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

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  1. essexhottie
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    beyoncé is on another level and she beautifully demonstrates that yet again
  2. Riahh15
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    You just can’t get enough of it! 16 song non-skip album! I would say it won’t get no better than this but knowing Beyoncé, This is just the beginning! “Ten, Ten, Ten across the board!”
  3. callmejohwey
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    I really enjoyed this album down to its depth. Beyonce created a masterpiece once more. Cuff it, Alien Superstar and heated are my favourites.
  4. Brisymone
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album is why she’s Queen. In times like these you just want to dance and have fun and that’s exactly what she’s doing for me.
  5. Elgoldma2
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album is so cohesive that it can’t be denied. Beyoncé really came back with a body of work that we all really needed after living through these past couple years. People need fun, motivation and an outlet to have fun. This album provides that sense of freedom that has been hard to find at times navigating this world. This is one of Beyoncé's best bodies of work and you should have itThis album is so cohesive that it can’t be denied. Beyoncé really came back with a body of work that we all really needed after living through these past couple years. People need fun, motivation and an outlet to have fun. This album provides that sense of freedom that has been hard to find at times navigating this world. This is one of Beyoncé's best bodies of work and you should have it on repeat.… Expand
  6. ICONIQUE_
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Ugh!!! What an ICONIQUE ALBUM!!!!! SHE IS QUEEN! SHE IS ICON! SHE IS MOTHER!!!
  7. luckyslayed
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    the best album this year if it doesn’t win album of the year at the grammy then that confirms they hate black and they don’t want to see us win✊
  8. kwalla1
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    The album is such a beautiful love letter to the black queer community. Each songs transitions seemlessly into the next creating a nonstop dance party.
  9. amonyonce
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    este é um álbum impecável.. todo detalhe muito bem pensado para emocionar os ouvintes e os vocais são impecáveis, a artista mais talentosa dos últimos anos provou mais uma vez que não sabe errar!
  10. Heduardorc
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor álbum da artista e talvez o melhor desse século. O single é incrivelmente um doce para o quem vem a ser o álbum… Expand
  11. U2940
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best album out. Beyoncé have outdone herself in this album. Bringing all cultures together to dance and have fun.… Expand
  12. Jamalmarcelluss
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Renaissance is honestly the best album i’ve heard in years now! I think Beyonce has out done her self yet again. This album is more than just a great album, or tribute to the queer culture but it’s a body of work for everyone to listen to. With dance tunes, slow songs, dance grooves and many more this album has redefined what a modern album show be like! I could write a 3,000 page bookRenaissance is honestly the best album i’ve heard in years now! I think Beyonce has out done her self yet again. This album is more than just a great album, or tribute to the queer culture but it’s a body of work for everyone to listen to. With dance tunes, slow songs, dance grooves and many more this album has redefined what a modern album show be like! I could write a 3,000 page book about the production alone, and the vocals are out of this world lol!! Beyoncé is the blueprint for popular culture & without bias i can say Beyonce is one of IF NOT the greatest artist of all time. I highly recommend this album to not just fans of Beyonce but everyone. Young, Old, Black, White, etc this album is a deep eccentric dance album for all!!… Expand
  13. santiago_thebas
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Increíble producción y por sobre todo la intención del álbum al reconocer y celebrar la cultura LGBT negra que de tantas formas se han aprovechado
  14. gabicossta
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    É incrível a capacidade da Beyoncé de sair da zona de conforto e mesmo assim nunca perder a qualidade. Ela disse que esse era um álbum pra trazer alegria, celebrar, de divertir e eu não consigo não sentir essas sensações ao ouvir o renaissance. Ele simplesmente cumpre o que é prometido em todos os aspectos.
  15. Aj_27
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This is the best album especially for those people who needed to live their life to the fullest. This is my sweetest escape album of all time
  16. Mood4Eva1998
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Literally the best album of the year that is constantly on replay. The cohesiveness, the vocals, production and overall performance is just out of this world.
  17. Andre9481_
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    An absolute MASTERPIECE that will go down in history as one of the greatest albums of all time. No one else is doing it like her.
  18. J2little
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    She continues to evolve with each album! Her most cohesive album to date, she never fails to get better with each project.
  19. MarkDaniel123
