Beyoncé announces new country album, drops two songs during Super Bowl 2024
World stop — carry on.
Beyoncé announced Sunday she will release the highly anticipated second act of her critically acclaimed “Renaissance” album on March 29.
The music superstar also dropped two new songs from the country project, the twangy “Texas Hold ‘Em” and the orchestral “16 Carriages,” on streaming services during the 2024 Super Bowl, which she attended with her husband, Jay-Z, and their two daughters, 12-year-old Blue Ivy and 6-year-old Rumi. (Rumi’s twin brother, Sir, did not appear to join the family in Las Vegas.)
This is Beyoncé’s second foray into country music following “Daddy Lessons” from her 2016 album, “Lemonade.”
Queen Bey, 42, posted a Western-themed teaser video for her forthcoming LP on Instagram in addition to the cover artwork for its dual lead singles.
The news came moments after Beyoncé appeared in a Verizon commercial about breaking the internet during the NFL championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
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In the ad, the “Crazy in Love” singer recreated the “Hold Up” music video from her “Lemonade” visual album, played a saxophone while teasing a “surprise drop” and even channeled her inner Barbie — or Bar-bey.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting “Act II” since Beyoncé teased in July 2022 that she had a three-part era on the way.
The former Destiny’s Child member kicked off the ambitious album cycle with the dance-driven “Renaissance,” which she followed up with a lucrative world tour and concert film.
The first act, which included the hit singles “Break My Soul” and “Cuff It,” received four Grammys and made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in the show’s history with 32 career wins.
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