There are soft moments here, too: “I know you can’t help but to be yourself around me,” she coos on “PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA”, the kind of warm, whispers-in-the-ear love song you’d expect to hear at a summer cookout—complete with an intricate interplay between vocals and guitar that gives Beyoncé a chance to showcase some incredible vocal dexterity. “CHURCH GIRL” fuses R&B, gospel and hip-hop to tell a survivor’s story: “I'm finally on the other side/I finally found the extra smiles/Swimming through the oceans of tears we cried.”

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Beyoncé’s vocal production and performance is on a wholeeeeeee different level now. That was unreal.— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) July 29, 2022 My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgement. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking, a place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration.”

My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment,” she continued. “A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration.” This one wasn’t my favourite, but in all honesty, by this point in the album I was so hyped up, I didn’t even care. To match the running theme of this album, it made me want to dance. I basically danced around my bedroom to every song. Beyoncé posted a special message thanking fans for not listening to the leak, saying: “I can’t thank you enough for your love and protection. I appreciate you for calling out anyone that was trying to sneak into the club early. It means the world to me.” Following in the footsteps of her critically acclaimed Lemonade, the new Beyoncé album sees her once again pushing the boundaries of musical mastery.

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Parkwood Entertainment LLC, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Manufactured and distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.This is not what you expect. Thinking this is going to be an ode to Bey’s innocent church days as a child? Well, when she tells you to ‘drop it like a thotty’, you might be a little surprised. But in the very best way – as she points out, you can be a church girl and still get down. RENAISSANCE is a good ass album. Like, very good. Beyoncé is experimenting without losing herself and her sound. The vocals are amazing. The songs are intention. The transitions are seamless. She took her time to her this one right,” one fan wrote.