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    I love it because it expresses freedom. Being free and minding the beauty of this craft is mind blowing.
  20. Incognito13
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Amazing!!! What a great cohesive piece of art that blends seamlessly together. Great job B!
  21. richoritse
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    A great album gets you feeling different things while staying sonically cohesive and lyrically current. Renaissance is all these things and more . From the mid song Groove changes to iconic samples to the underrated vocal production and layering by beyonce herself, this album is a sonic masterpiece!
  22. everythingB
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Absolutely FANTASTIC! Along with Lemonade, it is truly her best work of art so far. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for Act II and III!
  23. musiclover00
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    A brilliant collection of dance hits of every genre blended together with seamless transitions. On the whole, an incredibly fun and engaging sonic experience.
  24. monyyyt
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This is one of beyoncés best albums , She sounds happy here and is experimenting with her sound. I love it , while trying something new you can also hear hints of the okd Bey …from the music to the previewed looks to the visuals!! Love this for her . Frok the tribute to queer culture and icons to actually including us in the production. Theres a song for everyone one this album …slow songsThis is one of beyoncés best albums , She sounds happy here and is experimenting with her sound. I love it , while trying something new you can also hear hints of the okd Bey …from the music to the previewed looks to the visuals!! Love this for her . Frok the tribute to queer culture and icons to actually including us in the production. Theres a song for everyone one this album …slow songs , love songs, groovy songs and most of all ballroom & dance music. She has simply outdone herself once again.Theres a reason she’s charting charts w no visuals even out yet, get ready for this new era and save your coins !!… Expand
  25. ragano2020
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Very unusual album from Beyonce. Although not a masterpiece like Lemonade was, I like how it is pretty unusual and in some cases strange. The best thing about this album is how the songs are "mixed" and transit immediatelly from one to next one; like Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor. Ny favourites: I'm That Girl, Alien Superstar and America Has A Proble
  26. Natedawgg
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    The Queen reinvents herself again. Referencing and reimagining decades of iconic dance, disco, house and rap music she has created a timeless masterpiece of work. Truly music for generations past, present and future.
  27. thi_honey
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Álbum perfeito, com transições perfeitas entre as músicas, músicas dançantes e com uma qualidade vocal que só Beyoncé pode produzir e proporcionar.
  28. mikeysusername
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    What a ride. Renaissance is one of the best albums of all time. It is Beyonce's best album to date there is no question about it. Not only is this the best effort in the pop genre, the seamless transitions track to track allow for practical playlists such as workouts and home cooking. You will find yourself repeating them over and over just to hear something you hadn't heard before.What a ride. Renaissance is one of the best albums of all time. It is Beyonce's best album to date there is no question about it. Not only is this the best effort in the pop genre, the seamless transitions track to track allow for practical playlists such as workouts and home cooking. You will find yourself repeating them over and over just to hear something you hadn't heard before. Beyonce is a genius in her prime, comfortably in her first Act 1/3. I hope to see the momentum rise for her next couple albums. My beekeeping sister slayed, she did. She sought out a very fun vibe for this album, and it worked. We are exhausted of hearing poppy breakup songs. BGM.… Expand
  29. zeddecck
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé has set the bar even higher for her latest album "RENAISSANCE". This is something she has never done before, and even so, it is so beautiful and surely marks a highlight on her over 25 year-old career.
  30. renevuelta
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
  31. Leonor93
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    A beautifull album, Beyoncé keep getting better and better with time. She make songs like church girl,alien super star and plastic of the sofa work together perfectly.
  32. nicoloji
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    the queen payin tribute to her roots creating a disco album that sounds nothing like dua, the weeknd or gaga. it’s more authentic and so well-produced.
  33. ShayY26
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    The BEST album 2022/ this century❤️ 1-16, every track IS GOOOOOOOD.. Beyoncé really put her whole beyussy in this album, I can’t turn it off it’s that good
  34. TWM2991
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Very cohesive no skipping. Skipping feels like missing out. Transitions 10/10z. Love IT
  35. Bigojb
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    The greatest album of all time. And I stand by it. The transitions, the influences, the surprises. Oh my God.
  36. Comet21
    Aug 21, 2022
    9
