No more guessing! The Queen B has spoken and according to People The Grammy Award winner’s seventh studio album, Renaissance, is officially scheduled to drop on July 29th, Columbia Records announced on social media early Thursday morning.
Sharing an image of a black square with “act i” and “RENAISSANCE” written in white on each side, the record label simply captioned the post: “Beyoncé. RENAISSANCE. July 29.”
The same graphic was shared to social media by high-def streamer Tidal around the same time.
Beyoncé
RENAISSANCE
July 29 pic.twitter.com/ZenmtPQM9W— TIDAL (@TIDAL) June 16, 2022
Beyoncé, 40, also updated the bios on her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to reflect the upcoming release.
The soon-to-be-available project is said to have 16-tracks total, per BeyLegion.
Four unique box sets are currently available for pre-order on Beyoncé’s website, which include a CD, T-shirt, mini-poster and a 28-page photo booklet. The product “begins shipping July 29th upon album release.”
Renaissance will mark the star’s first solo album in six years. She previously released 2003’s Dangerously in Love, 2006’s B’Day, 2008’s I Am… Sasha Fierce, 2011’s 4, 2013’s Beyoncé and 2016’s Lemonade.
beyoncé is coming bitches
— Chlöe (@ChloeBailey) June 16, 2022
and
BEEN WAITING TO USE THIS FOR YEARS #Beyonce pic.twitter.com/uFgaxCxiGq
— carly⚡️ (@cmackmadeit) June 16, 2022
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I know y’all some of y’all sleep but BEYONCÉ IS COMING pic.twitter.com/wTxpv7SL1B
— Dai (@thinkdaii) June 16, 2022
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*everybody bout to get in bed for the night
Beyoncé: pic.twitter.com/QyD0GAhNF9
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) June 16, 2022
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Not Beyoncé’s selling the merch without showing us what it looks like!
Not there’s 4 options with no photos!
Not she’s tryna bring back CD’s knowing damn well we ain’t got no players!
Not ima buy a box anyway! https://t.co/9aRZm9jSVb— Sylvia (@SylviaObell) June 16, 2022
Beyoncé previously chatted with Harper’s Bazaar for its September 2021 cover story, where she touched upon new music.
There, the 28-time Grammy Award winner included a “renaissance” mention, telling the publication, “With all the isolation and injustice over the past year [from COVID-19], 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.”
Beyoncé then told Harper’s Bazaar that she had “been in the studio for a year and a half,” noting, “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.”
Added Beyoncé: “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!”
Renaissance will be available to purchase and stream on July 29.
