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

Universal acclaim- based on 3470 Ratings

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  1. marfi2502
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé sendo incrível! As transições entre as músicas, a qualidade das músicas é de outro nível!! Melhor álbum da Bey!!!
  2. Jesus_fuentes2
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    the album makes you dance involuntarily, it's just amazing to hear, since the first song you're already moving your body
  3. Beycris
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Es un álbum que te transporta a los años en los que la música Disco, dance/house te hacía mover todo el cuerpo 10/10
  4. Iamyonathan_
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    She come´s to slay the entire industry. This album is a perfect party from start to finish. That album make you scream, dance move you ass, shake it all, it´s amazing
  5. simplytye
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé has once again outdone herself with yet another masterpiece of work. You can hear the years of hard work and dedication she took to make this album. From house to dance to R&B and disco. She hits the mark with each track from this album. My personal favorite as of right now is Cozy. I hope people listen to this with an open mind and take the time to listen and hear the musicBeyoncé has once again outdone herself with yet another masterpiece of work. You can hear the years of hard work and dedication she took to make this album. From house to dance to R&B and disco. She hits the mark with each track from this album. My personal favorite as of right now is Cozy. I hope people listen to this with an open mind and take the time to listen and hear the music instead of listening for a brief moment or forwarding the tracks. I cannot wait for the other acts to complete this trilogy.… Expand
  6. wackjeans
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    honestly got me hyped for the next 2 albums, the queen is back and served. best songs: alien superstar, break my soul, summer renaissance, and cozy
  7. Josealbertobb
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This is without a doubt Beyoncé's best album. Let's remember, Lemonade is a work of art, but Renaissance, another, even more remarkable for a reason: it is Beyoncé in the purest essence of her, but it is an evolution of this essence of Beyoncé, multiplied by 100
  8. nicolasbonadz
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    It's a masterpiece. It's giving Prince vibes and I love it. Impossible to elect a favourite one, they all surprise me.
  9. ShayBae
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    THIS IS BY FAR HER BEST ALBUM. Beyoncé did it again. The musical transitions from song to song are insane. The different sounds and unique style is different to what’s she’s done in the past but somehow very Beyoncé!! She’s the queen for a reason
  10. Maristeve
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    What I love about Beyoncé is that she’s one of the few artist who still has distinctive eras but each era still sounds like her. This sounds completely different to Lemonade which sounds completely different to Self Titled. But there’s a common thread between all of them
  11. sunval
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    I always wondered how Beyoncé would follow an album like Lemonade. I was sometimes worried that she wouldn't be able to but alas the Queen has outdone herself once again. Everytime she drops something she raises the bar for herself and continues to prove herself. RENAISSANCE is a masterpiece from beginning to end. The transitions are so sick!! Her vocals are out of this world. This isI always wondered how Beyoncé would follow an album like Lemonade. I was sometimes worried that she wouldn't be able to but alas the Queen has outdone herself once again. Everytime she drops something she raises the bar for herself and continues to prove herself. RENAISSANCE is a masterpiece from beginning to end. The transitions are so sick!! Her vocals are out of this world. This is Beyoncé like we've never heard her before. ONE OF HER BEST TO DATE!!!… Expand
  12. Jossue11
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Life changing, mind boggling, this is exactly what I wanted from Beyoncé. Love it
  13. FabBzz
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Now this is how you make a dance album! A 10/10 body of work! She’s done it again!
  14. Tunmiseokegbemi
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This is fun! This is summer! This is Beyoncé at her freest. This album is what the world needs right now. You’ll feel good listening to this record.
  15. Prettyboynael
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
  16. attitudebey
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Imagine doing your best album 25 years into your career? Beyoncé just did it! the transitions, the production, the immaculate vocals. RENAISSANCE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  17. TheAfroDesk
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Definitely top 3 in Beyoncé's discography. The vocals, production and engineering are out of this world. This is Beyoncé at her most care-free!!
  18. Andymcnally
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Once again, Bey changed her style and DELIVERED. The production is just insane and doesn’t follow the usual structure. It’s light, fun and exciting. From transitions to production to lyrics, perfection
  19. FSimoes96
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This is the best album Beyoncé ever put out. A tottaly new style and super well thought out. This album puts Lemonade in a corner. I am still overwelmed
  20. Yosephyah
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé has done it again. From l'M THE GIRL to COZY, ENERGY into BREAK MY SOUL, HEATED, PURE/HONEY, closing with SUMMER RENAISSANCE. Un chef-d'oeuvre!
  21. Zokai
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    I think that the reputation she has acquired today really allows her to get out of her comfort zone, even if it means losing a few listeners and gaining new ones.

    She’s experimented a lot with this album, it’s felt and you can hear that she really enjoyed working on it. It’s as if she had put together all her old versions of herself to make it something totally new. No song in this album    I think that the reputation she has acquired today really allows her to get out of her comfort zone, even if it means losing a few listeners and gaining new ones.

