The singer teased new music during her Harper’s Bazaar cover story in August 2021, and on June 16 she officially announced her seventh studio album, Renaissance,

Making this album gave me a safe haven in which to fantasize and hide from the reality of the world around me at the time.

It was “my intention to create a safe place, a place without judgment,” she continued. “Overthinking and perfectionism are not welcome here.

Renaissance, the new Beyonce album, was released on July 29th, 2022. TIDAL announced the news a month before the record’s release.

Fans assumed she was preparing to release a new album when she changed the profile photo on her social media accounts, including Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Variety reported shortly after the album’s announcement that it would include “dance and country-leaning” tracks.

Raphael Saadiq also executive-produced Beyoncé’s sister Solange’s 2016 album “A Seat at the Table.” “With all the isolation and injustice over the past year

Beyonce stated that she felt “the most love, passion, and healing” when she was in the recording studio.