Hours after Beyoncé unveiled the track list for her upcoming album Renaissance, Apple Music has published the album credits, which reveal a host of superstar songwriting collaborators such as Drake, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams. Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z is credited on the songs “Alien Superstar,” “America Has a Problem” and first single “Break My Soul,” while Drake is among the collaborators on “Heated.” Williams and his longtime producing partner Chad Hugo appear to have worked on the song “Energy,” while Raphael Saadiq lent a hand on “Cuff It” and “Pure Energy.” Also making contributions on Renaissance, which is due July 29, are Mike Dean, The-Dream, Nova Wav, A.G. Cook, Sabrina Claudio, former Odd Future member Syd, Hit-Boy, Honey Dijon, No I.D. and Danish producer Morten Ristorp, In addi...
In just nine days, Beyoncé will be releasing Renaissance, her first proper solo album since 2016’s Lemonade. Today (July 20), the pop icon revealed in an Instagram Story that the album will contain 16 songs, including first single “Break My Soul,” a ’90s dance jam featuring Philly rapper Tierra Whack. Featuring provocative titles such as “America Has a Problem” and “Alien Superstar,” the track list from the Instagram Story didn’t reveal who (if any) guests artists would be featured on the album. Renaissance will be released on July 29 through Parkwood/Columbia Records. Most recently, she featured on 2019’s The Lion King: The Gift and the soundtrack to last year’s film King Richard. Her contribution to the latter, “Be Alive,” earned the singer her first Oscar nomination for Best O...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty In another win for The BeyHive, Beyoncé has joined TikTok, and her entire catalog is now available for users of the short-form video app to utilize as backing tracks for their creations, according to Digital Music News. Some of her classics like, “Halo,” “Single Ladies” and her newest hit “Break My Soul” are now available on the app. Since creating her account on yesterday (July 14), Queen Bey has already racked up more than 3.4 million followers on the short-form video app. Her first post is a compilation of user-generated content inspired by her music. In her caption she writes, “Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy! Thank you so much for all the love for BREAK MY SOUL! — Love B.” Joining TikTok will increase B...
TikTok users let out a collective scream of joy today (July 14) with the news that Beyoncé has finally joined the social media platform. The artist’s entire catalog, including her recent hit single “Break My Soul,” is now at the disposal of TikTok’s billions of content creators, who have wasted no time adding her music to their videos. In her debut post, the artist compiled 62 seconds worth of Beyoncé-related content from fans around the world, writing, “Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy! Thank you so much for all the love for BREAK MY SOUL! – Love B.” The artist’s channel already has more than 3.3 million followers as of this morning and nearly 4,700 comments on the announcement post. “Imagine waking up and realize you’re featured on the official Beyoncé page!,” wrote user ...
It’s album release month for Beyoncé, and the world is waiting on bated breath. After all, Renaissance‘s lead single, “Break My Soul,” has already made history. Queen Bey is now the first ever woman to release 20 Top 10 hits as a solo artist as well as 10 as a member of a group. Not to mention the house-minded rhythm and groove in “Break My Soul,” which samples a timeless dance anthem. With her previous albums, Beyoncé has counted artists like Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West as collaborators. And based on the creative direction Renaissance seems to be headed in, it’s fair to wonder whether or not house music producers are next up in her storied career. Here are six artists we think would slay on Beyoncé...
Beyoncé’s unexpected foray into house music is already a record-breaking endeavor. Unsurprisingly, Queen Bey’s “Break My Soul,” which samples the legendary 1993 dance track “Show Me Love” by Robin S., became an overnight sensation. With the success of the single, she has notched yet another Billboard Hot 100 chart record in her storied career. According to Billboard, Beyoncé is now the first woman to land 20 top 10 hits as a solo artist and 10 or more titles in the top 10 as a member of a group. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Overall, the impressive feat has only been achieved by two artists before Beyoncé: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. This week, “Break My Soul” achieved a new peak, delving into the top 10 and c...
Beyoncé’s unexpected foray into house music is already a record-breaking endeavor. Unsurprisingly, Queen Bey’s “Break My Soul,” which samples the legendary 1993 dance track “Show Me Love” by Robin S., became an overnight sensation. With the success of the single, she has notched yet another Billboard Hot 100 chart record in her storied career. According to Billboard, Beyoncé is now the first woman to land 20 top 10 hits as a solo artist and 10 or more titles in the top 10 as a member of a group. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Overall, the impressive feat has only been achieved by two artists before Beyoncé: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. This week, “Break My Soul” achieved a new peak, delving into the top 10 and c...
Last Monday, Beyoncé unveiled “Break My Soul,” the first single off her first proper solo album since 2016’s Lemonade. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the pop icon unveiled the artwork for the album. As you can see below, Beyoncé isn’t holding anything back. Perched atop a shiny, silver horse, the scantily clad singer has her eyes on something in the distance. The post is captioned with “act i,” which could mean that there’s more on the way from the singer. This is what she had to say about the meaning of the album and its accompanying art: Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. ...
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé pogo – bbno$ & Diplo WTF – Dr. Fresch Festival Hits 2022 La La La – CID Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Mind Games – Yurie Laserbeam – Ray Volpe Electronic Avenue Never Be – Tsu Nami & Jade Alice Forever With U – Slushii Eden – Juelz These tracks can be accessed on the EDM.com Top Hits Playlist, Electronic Avenue Playlist and Festival Hits 2022 Playlist. [flexi-co...