    A great experience from beginning to end. The way it gives a club vibe at home is appreciated. Production is amazing. Church Girl is my fav
  37. Meluka
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    She’s done it again and Renaissance is a masterpiece! The transitions and how fresh her voice sounds is incredible. B has managed to stay relevant in this industry and constantly reinvent herself without losing what makes her, her is amazing!
  38. Boywonder24
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Great album. She keeps breaking records and coming up with ideas that makes her stand out from the rest.
  39. capivara4
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    PURA PERFEIÇÃO, muito maravilhoso, incrível, belíssimo, a maior de todas!!!!
  40. starfall_xiv
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album is mind blowing. It’s so unusual and unique. My fave songs are Heated, Alien Superstar and Cuff it. Overall the album is amazing. I just can’t get enough. Beyoncé never fails to amaze me.
  41. Londonzzzz
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    It’s amazing.. it’s so different from any other album she had done and it’s impossible to stop listening to it! It gives you life! ❤️
  42. abe25
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé has managed to outdo her entire 25 year discography with this addicting experimental otherworldly album.
  43. Zana12
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Definitely one of my fav Beyoncé albums. It’s very addicting and a good feel good album.
  44. Conjuredjem
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    It’s just so amazing, honestly think this is one of her best. Very excited as for what’s to come.
  45. Kellyphenne
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Her best work to date, daring, punchy yet complex. Interesting how the one time she decides not to dwell on perfection, she makes a perfect album.
  46. saxeore
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ALBUM of THE YEAR !!! ALBUM of THE YEAR !!! ALBUM of THE YEAR !!! ALBUM of THE YEAR !!! ALBUM of THE YEAR !!! ALBUM of THE YEAR !!!… Expand
  47. logantownes
    Aug 21, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is the greatest piece of artwork in 2022, Beyoncé is the greatest artist of all time, she put in a whole lot of work for this album, is also a number one album, with the number one song break my soul… Expand
  48. jetvlz
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Staying true to how house music is done! This record is a tribute not only to Beyonce's gay uncle but also to the whole black / black gay culture. This record is a combination of House, Trap and Funk that will definitely make you dance!… Expand
  49. Vasker
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    She outdid herself, as always! Congrats Beyoncé for being one of the greatest to ever do it!
  50. wangarimaina
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    I think this is Beyonce's best album TO DATE. It's truly amazing how she continues to raise the bar, nobody has been able to do what she can do, and I'm so happy to be alive to see it all
  51. Acostagabs
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Me encanta que Beyoncé mezcló ritmos africanos con música pop totalmente regenerada, se inspira en las música disco de los 80 y eso me parece estupendo.
  52. B1985
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love the album its different puts me in a good mood and makes me want to dance and be free.… Expand
  53. lephatty
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beyoncè once again elevates her art & talent with her 7th album. I really enjoyed the quality of the music, her vocals and the arrangement of the songs. You can easily listen to the entire album in one sitting as the transitions smooth over quite pleasantly. I’m overjoyed, this album will give me anthems to my life for years to come! Current top favourites are Alien Superstar, Heated, CuffBeyoncè once again elevates her art & talent with her 7th album. I really enjoyed the quality of the music, her vocals and the arrangement of the songs. You can easily listen to the entire album in one sitting as the transitions smooth over quite pleasantly. I’m overjoyed, this album will give me anthems to my life for years to come! Current top favourites are Alien Superstar, Heated, Cuff It. Truly a renaissance album ❤️✨… Expand
  54. jacuxa
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Um dos trabalhos mais sólidos de Beyoncé, mostrando sua originalidade e essência, mesmo após anos de mercado, ela se resume a consistência de carreira
  55. Lolajones95
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Love the Album, it’s a happy dance, feel good album with a mixture of romance.. her best album so far in my opinion.
  56. ariesgroove
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Amazing consistency of production throughout the album. Such a perfect loveletter to the black lgbt community, and its contribution to culture through it ballroom. Brilliant homage to disco legends such as Donna Summer, Grace Jones etc. Beyoncé really outdid herself! The transitions between each track our seamless, I didn't even notice I went from. "Cuff It" to "Energy" until I checkedAmazing consistency of production throughout the album. Such a perfect loveletter to the black lgbt community, and its contribution to culture through it ballroom. Brilliant homage to disco legends such as Donna Summer, Grace Jones etc. Beyoncé really outdid herself! The transitions between each track our seamless, I didn't even notice I went from. "Cuff It" to "Energy" until I checked myself!


