Renaissance
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2022
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 3470 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,997 out of 3470
  2. Mixed: 84 out of 3470
  3. Negative: 389 out of 3470
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  1. BabyRns
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Álbum do ano, de longe o melhor da carreira, ótimas transações entre músicas, batida envolvente e vocal impecável.
  2. dudasdc
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    nada mais nada menos que a maior artista viva.
    não dava para esperar menos que a perfeição.
  3. Junioor
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    The best Álbum. A sonoridade do Renaissance é simplesmente incrível! É o tipo de Álbum que vc escuta sem pular nenhuma faixa. É incrível. Obrigado por esse renascimento, Beyoncé.
  4. baddiefierce
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    give her her 10s! her best! she went in the studio and did what she needed to do. and with no features!
  5. PPking
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    I'm overwhelmed with gratitude, Beyoncé did the House so good, clearly a new chapter in her career, Renaissance is the Album of The Year.
  6. Raissa97
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Perfeito, a mamãe nunca decepciona! Obrigada pelos mimos queen B, Summer e breck my soul são as melhores, não vejo a hora de vê o álbum visual
  7. amanda_morreu_
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MUITO BOM MAIS QUE BOM BELÍSSIMO MELHOR ÁLBUM EM ANOS ENTREGOU TUDO BEYONCE… Expand
  8. Drewtrivox
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    It's a amazin album, beyonce is getting older like wine. She always getting better and better!
  9. huiy
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Esse é um dos melhores álbuns da Beyoncé, ela conseguiu fazer algo extremamente bom e único
  10. mpereiraa
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SOLTA O HOUSE BEYONCÉ! Álbum completamente diferente dos outros trabalhos e mesmo assim ela conseguiu entregar perfeitamente a alegria que o mundo todo estava precisando na hora certa!… Expand
  11. Galen18
    Jul 29, 2022
    9
    This album is truly a masterpiece. You can hear the dedication and attention to detail Bey put in this. Top 3 Beyoncé album and i’m so thankful God put me in a timeline with Beyoncé
  12. Jenmshops
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Futuristic. A sonic adventure. Beyoncé takes you to different worlds with love being the common theme. It feels like the best club you’ve ever been to and with every track you go into a different room. There is something for everyone. Open your mind and get in touch with your fun alter ego and I promise you will find something special with this project.
  13. Giovanelima
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sensacional de bom , magnifico , i love you Beyoncé come to brazillllll Queen… Expand
  14. axeexax
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album was a completely different sound, but in the most pleasant way. Each track blended seamlessly with the other… Expand
  15. Lucasffurler
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Melhor álbum do ano, maior artista da geração de todos os tempos. Não adianta, a Beyonce sempre vai ser a maior e com a sua visão visionária, ela chegará a lugares que nunca nenhum artista chegou ou chegará.
  16. natomorais
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    The most powerful Beyonce's album so far? It's hard to say that because of BEYONCE and LEMONADE, but it's true. Impossible choose just one song or skip another one. An amazing experience that only her could have give us.
  17. ideeh_
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Amazing! This is literally the best album I've ever heard in my whole life. I love the way Beyoncé knows how to do a job and always wow us, Long live to Renaissance!
  18. elizabethxochi
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    amazing breathtaking ground breaking love love love america has a problem is my favorite the breakbeats it’s what the world needs
  19. juliamxrtins
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    The legendary queen delivering a true masterpiece once again. Now we can feel the renaissance emerging and we love it.
  20. Lostgirl
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Profound reinvention through cutting-edge creativity and thoughtful artistic freedom: that’s Beyoncé’s golden formula. This album ratifies Beyoncé as the greatest living entertainer -perhaps the greatest of all time, but sadly some are not ready for that statement. Bombastic beats that make you soar and transport you to the late 80s and early 90s ballroom and house scene, all infused withProfound reinvention through cutting-edge creativity and thoughtful artistic freedom: that’s Beyoncé’s golden formula. This album ratifies Beyoncé as the greatest living entertainer -perhaps the greatest of all time, but sadly some are not ready for that statement. Bombastic beats that make you soar and transport you to the late 80s and early 90s ballroom and house scene, all infused with a refined disco groove from the 70s. There are synths, bass, horns, snaps, claps, stacked vocals and more that are elevated by the immaculate production. You HAVE to hear this album (patiently and in a space that allows you to DANCE) in the order the artist intended to and with a full glass of water by your side because you won’t be able to resist its groove and rhythm. You will DANCE, sweat and sing the lyrics as if you already knew them. This is the album I’ve been waiting since the pandemic started its “remission”. No other artist or project had been able to hit the note. Of course Queen B had to be the one, right? If you are anything like the author of this review, you’ve been struggling to get back to your old self (both mentally and physically) ever since March 2020 came. I also happen to be young enough to not know the majority of references, samples and the social and historical context Beyoncé is paying homage and drawing from to build Renaissance - Act 1. Therefore, for the past month or so I’ve been reading and studying about the ballroom culture, the 70s, 80s and early 90s disco, house and clubhouse music and history. I’ve learned so much about how black people in the United States- particularly black members of the LGBTQ community in those years- ORIGINATED and CRAFTED those musical genres in clubs, drag runway shows, voguing, kikis, alleys, recording booths, disco ballrooms, etc. All while being ostracized, rejected and suffering from the AIDS pandemic. This album transports me to those parties, to an era I didn’t live and expressed pure love to those unseen communities.

