Beyoncé Unveils Full Tracklist for 'Renaissance'
The Grammy-winning singer will deliver 16 tracks on the anticipated project. 'Renaissance,' the follow-up to 2016's 'Lemonade,' is set to arrive next Friday.
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Beyoncé has shared the full tracklist for her upcoming album, Renaissance.
The Grammy-winning singer unveiled the list via Instagram on Wednesday, about nine days before the project officially hits streaming services. The 16 song titles include the previously released hit “Break My Soul,” as well as “I’m That Girl,” “Plastic on the Sofa,” “Thique,” “All Up In Your Mind,” and “America Has a Problem.”
Renaissance composer credits were discovered shortly after, with fans digging them up through the source code on Apple Music’s page for the album. Contributors—who may not show up as actual featured artists—include Jay-Z, Drake, the Neptunes, Syd, The-Dream, No I.D., Hit-Boy, Mike Dean, 070 Shake, Skrillex, Tems, Big Freedia, Labrinth, Lucky Daye, Raphael Saadiq, BloodPop, and AG Cook.
Listeners can also evidently expect samples of Donna Summer, James Brown, Teena Marie, Giorgio Moroder, Twinkie Clark, and more.
Bey announced Renaissance in mid-June, nearly a year after confirming she had been working on her seventh studio album. She also unveiled the project’s official release date as well, along with its Carlijn Jacobs-shot cover art, which shows the singer posing atop a glowing horse.
“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving,” she wrote in a note shared on social media. “My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.”
Renaissance will mark Bey’s first solo project since 2016’s Lemonade. Since then, she has also released Everything Is Love with her husband, Jay-Z; Homecoming: The Live Album, which was recorded during her headlining gig at Coachella 2018; and The Lion King: The Gift, a soundtrack for the 2019 Disney remake.
Renaissance will hit streaming services on June 29.
