Beyoncé announces new album, 'Renaissance'
Queen Bey is releasing her first album in six years!
Beyoncé has announced the release of her new solo album, 'Renaissance', due to be released on 29 July 2022.
It has been six years since the Grammy Award-winning singer released her last album.
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'Renaissance' will be the follow-up to Beyoncé's 2016 album, 'Lemonade,' which was a "meditation" on black identity and marital infidelity.
Last week, the 'Single Ladies' singer removed all of her social media profile pictures, which led to many fans speculating the release of a new album.
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She finally broke the news on Thursday by posting "act i … RENAISSANCE" on her social media accounts.
Streaming giants Spotify and Apple Music also confirmed the album release by posting artwork of the album on social media.
The countdown has officially begun. Beyoncé's back July 29 #RENAISSANCE pic.twitter.com/BckUCIFbIC
— Spotify (@Spotify) June 16, 2022
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