    I can’t help but connect that pandemic with the covid-19 pandemic in which Beyoncé crafted her Renaissance and freed herself from perfectionism and musical expectations. Maybe I’m reaching but perhaps the suffering and stress of the recent pandemic unlocked a creative vault in her brain, one that was filled with memories and musical references definitely introduced by her dear uncle Jhonny and her deep love for musical icons like Donna Summer, Prince, MJ, Dianna Ross, etc.

    All songs deserve their own moment and they all feel incredibly thoughtful and meticulously curated. I won’t go into specifics so you can discover every song by yourself. Just know that my favorites right now are:
    - Alien Superstar, Summer Renaissance, Cuff it, Pure/Honey, Virgo’s Groove, Break my Soul, Church Girl, Move and Heated. Give this album the time, light, joy and dance floor space it deserves. Give Beyoncé all the flowers she deserves. Go into this project with an open mind and ENJOY it. That is what Beyoncé does so good that others can’t do or die trying: she really cares and succeeds at making her fans (us, her beloved Beyhive) and all other listeners truly ENJOY MUSIC. What a joy and thrill it is to live at the same time as Beyoncé. What an amazing privilege it is to witness true artistry. Long live the QUEEN and her Renaissance. throught    … Expand
  21. gaamorim
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Flawless album perfeito sempre impressionado os fãs te amamos we love you #Brazil… Expand
  22. Reni
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sem dúvidas um dos melhores álbuns de todos os tempos. Transições e samples muito bem colocados, dando originalidade e nostalgia. O Álbum do ano e o melhor dos últimos 5!… Expand
  23. Timhn
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    One of her best albums. It’s like most amazing homogeneous song you have ever heard. It has to be experienced from beginning till the end. It is so meticulously put together. I am in the awe of how Beyoncé manages to offer us these monumental experiences that we are gonna remember our whole life. ALBUM OF THE YEAR! A decision was never this easy.
  24. italolis
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This album is pure art. Beyoncé is art.
    I'm screaming aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  25. siqueira130
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    O trabalho de Beyoncé sempre é extremamente perfeccionista! Dos arranjos, aos vocais, a maneira como ela emite cada nota é perfeitamente pensado e cheio de emoção! Ela te transporta pra outra década e quando vc acha que já aprendeu a música, ela da uma reviravolta de ritmos e vocais e vira outra coisa! Eu tô hipnotizado e apaixonado por essa obra prima!
  26. Deanlabs
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 25 years into the music industry & Beyoncé can still deliver freshness and quality like no other.… Expand
  27. Naati
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Ela preparou com tanto carinho este primeiro ato. Devemos enaltecer esse trabalho, ela merece.
  28. naimamae9
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé has done it again. Definitely one of her best albums to date. If you haven’t listened I highly recommend that you do. The production of this album, the lyrics, the beats, it’s all absolutely flawless. Beyoncé deserves all the awards for this one. Definitely a masterpiece piece. Album of the year!!!!
  29. Taniyah4
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Yonce never fails . The best there has ever been . She sets it for most i personally believe
  30. PotterheadGleek
    Jul 29, 2022
    6
    I don't know why I feel the Beyonce fans will dislike this, but whatever.
    The album is an example of the postmodern term "pastiche" which is the selection of previous artistic work to create something new. I mean even on the Wikipedia page of this album you can see all the sampled songs used in the songs.
    Do I like it? Some songs are great, some... Not so much. But it could be a grower,    I don't know why I feel the Beyonce fans will dislike this, but whatever.
    The album is an example of the postmodern term "pastiche" which is the selection of previous artistic work to create something new. I mean even on the Wikipedia page of this album you can see all the sampled songs used in the songs.
    Do I like it? Some songs are great, some... Not so much. But it could be a grower, FYI Break my soul sounds a lot better in the album than alone. I like the cover tho, which is a representation of Lady Godiva.    … Expand
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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Mojo
    Sep 21, 2022
    80
    A continuous mix of hedonism, virtuosity, scholarship and, as one of her disco antecedents would have it, Good Times. [Nov 2022, p.84]
  2. Uncut
    Aug 31, 2022
    80
    Beyoncé's seventh solo album is a flawlessly structured feast. [Oct 2022, p.25]
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 9, 2022
    90
    Renaissance derives its meaning through its diverse soundscape, which, due to Beyoncé’s astute curation, becomes a statement about letting the music speak for itself.
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