    My personal favourite tracks are:

    America Has A Problem
    Plastic Off The Sofa Heated    … Expand
  57. le_zecchin
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Disco excelente. Escuto da primeira até a última faixa sem pular nenhuma. Beyoncé sempre se superando. Não há outra artista no mesmo patamar. Ansioso pelos próximos dois atos.
  58. Beyonsatann
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it on a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
  59. Robduncc
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Album of the year! Beyoncé creates a modern soundscape that uses popular dance sounds of the past and present to define what the future of what music will sound like. The radical nature of this album is embedded in the non-stop nature of the grooves.
  60. Tstratt
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album was such a breath a fresh air..in the era a fast food music..I am still listening to this album from start to finish with no skips, daily!! The vocals, production, transitions within and between songs ahhhh!! Can not wait for the visuals
  61. lazarkingle
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé outdid herself as always. She reinvented her sound & her style yet again. Even more than 25 years in her career, she remains THE name and the trailblazer. Applause, Beyoncé! Renaissance is an amazing album, and I think it will stand the test of time in the best way possible.
  62. ruthlb123
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Incredible body of work.. An unusual body of work from Beyonce but both intellectual and nostalgic.
    Unlike anything on the radio. Fresh!
  63. Bungane1994
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This is by far Beyoncé’s best album. What can’t Beyoncé sing or do with her amazing voice? Album Of The Year.
  64. Gigi321
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    The best album of the decade !! I can't stop listening to it and it gets me so hype.
  65. Mikewafula
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    What an iconic piece of art... Bops from start to finish. I also love how she experimented with genres she has never done before... AMAZING!!
  66. Ythalo
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Um álbum maravilhoso, um obra de arte , beyonce e uma artista completa , ela é só ela sempre se supera em seus trabalhos
  67. mariacl
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Just perfect, i have no words to describe how genius she is! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
  68. JTurner64
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé Renaissance Is Nothing Short Of BRILLIANT! FROM BEGINNING TO THE END! I ESPECIALLY love the shout out to the black ballroom community! I also love the transitions from one song to the other! I loved her, Donna Summer reference on Summer Renaissance! Took me back to when she did Naughty Girl on her debut album Dangerously In Love! She tributed Donna Summer then also! Thank YouBeyoncé Renaissance Is Nothing Short Of BRILLIANT! FROM BEGINNING TO THE END! I ESPECIALLY love the shout out to the black ballroom community! I also love the transitions from one song to the other! I loved her, Donna Summer reference on Summer Renaissance! Took me back to when she did Naughty Girl on her debut album Dangerously In Love! She tributed Donna Summer then also! Thank You Beyoncé! This album was worth the wait! I'm happy the general public is loving the album! Even when haters tried to hurt the rollout! Album Is Amazing! I WISH I COULD GIVE IT HIGHER THAN A 10!!!!… Expand
  69. Noah031411
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    It's so incredible how Beyoncé can reinvent her art to the best. This album is a celebration to the LGBTQIA+
  70. Jerpomares
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Renaissance is her best album to date. It’s a really well constructed and beautiful body of work. Black and queer history. Amazing
  71. bobbysue
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Better than anything out right now. Debate your dead uncle! Beyoncé is back and she’s the Queen.… Expand
  72. cogbuike
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé truly embodies what the word renaissance means. She explored her own freedom and therefore gave so many of us the space and the language to explore our own freedom. This is liberation music. Emotional, successful, exciting. A party and a balm.
  73. raymond0319
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Uplifting ! a movement the Bar . She’s elevated to another level of supreme .
  74. Ezra_augustine9
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Amazing Album. It deserves Album of the year. Virgo's Groove, Cozy, Alien Superstar and Honey are my favourite songs from album. Great vocal, great production. That's Beyonce. I really obsessed with this album.
  75. Whatuplakers
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    One of Beyoncé’s best bodies of work. The transitions are crazy !!!! Virgos Groove a musical masterpiece
  76. THINKPINKHO
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    love this album. not a single skip. 10 10 10’s across the board. my personal favorites are all up in your mind, heated, pure/honey and summer renaissance.
  77. Frenchbeehive
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Her best work so far
    Experimental but so accurate and relevant
    4 decades of clubbing explored
    A true masterpiece Beyoncé must have worked SOOO hard for this project
    She still manage to give us high quality music, reinventing herself, pushing herself forward, setting the bar higher for everyone but also for herself.

