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. drock
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    Amazinggggg I love this album with all my heart her best one yet please stream it!!!
  2. evanshort86
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Boring generic turn for her career. Can’t get behind any of it. Don’t understand the hype at all
  3. Khalid43
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    The best album of the year so far along Dance Fever, hands down
    Beyoncé raising the bar once again
  4. selsmanic
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    it's absolutely insane. not a single miss beyonce ATE this up! her #2 best album sorry
  5. ZinouAouidad
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Not what i wanted from her at this time.
    This makes me sad
    She could do alooot better
  6. Noel92
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    I can’t even describe how bad I thought this album was there are no words really that I can use to describe
  7. Slaybiro
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Beyonce NO this albüm so overrated abd boring im so sorry. I dont like it. :(
  8. Yunopoot
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Beyonce could do better. I’m sorry this album overrated. Love u beyonce but i dont like this
  9. CriticByNight
    Aug 20, 2022
    6
    I get that she is really experimenting new sounds blended with queer disco vibes. However, lyrics are weak. "I am too classy for this world". "Must be the cash cause it ain't your face" really dissappointed me. I expected more from her beside her singing about how bougee rich classy powerfull independent boss she is. Like we know it. You are Beyonce. I wanted her to show more vulnarability
  10. RODDD10
    Aug 19, 2022
    10
    despues de 6 años hace su regreso y demuestra por que es considerada la mejor artista de estos ultimos
  11. IAmDaan
    Aug 18, 2022
    9
    Beyoncé returns with her new seventh studio album "RENAISSANCE", combining juicy R&B vocals, famous samples of yesteryear, as well as rhythms of house, electronic and R&B music. celebrating the rights of blacks and LGBT-people, giving back to her uncle, who was a great inspiration for Beyonce, in addition, the album does not follow the formula of ordinary pop music, going beyond it,Beyoncé returns with her new seventh studio album "RENAISSANCE", combining juicy R&B vocals, famous samples of yesteryear, as well as rhythms of house, electronic and R&B music. celebrating the rights of blacks and LGBT-people, giving back to her uncle, who was a great inspiration for Beyonce, in addition, the album does not follow the formula of ordinary pop music, going beyond it, transforming and developing throughout the album, it's like club compositions and trap tracks.
    The album is not as intimate as the previous "Lemonade" album, but as comprehensive, atmospheric and expanding as the "Beyoncé" record.
    Rolling Stone called Beyoncé the greatest artist of our time, and "RENAISSANCE" proves it, the record is a great start to future albums Beyoncé has been recording during quarantine    … Expand
  12. Randyamendez
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    This album is a masterpiece. It’s a great mix of house with stories and colloquial terms for months to come. So excited to continue to appreciate the different sounds and genres. Let’s party.
  13. Nevissa12
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a work of art And Beyoncé proud once again that she can renew herself… Expand
  14. Gregdel
    Aug 16, 2022
    0
    This is the most overrated album ever. « Im the best » « Im number one » « Im a bad b*tch »… how the hell this album have 92?! It’s the same thing all over again with the same beat and no originality. Beyonce must paid critics and her fans cause it’s so BORING. Most overrated artist of all time.
  15. Jellowpe
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    What an amazing production and creativity ! She had fun in this album and ver voice surfed proudly through it !! Her best project ever in my opinion
  16. balintkolonics
    Aug 16, 2022
    9
    Magnificent album, a piece of art. Musically better than Lemonade, storytelling-wise it is not so strong however.
  17. markignaciorazo
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Obsessed! Another legendary art from Bey! And hearing her isolated vocals for each song made me even more addicted to this album.
  18. theegarden222
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé out here making Experiences, not just albums. the other girls (drake) can't compete.
  19. Jspage
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Awesome dance album! Definitely puts you in a good mood. Very different than previous Beyonce albums
  20. Mbuso
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Perfection. Culturally nuanced. Quality Music. Full of substance. Life changing. Bigger than music. EVERYTHING.
  21. Abdou25
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    This must be called : the music industry's master class
    The vocals: 10/10
    The musicality:10/10
    The transitions: 10/10
    The interpolation and sound credits: 10/10
  22. Redbone89
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite of the whole beyonce discography, no skips at all!! Very upbeat and ballroom realness! FEEL GOOD MUSIC… Expand
  23. Rfields1979
    Aug 14, 2022
    4
    The creativity is Amazing!!!! I hear something new every time I listen. You can listen to track 1, all the way to the end. That’s how Amazing this album is!
  24. luisefrndz
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé’s most revolutionary piece of work. A strong, dynamic, and unique album.
  25. Estaneck
    Aug 14, 2022
    0
    Sinceramente não gostei deste álbum da beyoncé não tem nada de inovador um som no qual já estou acostumado a ouvir.
  26. bectano
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Albüm şu ana kadar dinlediğim en iyi albüm. Şarkı arası geçişler, sözler, ritim her şeyin en iyisini hak ediyor. Tabii ki Queen B yine farkını ortaya koydu, bizi hayal kırıklığına uğratmadı ve Rönesans'ı bize tekrar yaşattı. Teşekkürler Beyoncé.… Expand
  27. Sayenera
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    One of the best albums the Queen Bee has put out in this energy-less year. Filled with genuine enthusiasm and dedication to the art of dance music.
  28. dragonmike
    Aug 12, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It won't be so positive review, even if it's 8/10, because it's only 8/10. It should be 10/10. B got us used to perfection. But it's not perfection.

    After capitalizing black feminism on self-titled album and cheating trauma on "Lemonade", she goes to the queer culture with no excuses and musically it's not as good as it should be. Tracks are okay, but after six years we are receiving still the same deep vibes.

    "Virgo's Groove" reminds me the music from GTA: Vice City radio. "Pure/Honey" should be served as a liquid, not as music, because it's too tasty. "Cuff It" is better in a non-explicit version. "Energy" is too short. "Break My Soul" is appropriation of queer space, but music is more important at this point and musically it's excellent (if you skip the non-excellent chorus). "All Up In Your Mind" is pretty strong, "America Has A Problem" is pretty fast, "Summer Renaissance" is a good ending and "Alien Superstar" is the best confirmation that B is still Queen B.

    Other tracks are very good, but not as good to mention. It means that they aren't as good as they should be. Sorry not sorry.

    8/10 because it's the same good B, as perfect as she ever has been since 2013.    … Expand
  29. gav_k1975
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    This is just everything. Experimental yet refined. Nostalgic but cutting edge. Pure genius.
  30. Crazyqueenn
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Melhor álbum de todos os tempos de nossa senhora Beyoncé, álbum incrível 100%
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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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