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Beyoncé is the preacher, and her music is the gospel, then Renaissance is her Resurrection Sunday sermon. Her seventh studio album is not only a place for Beyoncé to breathe new life into the musical stylings of Donna Summer and Diana Ross, but an altar call to those who have forgotten who made house and disco music: Black queer and trans people. Lynnée Denise defines house music in Harper’s Bazaar as “joy, a rhythmic theory of escape, accentuated by what could be called fatal pleasure—the war on drugs and addiction, coupled with dangerous freedom marked by a lurking “big disease with a little name.”The album is a memoriam to Uncle Jonny, the singer’s late uncle.

Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” begins with Janie Crawford returning to her all-Black Florida hometown. Her hair, a symbol of her freedom, rests on her overalls as she walks with absolute focus on her destination. Eighty-five years after the publishing of ‘Their Eyes…,’ we re-meet another Black woman with a distinctly Southern heritage and a narrative that is hers alone.

releasing her seventh studio album, Renaissance, Queen Bey will definitely be the only conversation that truly matters this weekend.For this highly anticipated album, Beyoncé says on her website, “Thank you to all of the pioneers who originate culture, to all of the fallen angels whose contributions have gone unrecognized for far too long. This is a celebration for you.” The 16-track album is an energetic body of work that explores the melodies of House, Disco, and Afro-Tech genres.

​Beyoncé's highly anticipated seventh studio album, , is finally here — despite an internet leak Wednesday -- and it's making us all want to get up and wiggle! ET is celebrating the release of Bey's latest masterpiece with a look at some of 's lyrics decoded.The first of the house-inspired tracks, «Break My Soul» not only set the tone for the summer but the album. Released on the day of the summer solstice, the song marked the start of a new season and era with new anthems for music lovers — whether they're BeyHive members or not!«I'ma let down my hair 'cause I lost my mind / Bey is back and I'm sleeping real good at night,» Beyoncé croons in the song, letting fans know that Queen Bey is back.

Beyoncé's album Renaissance is officially out today, July 29, and features a stacked list of collaborators, producers, and sampled artists. Of the many names credited in the album liner notes is Kelis with Bey song "Energy" featuring an interpolation of the 2003 Neptunes-produced classic "Milkshake." In a series of tweets, however, Kelis has expressed her upset and dismay at not being told her song was going to be used in this way.

Jay-Z for cheating — but Twitter absolutely will not. And cyber savages are celebrating the fact that the Brooklyn-born lyricist isn’t featured rapping on a single track of her long-awaited piece de resistance “Renaissance” album, out Friday. “Praise God for no Jay-Z verses,” tweeted one elated Queen Bey buff. “The fact that Jay Z ain’t featured in this album is a win in my book,” another chimed. “This is one of Beyoncé’s best albums,” added an online admirer of the Grammy-winner. “And see how Jay-Z nowhere near it.”Beyoncé, 40, however, did grant Jay, 52, her hubby of 14 years, a composer credit on the 16-song production — on which she also seems to make references to the “Girls, Girls, Girls” rapper’s explosive cheating scandal. “And I know nobody’s perfect so I’ll let you be, I’ll let you be,” she sings on the track “Plastic Off the Sofa.”Elsewhere on the creation, Yonce croons, “We don’t need the world’s acceptance.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.The queen herself, Beyoncé, returned to bless the back half of summer 2022 with her new album, , the first installment in a trilogy that is sure to have fans buzzing until next year's GRAMMYs. Despite the fact that it leaked two days early, there's still nothing that beats a Bey drop.Maggie Rogers also made her return with a collection of pandemic-crafted tracks on, her second major-label album, following up 2019's lauded.

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.

