Renaissance

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During her concert in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 17, 2023, Beyoncé addressed a fan's sign inquiring about the visuals, responding, "You are the visuals, baby.

NPR's Ann Powers described it as "Beyoncé's Sistine Chapel", with its "stunning" design and detail, multifaceted nature and "timeless" impact. In promotion of the album, Beyoncé embarked on the Renaissance World Tour, and will release an accompanying documentary concert film. The originator of the visual album format, and the preeminent visual artist, decided to lead without visuals giving fans the opportunity to be limitless in their expansive listening journey. With its songs seamlessly arranged like a DJ mix, the album blends post- 1970s Black dance music styles such as disco and house and pays homage to the Black and queer pioneers of those genres.Good Morning Britain viewers demand Richard Madeley be dropped after he asks guest who lost 21 relatives in Gaza bombing: 'How close were you to your brothers? The mom-of-three didn't include a caption with the post, but her 269 million followers didn't seem to mind as they gave it more than one million likes.

Where does everyone stand on the idea that dust jackets/sleeves and box sets are not considered to be 'part of the album'?contains a sample of "Mister Magic" written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter and performed by Grover Washington Jr. Her tour visuals additionally included a message stating that, although fans were demanding visuals, "a queen moves at her own pace". Over the next five months, they developed a Balmain x Beyoncé couture collection inspired by the history of the house and the performer's musical heritage.

Beyoncé kept her public appearances to a minimum, foregoing interviews and promotional efforts, and mostly keeping her communication limited to subtle clues, Easter eggs, and messages placed throughout her online media. All 15 new tracks debuted inside the top 70 of the chart, while previously released lead single "Break My Soul" ascended to number one, [155] making Renaissance Beyoncé's second album to chart all of its tracks simultaneously after Lemonade achieved the feat in 2016. Marcus Shorter of Consequence wrote that Renaissance is "damn close to perfect" with its "infectious and not overbearing, elegant, but not shallow" songs. The platinum-certified lead single " Break My Soul" was released on June 20, 2022, and reached number one on several charts worldwide, including the US Billboard Hot 100.Melissa Ruggieri described it "a danceteria devoted to hedonism, sex and most importantly self-worth" in USA Today.