The cover art for the Carters' Everything Is Love wasn't made to be viewed as merely a tiny square on your phone. That's why we should all be stoked that physical copies of the surprise-dropped Beyoncé and JAY-Z album are indeed imminent, as in this week imminent.
Monday, an Amazon preorder listing for the album was spotted with a release date of July 6. At the time of this writing, only a CD version of the nine-track set was listed. Hopefully, some official vinyl-related news is also afoot. The streaming version of the record, first released as a Tidal exclusive, dropped last month and is currently being promoted on the duo's On the Run II tour.
Before the collaborative album was confirmed, JAY sat down with living legend David Letterman for an in-depth discussion on the former Late Show host's recently launched Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. During the chat, Hov spoke on the importance of "still communicating and growing" as a couple.
"I have a beautiful wife who's understanding and knew that I'm not the worst of what I've done," he said. "And we did the hard work of going to therapy. We love each other. We put in the work. This music that I'm making now is a result of things that have happened earlier."
The On the Run II tour heads stateside later this month, starting with a stop at the First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. Hopefully, they'll be selling Everything Is Love LP's by then.
