Beyonce Just a week before release, This Wednesday revealed the tracklist for their upcoming seventh studio album, Renaissance.
And a day later Apple Music put Renaissance up for pre-order — unveiling the full list of composer credits, including a dazzling array of famous names.
The 40-year-old pop star has taken the help of such artists FlyPharrell Williams, The-Dream, Skrillex – and none other than her own husband Jay-Z.
Respected Company: Beyoncé’s star-studded list of collaborators on Renaissance came to light on Thursday when the musician list for the album went public
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One of the names involved is 070 Shake, known primarily for his work on several songs with Kanye West.
At the moment it remains to be seen how many of these artists provided feature vocals on the track and how many were completely involved behind the scenes.
Beyoncé will drop the full album next Friday, July 29, but this week took the opportunity to tease fans with the names of all 16 songs.
Break My Soul, the only single released from the album so far, would be the sixth song on the final tracklist.
Longtime Duet: One of the musicians is none other than Beyoncé’s her husband Jay-Z, with whom she was pictured at the China-themed Met Gala in 2015.
Sizzling heartthrob: Drake, pictured attending the London premiere of Top Boy in September 2019, also on the musician list
Side by side: There’s also Pharrell Williams, with whom she is pictured at the 2019 London premiere of Disney’s photorealistic remake The Lion King.
Cover art: Beyoncé revealed the tracklist for her upcoming seventh studio album Renaissance This Wednesday, just a week before its release
Soon: The 40-year-old will drop the full album next Friday, July 29, but this week took the opportunity to tease fans with the names of all 16 songs.
The album would begin with the number I’m That Girl and then continue with Cozy, Alien Superstar, Cuff It and Energy.
After Break My Soul, fans who want to listen to the full album will listen to the songs Church Girl and Plastic Off the Sofa.
Next will come Virgo – which seems to be a nod to Beyoncé herself, as she was born on September 4th and therefore her zodiac sign is Virgo.
The star sign-inspired songs are followed by fun-titled numbers like Move, Heated, Thick and All Up in Your Mind.
Riding High: Beyoncé took to her Instagram Story on Thursday to tease the upcoming release
Interesting: She showed off a work of vinyl art with latex gloves
Record scratch: Actual record is shown
Two-Faced: The album artwork features half of the megastar
Much awaited: ‘Act 1’ was featured on the back of the vinyl record
Beyoncé then appears to perform another of her political songs, as the album’s 14th track is called America Has a Problem.
After that, the jet-setting superstar would perform a medley of songs called Pure/Honey, before closing the album with Summer Renaissance.
Fans dangling on her website can pay just $12.98 to pre-order the CD, which comes with a 28-page photo booklet, a mini poster, and a four-panel softpack.
There are also several different box set versions of the album on Beyoncé’s website, but they are all currently sold out.
Remember When: Renaissance will be her first solo studio album since the 2016 hit Lemonade, in which she famously tackled questions about her marriage.
Plugging the album: ‘With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I feel like we are all ready to run away, travel, love and laugh again,’ she prepared last year
She had previously commented that she hopes the album will be a rejuvenating form of escape for people after the turbulence of 2020.
“With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to run away, travel, love and laugh again,” he said last year.
“I feel like a renaissance is emerging, and I want to be a part of nurturing that escape somehow,” she said in last year’s September issue of Icon. Harper’s Bazaar,
‘I’ve been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes me a year to personally search through thousands of sounds to find the right kick or snare. There can be up to 200 stacked harmonics in a chorus,’ she said.
AMAZING: “I feel like a renaissance is emerging, and I want to be a part of nurturing that getaway somehow,” said Beyonce, who is featured at the 2020 BET Awards.
Still, nothing beats the love, passion and healing I feel in the recording studio. 31 years later, it sounds as exciting as it used to be when I turned nine. Yes, the music is coming!’ He reassured the public.
She released the lead single from her record on June 20 of this year, and then 10 days later unveiled the album’s evocative cover.
The art shows Beyoncé glowing flesh and showcasing her famous curves in a skimpy silver bikini as she rides a sci-fi horse.
Swank: ‘Sometimes it takes me a year to personally search through thousands of sounds to find the right kick or snare,’ she told the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar last year.
His horse appears to be made of glass or some other transparent material, and is filled with some sort of dazzlingly subtle configuration.
Renaissance will be the first solo studio album she’s released since 2016’s Lemonade hit, in which she confronts Jay-Z about her marriage to Jay-Z and questions about her allegiance.
Since Lemonade, she has put together a collaborative album with Jay-Z, a live album, and a pair of companion pieces related to the soundtrack for Disney’s photorealistic remake of The Lion King, in which she voiced love interest Nala. .