Every detail we know so far about Beyoncé’s new album ‘Renaissance’

Beyoncé will unveil her long-awaited seventh album “Renaissance” on July 29. The announcement came early Thursday morning when various streaming platforms — including Spotify, Apple Music , and Jay-Z’s own Tidal — revealed the title and release date on Twitter. Each tweet was accompanied by a black square with “act i” and “RENAISSANCE” written in white typewriter font.

Here’s everything we know about the album so far. The superstar previously hinted at the title of her seventh album in a September 2021 interview with Harper’s Bazaar . “With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again,” she said when asked about new music.

“I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible. ” She also revealed she had been in the studio for “a year and a half,” which means the creative process likely began in early 2020. “Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare,” she said.

“One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there’s nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. ” On Thursday, Beyoncé appeared on the cover of British Vogue’s July issue .

The cover story was written by editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, who received an advance preview of “Renaissance” during a recent dinner at Beyoncé’s home in Los Angeles. “Instantly, a wall of sound hits me. Soaring vocals and fierce beats combine and in a split second I’m transported back to the clubs of my youth,” Enninful wrote.

“I want to get up and start throwing moves. It’s music I love to my core. ” He also described “Renaissance” as music that “makes you rise” and “touches your soul,” teasing a sound that will “unite so many on the dance floor.

” “As ever with Beyoncé, it is all about the intent. I sit back, after the wave, absorbing it all,” he continued. “The creation has been a long process, she explains, with the pandemic giving her far longer to spend thinking and rethinking every decision.

Just the way she likes it. ” Hours after Beyoncé announced the album, Variety reported that it received more information about the release from a source familiar with the project. The source told the outlet that the album will feature both dance and country-leaning tracks.

It’s unclear if the country songs will appear on the first edition of “Renaissance” or as a separate album. Ryan Tedder and Raphael Saadiq were also involved in the album-making process, Variety reported. The pre-save link on Apple Music shows that “Renaissance” will feature 16 new songs.

Beyoncé’s online shop was also updated on Thursday to include a collection of four box sets , marketed as “poses. ” Each order includes a “Renaissance” CD and a T-shirt design unique to that pose number, according to the website. However, the designs themselves remain unknown, since the website only shows four of the same animated image.

“Renaissance” will be Beyoncé’s first solo drop since 2016, when she surprise-released her critically acclaimed visual album “Lemonade. ” In the six years since, Beyoncé has released a joint album with Jay-Z, 2018’s “Everything Is Love,” and a soundtrack album for the 2019 reboot of “The Lion King. “.