Beyoncé har utan förvarning släppt sitt självbetitlade femte soloalbum exklusivt på iTunes. Det ”visuella” albumet består av fjorton spår och gästas bland annat av Jay Z, Drake och Frank Ocean. Så här säger Beyoncé i ett pressmeddelande:
“I see music. It’s more than just what I hear. When I’m connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they’re all connected to the music.
I didn’t want to release my music the way I’ve done it. I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There’s so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn’t want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it’s ready and from me to my fans.
I just want to give my album to the people I love and respect and hope that they feel the same thing I felt when I made the music.”
Nedan ser du albumets låtlista, samt previews på hennes nya musikvideos:
1. Pretty Hurts
2. Haunted
3. Drunk in Love (feat. Jay Z)
4. Blow
5. No Angel
6. Partition
7. Jealous
8. Rocket
9. Mine (feat. Drake)
10. XO
11. Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)
12. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)
13. Heaven
14. Blue (feat. Blue Ivy)