Beyoncé’s Renaissance trilogy will reportedly include another joint album with JAY-Z.
According to The New York Times pop culture reporter Kyle Buchanan, Queen Bey is planning a full-length collaboration with her Hip Hop icon husband for the third and final installment of her Renaissance series.
He also shared some insight into the second act, claiming it will be an entirely acoustic project.
“Before Twitter goes down, instead of making you follow me somewhere else, I’ll just tell you what I’ve heard about the other 2 acts of Beyonce’s 3-part ‘Renaissance’ project,” Buchanan tweeted on Thursday (November 17). “(2nd act is an acoustic album, 3rd act is a collaboration with Jay-Z).”
Prior to Renaissance’s eagerly-anticipated arrival on July 29, Beyoncé revealed the album was the first offering of a three-part series.
“This three act project was recorded over three years during the pandemic. A time to be still, but also a time I found to be the most creative,” she wrote on her website. “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. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration.”
While Beyoncé has yet to confirm the news about her Renaissance trilogy, it wouldn’t be the first album she’s recorded with JAY-Z. In June 2018, Mr. and Mrs. Carter joined forces for Everything Is Love, which was released by surprise during the couple’s On the Run II Tour.
Featuring contributions from the likes of Pharrell, Ty Dolla $ign and Migos members Quavo and Offset, the project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after earning 123,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. It went on to win Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2019 Grammys and has since been certified gold.
Everything Is Love was part of something of a trilogy itself, following Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s respective solo albums, 2016’s Lemonade and 2017’s 4:44, which both centered around their highly publicized martial issues at the time. The pair’s previous collaborations include “Crazy In Love,” “’03 Bonnie & Clyde” and “Drunk In Love.”
Meanwhile, Bey and Hov continue to solidify themselves as music’s preeminent power couple after becoming the joint most nominated artists in Grammys history with 88 each. Beyoncé leads all artists with nine nominations heading into the 2023 Grammy Awards, while JAY-Z is up for three awards thanks to his show-stealing verse on DJ Khaled’s “God Did.”
Yep! Every time Nas comes out! KD3 is fire! Let’s go Hov!
Std 3 from nas was godawful
You love Nas D! Hahahaha
U gotta be bored dunn lol
It only made #2 on billboard 200.
It was later revealed 5 seconds of summer were illegally buying copies thus making the carter’s album the true no.1.
Meanwhile, nas may not make top ten
That was a clerical error on their new album “Calm”, not the album that smackdowned the Carters
Screw you you frkn arse
They make pretty bad music together.
Man dont n0b0dy wanna hear THAT shit!!!
Everything is Love debuted at number 2, not number 1. The group 5 Seconds of Summer took the top spot
The grammys gtfo. Jay z beyonce they stifle talent.
Jay-Z terrified to drop a true solo album since people laughed at Kingdom Come. I actually thought Kingdom Come was straight. But ever since then, he had to ride somebody’s coattails. Kanye West on Watch the Throne, Beyonce on their album, Jay Electronica on his album. Even the only true solo album he did at that time was promoted as a response to Beyonce’s album so it still depended on her.
American Gangster, BP3, Magna Carta were solo albums…(all post kingdom come)
I don’t BELIEVE THAT BRO . My boy created something SPECIAL and he doesn’t need ANYONE EVER TO DROP👑👑👑I mean that’s your OPINION and your ENTITLED TO ONE, BUT NEVER DOG THAT MAN IS LIT🔥🔝🔝🔝🔝💯
Jay-Z terrified to drop a true solo album since people laughed at Kingdom Come. I actually thought Kingdom Come was straight. But ever since then, he had to ride somebody’s coattails. Kanye West on Watch the Throne, Beyonce on their album, Jay Electronica on his album. Even the only true solo album he did at that time was promoted as a response to Beyonce’s album so it still depended on her.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé don’t have anything to be afraid of at this juncture in their careers. They should move on from the negative noise and beefing and enjoy THEIR happy lives!!!❤️🤑🔥
I think Jay – Z and Beyoncé OTR OTRII duets were great. They don’t need to prove anything to anyone at this juncture of their careers. They can move on to the next chapter of their happy lives. Enjoy their lives and leave all the negative noise and beefing to the dumb so called rappers/singers to themselves!!!