    She’s experimented a lot with this album, it’s felt and you can hear that she really enjoyed working on it. It’s as if she had put together all her old versions of herself to make it something totally new.

    No song in this album is static, it moves constantly, and it feels like hearing a new Beyoncé every minute, in the tone of voice she borrows, in her way of singing... This album is really amazing, we don’t realize it yet but it will come.

    And it further demonstrates this woman’s versatility. Beyoncé is someone who loves music with a great M. She is not limited to a specific genre to express his art. She transcends musical genres and we have already seen this with LEMONADE. Depending on the energy and the message she wants to convey, she will appropriate a musical genre that can correspond to what she wants to communicate, and that’s how she constantly manages to renew herself after more than 25 years of career.

    It’s never the same Beyoncé twice, and to see her evolve like that, I swear it’s too moving. You can see that she’s matured with her art, even more than before... And you just wonder when it’s going to stop? What are the limits of this woman, seriously !    … Expand
  22. Titi02
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This album is a blend of the things of the past whilst also have a futuristic sound. Beyoncé is a trend setter. She paves the way and others follow. Her works will outlive her and will be a point of reference years to come!
  23. Tanisha13
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    A MASTERPIECE! Thank u beyoncé for being the greatest artists of the all time!
  24. wnassim
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Production is fire! Thank you Beyonce for bringing back real disco/house music to life. This album is one of your best and music speaks by itself
  25. elletomakay
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From the immediate moment you press play, you’re hit with the first wave of authentic power, sass, truth and a fighting spirit, immediately you’re taken through a journey that feels like Crazy in Love and Diva had a house/disco child. The clear intent of the album is to lift, support, self validate and to feel unapologetically unique. The album pushes you to the mirror like a mother would & sweetly forces you to see all of the good and the beauty that exists within your soul, body and mind.

    The multi-genre production gives us Disco, gorgeous Afro-Beats, House, Synth Wave and leaves room for DJ’s and producers to interpret Renaissance in their own way. With addictive beats and hooks, it’s gonna be impossible to find a club that isn’t repping Renaissance this summer, and the summer after that too. Tracks such as I’m That Girl, Alien Superstar and Church Girl are sonically delicious and other tracks like Plastic Off the Sofa, Summer Renaissance and Pure/Honey go down like a fine wine. Considering the genre switch for Bey, it feels so COZY and works better than expected once again proving Mrs Knowles-Carter has no limits in her vocal repertoire nor her ability to spread love and light to so many communities. The gays are living, the girls are living, the girls men are living and the world has once again braced themselves for Beyoncé and still been left SHOOK. Yet again Beyoncé has shown us how to be confident with class and more importantly without dragging anybody else down. Vocally her best studio work and the executive production ‘beying’ done by the perfectionist herself ties every song together with transitions that keep you on the dance floor and up in your personal dopamine supply. My life has changed again, she teaches, she lifts, she relates, she brings us pure/honey JOY. Ever since Lemonade, the music industry has been stuck in a loop of sampling and unoriginality, after taking some time to re-discover herself authentically with art like The Gift, Black is King; yet again Queen Bey is BACK to show us how its sonically imperative to sample with class, grace and a unique take.    … Expand
  26. avonnie
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    The album is a master piece and If anybody Disagrees they’re mom should d*e
  27. SlayshaFearce
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This is Beyoncé at her most transformative and liberated self. Every song is better than the last and the transitions are immaculate. She proves to anyone who'll protest why she is studied by many colleges and universities. Her artistry expands at an unimaginable rate with every release. It is truly a time to be alive when Beyoncé is putting out music. Standouts are PURE/HONEY ALIENThis is Beyoncé at her most transformative and liberated self. Every song is better than the last and the transitions are immaculate. She proves to anyone who'll protest why she is studied by many colleges and universities. Her artistry expands at an unimaginable rate with every release. It is truly a time to be alive when Beyoncé is putting out music. Standouts are PURE/HONEY ALIEN SUPERSTAR ALL UP IN YOUR MIND and CHURCH GIRL. Absolute masterpiece from beginning to end. 10 out of 10!… Expand
  28. dammy0267
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé glides with ease on this new record. Experimenting with different samples and genres, fusing dance, disco, trap beats with each other to create a whole new genre, whilst consistently delivering the insane vocals shes known for. One dance album with 16 songs, yet not one of them sounds the same. She is thee moment. I stan.
  29. deyrold14
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Pure masterpiece. New sound for Beyoncé but it's still VERY Beyoncé. Superb! Excellent! QUALITY!
  30. vinicostt
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    O melhor album que já ouvi na minha vida toda. Musicalmente perfeito, vocais angelicais e poderosos, as batidas são empolgantes, claramente destinadas a momentos maravilhosos. Não há ninguém como Beyoncé nesse mundo.
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#4 Best Album of 2022
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#2 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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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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