was in 2013.After Beyoncé clears her throat with the eerie electro-soul of opener “I’m That Chick” — and, um, of course, she is! — the album really kicks into full effect with “Cozy,” on which the empowering lyrics of Destiny’s Child hits such as “Independent Women Pt.

, is finally out in the world—and with its myriad references to the rich history of disco and house music (and very steamy lyrics) expect it to be soundtracking dancefloors around the world all through the long, hot summer ahead.But eagle-eyed—or should we say eagle-eared—fans have already spotted a very different kind of reference among the and thumping electro beats. The album’s closing track, “Summer Renaissance,” also serves as a paean of sorts to Bey’s love for fashion, featuring shoutouts to some of her favorite brands, including , , , and . “So elegant and raunchy, this haute couture I’m flaunting,” she sings with delicious imperiousness over a sample of the rippling synth line from Donna Summer’s disco classic “I Feel Love.”Beyoncé being Beyoncé, however, she made sure we were aware she still has her finger on the fashion pulse, throwing in a nod to the beloved Black-owned brand , too.