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. 0987
    Jul 29, 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 Problem.
  2. Victor0876
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    It's so incredible how Beyoncé can reinvent her art to the best. This album is a celebration to the LGBTQIA+
  3. AlfaBey
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    É com certeza o melhor álbum que ouvi esse ano
  4. Sirgauthier
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    This is the most successful album I’ve had to listen to since the beginning of this year. The production, the voices, the transitions are almost perfect. The album oscillates, mixes and matches between Pop, Reggae, House, Hip-Hop, Soul, R&B, Electro, Dancehall, Funk, Disco, and even some bossa-nova tunes with a masterful hand. The Samples are present but let themselves be humbly listenedThis is the most successful album I’ve had to listen to since the beginning of this year. The production, the voices, the transitions are almost perfect. The album oscillates, mixes and matches between Pop, Reggae, House, Hip-Hop, Soul, R&B, Electro, Dancehall, Funk, Disco, and even some bossa-nova tunes with a masterful hand. The Samples are present but let themselves be humbly listened to by merging to the melody the voice and the work of Beyoncé without her taking the merits. Beyoncé with RENAISSANCE finds yet another opportunity to pay a beautiful tribute to black music and culture from around the world. The one presented at the end of the 20th Century, now and since the dawn of time.... After listening I would put a special mention to: ENERGY, HEATED, PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA, MOVE, CUFF IT, and I’M THAT GIRL… Expand
  5. IDayne
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé is far from home and in Dance/Electronic music, while I could have used less onomatopoeias in her raps, that wasn’t enough to taint her perfect score!
  6. Deathcow
    Oct 13, 2022
    6
    Even if you put aside the near-theft of other artists' work and the cultural appropriation, you are still faced with bloated group of songs that are varied between themselves but overlong and repetitive within each individual song. Unlike the true masterpiece Lemonade, this is an album with nothing to say. A lot of Renaissance is bad, the rest is fairly evenly divided between mediocreEven if you put aside the near-theft of other artists' work and the cultural appropriation, you are still faced with bloated group of songs that are varied between themselves but overlong and repetitive within each individual song. Unlike the true masterpiece Lemonade, this is an album with nothing to say. A lot of Renaissance is bad, the rest is fairly evenly divided between mediocre and good, almost none is great.… Expand
  7. badboytrxye
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Bey a maior do nosso tempo obg mamacita por tanto amor aos gays do vogue. Esse álbum tá fenomenal. A maiorrrr
  8. Luanolimaio
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Esse álbum é a melhor coisa que já aconteceu, a sensação de passar por todas as músicas em sequência, as transições, os vocais, tudo simplesmente perfeito
  9. beyflawless
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    RENAISSANCE is excellent and incredible, I just want to say RENAISSANCE is the best album since 2000！！！
  10. RogerioJunior
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Álbum Excelente, uma estrutura dos Deuses, construções prefeitas, transições perfeitas e os vocais nem se fala! Beyoncé you get It!
  11. Marko_Nikolic
    Aug 28, 2022
    0
    TERRIBLE ALBUM! Not a single good song on it. This woman is so overrated. This is as trash as Adele's new album. How can anyone like this is beyond me.
  12. 444hry
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done. the AOTY for sure. she did what need to be done.… Expand
  13. kenhold
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    She's taking it. The transitions, the aesthetic, the theme. The songs are sonically like nothing you'll hear from anyone else, except for Beyoncé.
  14. anthonybrittt
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album is just what I needed before school starts on Monday 1000/10 Beyoncé you did your thing on this album.… Expand
  15. dudaxs
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    A qualidade desse álbum é simplesmente de outro mundo, as letras celebrando a liberdade, o amor próprio, as diferenças de cada um..., os arranjos, as harmonias, as transições impecáveis. E é ainda mais impressionante o fato de ser um trabalho completamente diferente de tudo o que ela já tinha feito. Uma verdadeira artista. De fato: A maior artista viva!!
  16. Natalyi
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    É maravilhoso ver como Beyoncé consegue se renovar a cada era e fazer um trabalho impecável Não é atoa que é a maior artista dos últimos tempos
  17. bilandbey
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Ela é a maior, a número um e ela sabe disso. Primeiro lançamento de mtos q eu vou acompanhar. Te amo fav♡
    Solta o house Beyoncé!!!
  18. Badvic19
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Ela pensa tudo! O álbum tá perfeito sim, tudo mesmo! Tenho dó de quem é hater, mesmo sabendo que a mulher é foda eles perdem tempo falando mal.
  19. knowlesc4rter
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PERFEITO!!!! a maior voltou e a sua obra está deslumbrante, Renaissance é gigante.… Expand
  20. gabrielatavaris
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    that’s how you do a dance album! The best album of the year so far. I hope that the grammys won’t snub her again
  21. baddiemandy
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Beyoncé com esse álbum prova que é a artista que mais se reinventa atualmente, não só na música, mas em tudo que entrega.
  22. meges
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    patience is a virtue but now the wait is finally over cause ‘bey is back and i’m sleeping real good at night’ she’s definitely here to deliver. what a beautiful masterpiece!!! thanks beyoncé!!
  23. Jai070101
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Well engineered album, the inclusion of various genre is excellent. Truely, a RENAISSANCE masterpiece!!!
  24. emmanuellleuxx
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    QUE COISA LINDA MDS.. BEYONCE VOCÊ FEZ ESSA PARA OS GAYS AND GIRLIES MUITO OBRIGADO MOTHER
  25. Charlesv
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Biggest albun of the decade! a f***ing masterpiece with beautiful vocals and powerful beats... just delicious
  26. mrsmorales1996
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    ainda não consigo encontrar palavras suficientes para isso! É um álbum definitivo dela.
  27. gabb404
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beyoncé is the greatest living artist of all time.
    your album is a comfort to my soul. she is a KWEEEEEN!    … Expand
  28. MOTOKALI
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    MOTHER LITERALLY SKWURTED MOTHER LAKE FOR THIS ONE, ty bey, best album this year and top 3 in her discography
  29. 4le
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    O álbum é coeso, e tudo de diferente que beyoncé já fez em toda sua carreir. As músicas tem uma conexão através das transições perfeitas, fazendo com que você entre em um mundo totalmente diferente, e uma energia maravilhosa. Queen B mais uma vez conseguiu revolucionar a forma de criação de álbuns!
  30. Tyikelb
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Renaissance is pure ecstasy! From the immaculate production, soaring silky vocals, & fierce daring beats Beyoncé is giving everything & more. This album makes you feel liberated and comfortable with who you are. Each song is a cosmic groove filled with vibrating melodies and eye catching lyrics. Between every sensational vocal run, she’s telling you don’t be afraid to feel sexy andRenaissance is pure ecstasy! From the immaculate production, soaring silky vocals, & fierce daring beats Beyoncé is giving everything & more. This album makes you feel liberated and comfortable with who you are. Each song is a cosmic groove filled with vibrating melodies and eye catching lyrics. Between every sensational vocal run, she’s telling you don’t be afraid to feel sexy and confident in the skin you’re in! Ending with the album closer Summer Renaissance, she’s taking house music to a new horizons. Beyoncé raises the bar again for her peers. Step inside and enjoy the ride, there’s a RENAISSANCE emerging.… Expand
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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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