On Feb. 11, Beyoncé announced that ‘Renaissance Act II’ is coming in March — plus, she dropped the first two songs from the new project.
And surprise-dropped the first two songs!
Since Beyoncé released her riveting Renaissance album on July 29, 2023, the world has not been the same… in the best way possible. Not only have listeners fallen in love with house music all over again, but the entire album charted onto Billboard’s Hot 100 list. Talk about Beydomination. As a sweet topper, the “Break My Soul” vocalist confirmed that the album is the first part of a trilogy, with Act II and Act III to come at a later date.
I’m not fully recovered from how extraordinary Act I of Renaissance is, so the idea of Act II has my brain spiraling. “This three act project was recorded over three years during the pandemic,” Beyoncé wrote in a statement on her website. “A time to be still, but also a time I found to be the most creative. Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world.”
For months, Beyoncé didn’t publicly say anything else about Act II, so a lot of fan theories have been floating around social media. Then, on Feb. 11, 2024, right after her Verizon Super Bowl commercial aired, Bey revealed that Act II finally has a release date.
Beyoncé is a queen of many things, and one of them is keeping tight-lipped about releasing music. The singer is known for breaking the internet with surprise announcements — a reputation she joked about her Super Bowl ad, where the singer tried out more and more absurd methods of breaking Verizon’s network (including going to space).
She ended the ad with a mic-drop moment, saying “drop the new music” without elaborating further.
