Beyoncéfans, rejoice!
The Grammy Award winner’s seventh studio album,Renaissance,is officially scheduled to drop on July 29th, Columbia Recordsannounced on social mediaearly Thursday morning.
Beyoncé, 40, also updated the bios on her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to reflect the upcoming release.
The soon-to-be-available project is said to have 16-tracks total, perBeyLegion. Four unique box sets are currently available forpre-orderon Beyoncé’s website, which include a CD, T-shirt, mini-poster and a 28-page photo booklet. The product “begins shipping July 29th upon album release.”
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A rep for Beyoncé did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Renaissancewill mark the star’s first solo album in six years. She previously released 2003’sDangerously in Love, 2006’sB’Day, 2008’sI Am… Sasha Fierce, 2011’s4, 2013’sBeyoncéand 2016’sLemonade.
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The star also releasedHomecoming: The Live Albumin 2019, which went hand in hand with hericonic Coachella performancefrom the year prior. The LP features live renditions of some of the former Destiny Child member’s biggest hits.
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News of Beyoncé’s latest project comes about after she dropped hints for her loyal legion of fans — collectively known as the Beyhive — in recent days.
The “Crazy in Love” singer previously teased fans with some potentially big news last week, mysteriously deleting her profile photos from her pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. According toThe Tab, she last deleted her branding right before she dropped Lemonade years ago.
Beyoncé has been known to utilize the element of surprise with her solo music career, providing no warning before she dropped her self-titled 2013 album exclusively on iTunes. The lack of marketing didn’t hurt, as the albumdebuted at No. 1on theBillboard200.
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Beyoncé previously chatted withHarper’s Bazaarfor its September 2021 cover story, where she touched upon new music.
There, the 28-time Grammy Award winner included a “renaissance” mention, telling the publication, “With all the isolation and injustice over the past year [from COVID-19], I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible.”
Beyoncé then toldHarper’s Bazaarthat she had “been in the studio for a year and a half,” noting, “Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies.”
Added Beyoncé: “Still, there’s nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Yes, the music is coming!”
Renaissancewill be available to purchase and stream on July 29.
source: people.com
