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‘Renaissance,’ Beyoncé’s First Solo Album in Six Years, Set to Drop in July

UN-BEY-LIEVABLE

The new album has the intriguing subtitle “act i.”

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The sound of this summer has just been revealed: Beyoncé is releasing a new album on July 29. The record, Renaissance: act i, will be Queen B’s first solo album since her chart-topping, social-media-melting magnum opus Lemonade. News of the new work was confirmed with a box set product listing on her website, offering fans the album on CD plus a T-shirt and “collectible Renaissance box” for $39.99. Other than the announcement, precious little else is known about the upcoming album, with even the cover artwork remaining a mystery for the moment. One hardcore fan account on Twitter has claimed there will be 16 tracks on the record, but the assertion is yet to be verified.

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