    Amazing album.
  78. deybitt1
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    An ode to black history, queer and underground ballroom culture. This album will make you move out of your way and dance!
  79. Jessiejameslasv
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album is truly a master piece. The art piece forces you to not skip a track. I have listened to this album every day . The album of the year forsure
  80. RefilweHutamo
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Album of the century, no words to describe this masterpiece. Beyoncé out did herself again. Queen of music...
  81. NewGizmo
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    I haven't been able to stop listening to this album since its release! Its so cohesive and jam packed with uptempo beats and incredible vocals that you can't help but dance. I also love that it was dedicated to her cousin, Uncle Johnny, who was such a big part of her and her sister's upbringing. So beautiful
  82. ohlalala
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    She has done it again! Creating an album that plays cohesively through from beginning to end like a body of art. Her homage to her Uncle Johnny does not go unnoticed, highlighting music and culture introduced to her. Renaissance serves as an homage to those who helped create and include a whole generation and introduces a younger one. Her skilled interpolations of legendary hits brings aShe has done it again! Creating an album that plays cohesively through from beginning to end like a body of art. Her homage to her Uncle Johnny does not go unnoticed, highlighting music and culture introduced to her. Renaissance serves as an homage to those who helped create and include a whole generation and introduces a younger one. Her skilled interpolations of legendary hits brings a renaissance of mentioned artists’ work that shines a much deserved light upon. Bey’s 7th studio album brings dance and joy in a time of uncertainty, needed and wanted.… Expand
  83. emjavier
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Después de escuchar este álbum durante 20 días en bucle y enamorándome más y más cada día que pasa, puedo por fin atreverme a escribir sobre las canciones, las letras y su mensaje, las transiciones, su producción, el concepto y todo lo que me hace sentir.

    Este álbum es muy distinto a todo lo que hemos escuchado de Beyoncé en los últimos años. Todo en él respira Bey, pero de una manera muy    Después de escuchar este álbum durante 20 días en bucle y enamorándome más y más cada día que pasa, puedo por fin atreverme a escribir sobre las canciones, las letras y su mensaje, las transiciones, su producción, el concepto y todo lo que me hace sentir.

    Este álbum es muy distinto a todo lo que hemos escuchado de Beyoncé en los últimos años. Todo en él respira Bey, pero de una manera muy diferente, más fresca, libre y especial. Si en «4» experimentó, en «Self-titled» abrazó las imperfecciones y en «Lemonade» creó el álbum más conceptual, cuidado, con detalles y mensajes posible, «RENAISSANCE» es la progresión natural de todo ello con la Beyoncé más liberada de las presiones externas, dejando un poco atrás el control extremo de Lemonade, pero sin abandonar todo lo aprendido y hecho. Parece, da la sensación de ello, pero sabe dios que esta mujer es virgo y perfeccionista hasta la médula.

    Así pues, este álbum tiene un claro propósito: hacernos sentir bien, felices, libres; que bailemos y movamos el culo como si no hubiese un mañana; que no dejemos de movernos y de sentirnos vivas; que sintamos que estamos en una fiesta continua, a la que ella llama VIDA (esto último me ha quedado demasiado corny, i know). Por eso las canciones son mezclas excelentes de géneros como el house, disco, dance, afrobeats, funk, etc. Todo el álbum respira liberación y hace énfasis en ello con los sonidos, las letras y, en especial, los samples y todes les artistes LGBT+ que originan, inspiran y aparecen en cada rincón de este álbum: desde la figura de su «Uncle Johnny», pasando por las mujeres trans negras a las que homenajea, hasta todos los elementos de la cultura queer negra estadounidense que incorpora a su música (y, supongo, más adelante, a los visuales).

    Cada canción parece un microcosmos con producciones arriesgadas ligadas de manera excepcional unas con otras dentro de su propia estructura y que dejan sin aliento. Encima, como si eso no fuese suficiente, cada canción está conectada a la siguiente con transiciones que hacen que te arrepientas si estás reproduciendo el álbum en modo aleatorio (la transición de CUFF IT a ENERGY me da y quita la vida cada vez). Todas tienen unas mismas temáticas que se repiten a lo largo y ancho del proyecto y están entrelazadas unas con otras, aportando una cohesión conceptual brutal que luego remata con la de la producción. Sigo sin superar su mente cósmica —«never met a girl with a mind like this», so true, Beyoncé, so true—. Lo digo todos los días pero es que estas canciones son droga dura.

