Bow down, for the queen is returning. More than six years on from her last solo album, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter releases Renaissance tomorrow. Given that her previous two have arrived as surprises (three, if you count Everything is Love, the joint album she made with Jay-Z in 2018 as The Carters), this has been the first time in a long while that fans had enjoyed a feeling of anticipation. Until it leaked suddenly last night.
Nonetheless, for those of us unwilling to delve into dark corners for an early listen, the excitement remains. Vogue editor Edward Enninful revealed last month that he heard it when he went to her LA house for dinner and describing it, vaguely and breathlessly, as “music that makes you rise, that turns your mind to cultures and subcultures, to our people past and present, music that will unite so many on the dance floor, music that touches your soul”.