Singer Kelis calls out Beyoncé for allegedly using a sample of her 2000 song “Get Along With You” on the “Renaissance” album without her permission.The “Milkshake” singer claims she found out about the sample on Bey’s song “Energy” when the entire world did on social media.Although Beyoncé sings, “You won’t break my soul,” maybe it’s because she doesn’t have one, according to Kelis.“Some of the people in this business have no soul or integrity,” Kelis wrote in a comment on an Instagram fan page.The Post has reached out to reps for Kelis and Beyoncé for comment.Kelis penned the comment through her cooking account “@BountyAndFull“, which initially praised the 42-year-old for being featured on Queen Bey’s album.The singer-turned-chef went in on her keyboard, sharing a piece of her mind with no crumbs left behind.While some people in the comments thought she should “admire” that the 28 Grammy award-winning artist included Kelis on the “Renaissance” album, Kelis wrote, “admire is not the word.”“My mind is blown too because of the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved,” commented Kelis.Beyoncé did give Kelis a song credit, but that was not enough for her.

Kelis is not happy with Beyoncé after the 40-year-old singer allegedly sampled Kelis' song «Get Along With You» on her upcoming album, .After an an internet leak of the album made its rounds online Wednesday, a Kelis fan page claimed that one of the 16 tracks on the album, «Energy,» samples the song off Kelis' 1999 album,  Kelis commented, saying that she was not made aware that «Get Along With You» was going be used on the project.While the full credits for «Energy» have not yet been revealed, the composers reportedly credited on the track include Pharrell Williams and Chad, presumably Williams’ Neptunes bandmate Chad Hugo, who along with Rob Walker and the Neptunes, are listed as the producers for «Get Along With You.» Hugo and Williams are also listed as lyricists of «Get Along With You» while Kelis meanwhile is not listed as a producer, composer or lyricist on the track.Kelis shared her stance about the alleged sample via her company's page, Bounty & Full, by commenting on the fan account's post on Instagram.«My mind is blown too because the level of disrespect and utter ignorance of all 3 parties involved is astounding,» Kelis wrote. «I heard about this the same way everyone else did.

Beyonce's has arrived, and the content just keeps coming. As the singer's highly anticipated new album began to roll out on Friday, fans were also treated a brief new video clip. In the 17-second video, Bey's song «PURE/HONEY» plays in the background as the singer poses along a wall of mirrors in stiletto heels and a fringe jacket, with little else underneath. She caps off the look with shades and a black cowboy hat, while close-up shots reveal long black gloves and diamond rings on her hands. «act i RENAISSANCE OUT NOW,» the messaging reads. After plenty of anticipation and an internet leak, Bey's seventh studio album arrived on July 29, and it's filled with plenty of dance-heavy bangers to get us through the summer.Complete with 16 tracks,  includes the already released hit single, «Break My Soul», as well as songs like «Cuff It,» «Alien Superstar» and more.On Thursday, night, in time with the release, she took to Instagram to address the early album leak and to thank her fans for waiting for the official release.«So, the album leaked and you all actually waited until the proper release time so you all can enjoy it together,» she wrote.

Beyoncé's new album Renaissance has arrived. The project sports 16 tracks including its lead single "Break My Soul," a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Beyoncé has celebrated the release of her seventh album, ‘RENAISSANCE’, with the song-by-song premiere of lyric videos for each track, as well as multiple statements thanking fans for their patience and dedication.Each of the album’s 16 songs will receive its own video, premiered in order of their appearance on the tracklisting with a two-minute countdown between them. The videos for the first eight songs on the album – including a new one for ‘BREAK MY SOUL’ – have been premiered thus far.