    Comentados todos estos aspectos técnicos de producción, transiciones, géneros, mensaje, letras, queerness, inspiración, conceptualización, etc. es momento de hablar de mi experiencia personal con RENAISSANCE. Este álbum llegó a mí, como al resto del mundo, el 29 de julio de 2022. Esa noche lo escuché por primera, segunda y tercera vez: la primera fue el choque con la realidad, el choque después de una muy larga espera por música nueva, con las ganas y las expectativas por todo lo alto; la segunda fue la del reconocimiento de todos los nuevos sonidos, los estilos nunca antes vistos en Bey, de apreciación por las transiciones y detalles; la tercera fue la de la fiesta y la felicidad plena. Sobra decir que me fui a dormir con la adrenalina por las nubes, sudando y con la sonrisa más grande en la cara. Quiso el destino que vinieran después días durísimos para mí y mi salud mental, días horribles que no terminaban nunca; días cuya banda sonora fue, curiosamente, este álbum. RENAISSANCE, que era/es la antítesis de mis emociones, de mi estado psicológico y mi mood, sonaba como nunca antes había sonado nada en mis oídos, una música que despertaba y confundía a mi cerebro y le convencía de alguna manera de que no debía rendirse y colapsar. El poder de la música en general es incomparable, pero es que el poder que Beyoncé tiene en mí es inigualable *insertar meme chica concierto beyoncé cartel «your music saved me»*. Este álbum es toda una experiencia y, en mi caso, una de vital importancia.

    Las 16 canciones suenan todo el día todos los días en mi cabeza, han hecho que no sea capaz de escuchar ninguna otra cosa en tres semanas. Siento que siempre me estoy repitiendo y que solo respiro, pienso y hablo sobre Beyoncé, pero cómo no hacerlo cuando define y redefine la música y mi vida una y otra y otra vez. Parafraseándola en VIRGO’S GROOVE: «you are the love of my life, you are my life, your love gives me life».

    10/10 ÁLBUM DEL AÑO Y DE LA DÉCADA 100/100 etc.    … Expand
  84. KerryC
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    ABSOLUTELY NO SKIPS!! Smooth Transitions with SMOOTHER VOCALS!! the sampling is masterful as well as the rollercoaster of grooves and various vibes of each song! THIS IS ART AT ITS RAREST AND PUREST!
  85. medinka
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    лучший альбом от Бейонсе. она экспериментирует, идёт на риски и выпускает шикарную музыку в итоге. Она королева этой индустрии и этим альбомом в очередной раз это доказала.
  86. Jasat
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Toilet found d3@d smwmwöaösmsmdöihfamigsmgsgümgsmügsmhsümhsimgsmisgmşagşnngamiagmiagm
  87. Seonaid
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. AMAZING ALBUM. The transitions, vocals, arrangements are flawless. Queen of the music industry, living legend.… Expand
  88. 44063e
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. One of one. Number one. The only one. There is no one alive doing it like Beyoncé.
  89. javier01m
    Aug 21, 2022
    9
    Beyoncé’s best album to date. After almost seven years, she came back with a beautiful, other-worldly body of work and met expectations from fans and general public alike. Renaissance IS THAT ALBUM!!
  90. Lizliz
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album is amazing, very cohesive, beautifull constructed songs. I love all the songs my favorite are cuff it, heated, break my soul and virgos groove.
  91. ErickaHolmes
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    A certified hit that will become a classic in years to come. You can’t just listen to one song, you have to listen to the entire album.
  92. OnlyBey
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    I love this project from beginning to end! Virgo’s Groove is a perfect summer psychedelic melody! I’m hooked
  93. adambr2011
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    One of, if not THEE best best album of all time! From the second it starts, you’re transported, for me it’s been on repeat since it dropped. Beyoncé really did what needed to be done.
  94. Kyle1010
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This is a different sound to what everyone is use to of Beyoncé compared to Lemonade but this album is an absolute masterpiece and just an amazing body of work
  95. DenizOren
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    One of best album of all time! Everytime Beyonce release annalbum, she makes it better and better. She always level up.
  96. Olea
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Album original, très travaillé et respectueux. Le work ethic est incroyable.
    Il serait temps de grandir d'apprécier le travail fourni pour les artistes et ne pas les juger à cause de leur fans.
  97. Patrickrr
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum do ano aaaaaa, Beyoncé extremamente artista nesse álbum 10/1000000 y love u… Expand
  98. odanielrod
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    25 years into her career and she’s never had a a bad album! Renaissance is her most liberating yet the sound is a new take on house and disco and her voice is still versatile and crisp.
  99. MNMusicLover
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This album sets Beyonce even further apart from her contemporaries. She effortlessly transitions her story and sound across 16 incredible tracks. This album is among the best albums released in the 2000’s as a whole. Masterpiece, genius.
  100. selthomas333
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite body of work by Beyonce. I can listen front to back with no skips and fall into a trap of letting it continue to play and play all day, as the first song follows the last song upon completion of a full listen.
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#4 Best Album of 2022
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#2 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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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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