Released: 07/10/22
Renaissance (written as Act I: Renaissance) is the seventh studio album from the US superstar, released on Parkwood Entertainment (via RCA Records in the UK). Renaissance includes dance and country-leaning tracks, with contributions from songwriter Ryan Tedder and producer Raphael Saadiq. The album features influences from 1990s garage, 1980s "excess", and a "glittering retro-futurism." Beyoncé was paying attention to the works of MistaJam, David Asante, MNEK, Kamille, and Azealia Banks while brainstorming and referenced South African pop music honouring artists like Brenda Fassie.