Beyoncé is officially available on all major streaming platforms.From her own label Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records, Renaissance arrives six years after the surprise release of Lemonade in 2016. Filled with several anthems that resonate with everyone, Beyoncé’s new album delves inside the mind of an artist who continues to push the envelope of creativity, and encourages unimaginable jubilation, agency, and movement with abandon.“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” says Beyoncé.

she and Bruno Mars hijacked the whole thing from headliners Coldplay — the über-diva rocked a black bodysuit in a sartorial salute to Michael Jackson’s own SB XXVII performance in 1993.It was official: Beyoncé — the day after the surprise release of her hot-sauce-shaking single “Formation” — was the new Michael Jackson.And with Beyoncé releasing “Renaissance,” her much-anticipated new album, on Friday, July 29, it’s worth looking back on how she, just like Michael, became a pop icon after graduating from teen groups to solo superstardom. Also like Jackson: She was groomed for global takeover by her father. “You can tell now just how important Joe Jackson was to Michael and Janet in preparing them for their moment — and then when the moment arrives, them having to separate themselves from their father and move on to doing greater things,” said Andreao “Fanatic” Heard, who won a Grammy as a producer of Beyoncé’s debut solo album, 2003’s “Dangerously in Love.” “Mathew [Knowles] was the same way with Beyoncé.”Knowles always had his eyes on the prize for daughter Beyoncé to become the one-woman wonder that she is today. He managed the girl group Destiny’s Child — eventually made up of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, though there were others — which released its debut single “No, No, No” in 1997.

Beyoncé's  is upon us! After plenty of anticipation and an internet leak, Bey's seventh studio album is finally here, and it's filled with plenty of dance-heavy bangers to get us through the summer.Complete with 16 tracks,  includes the already released hit single, «Break My Soul», as well as songs like «Cuff It,» «Alien Superstar» and more.On Thursday, night, in time with the release, she took to Instagram to address the early album leak and to thank her fans for waiting for the official release.«So, the album leaked and you all actually waited until the proper release time so you all can enjoy it together,» she wrote. «I've never seen anything like it. I can't thank yall enough for your love and protection.

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’.

Beyoncé's highly-anticipated album, , is here, and nearly two days ahead of schedule. They beyhive was abuzz after a French fan posted a photo of Beyoncé's seventh studio album in CD format, causing fans to speculate that the album had been leaked.Shortly after news of the apparent leak broke, was able to obtain high-quality audio files that they say sound like tracks from the project.Songs titled «Alien Superstar,» «Church Girl» and «Cuff It,» all from Beyoncé's previously teased tracklist, began to make their rounds on social media, sending loyal fans into an uproar.Fans are already purchasing the new Beyoncé Renaissance album in France pic.twitter.com/f1pRKqKQac has yet to make its way to any of the major streaming services, and is still slated for a July 29 release date.ET has reached out to the singer's reps for comment.Just last week, Bey unveiled the 16-song tracklist for the upcoming album on her Instagram Story.In the video, which featured a countdown clock until 's planned July 29 release date, the track titles appear one by one until they are illuminated and sparkling in silver.

can’t break Beyoncé’s soul, but hackers broke her album release date. The 40-year-old “Irreplaceable” icon’s full album “Renaissance” — which was set for official release Thursday at midnight — has leaked online, and is even already being sold on CDs in Europe, Variety reported Wednesday. Reps for Beyoncé and the album’s distributor, Columbia Records, did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment.Beyoncé released the tracklist of the album’s 16 songs last week and dropped its first single, the dancehall-inspired “Break My Soul” on June 20.

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Barack Obama, is unveiling his annual «Summer Playlist.» Obama took to Twitter Tuesday, to share this year's compilation, featuring a diverse mix of artists and music.Obama's playlist features some of the summer's biggest hits, including Beyoncé's «Break My Soul,» Harry Styles' «Music For a Sushi Restaurant» and Bad Bunny's «Ojitos Lindos» featuring Bomba Estéreo. A few of the classics made the list as well, like, Bruce Springsteen's «Dancing in the Dark,» Prince's «Let's Go Crazy,» Miles Davis' «Blue in Green,» and more.It's no surprise Springsteen made the list, with Obama and «The Boss» co-hosting a podcast together last year, titled, , in which the pair discuss their friendship, race and racism and their enduring love for America.A longtime fan of Kendrick Lamar, Obama also included the track, «Die Hard,» from the rapper's new album, .«With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there's a lot to celebrate this summer,» Obama tweeted.