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{{Short description|Album trilogy by Beyoncé}}
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'''Beyoncé's three-act project'''<!--This is what the project has been officially referred to as. Do not change until the official title comes out.--> is an ongoing [[trilogy]] by the American singer [[Beyoncé]], consisting of three recorded works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/|title=Beyoncé Confirms ‘Renaissance’ Is the First Part of a ‘Three-Act Project’|website=Variety|date=2022-07-28|access-date=2024-02-07|last=Garcia|first=Thania}}</ref> Designated into [[Act (drama)|acts]], the trilogy was conceived and recorded over three years during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonces-renaissance-revealed-to-be-a-three-part-project-3278948|title=Beyoncé's ''Renaissance'' revealed to be a three-part project|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|website=NME|date=2022-07-28|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref> Beyoncé's seventh [[studio album]], ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022), also referred to as ''Act I: Renaissance'', is the first installment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/arts/music/beyonce-renaissance.html|title=Beyoncé Unveils ''Renaissance'', the First of Three New Projects|website=The New York Times|date=2022-07-29|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref> ''Act II: [[Cowboy Carter]]'' is set to be released on March 29, 2024.<ref name="iidate" />
 
== ''Act I: Renaissance'' ==
{{Main|Renaissance (Beyoncé album)}}
 
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Beyoncé's [[House music|house]] and [[Dance music|dance]]-themed seventh studio album, ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' was released on July 29, 2022, by [[Parkwood Entertainment]] and [[Columbia Records]] as the first installment of the trilogy. On July 28, 2022, mere hours before the release of the album, Beyoncé shared a page from its album booklet on her website, revealing that ''Renaissance'' was the first of a "three-act project".<ref name="rol">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reveals-renaissance-is-first-act-three-part-project-1389290/|title=Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing ‘Renaissance’ Is First Act of Three-Part Project|website=Rolling Stone|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=2022-07-28|access-date=2024-02-07}}</ref>
 
==''Act II: Cowboy Carter''==
{{main|Cowboy Carter}}
Immediately after the [[Super Bowl LVIII]], Beyoncé announced [[Cowboy Carter|the second act of the trilogy]], featuring a new song called "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]", as well as another new song "[[16 Carriages]]" through her website.
 
The album is reportedly a [[Country music|country]] record,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=2024-02-11 |title=Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and will be the singer's first major dive into the genre since the track "[[Daddy Lessons]]" from her 2016 album ''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]''. The album is set for release on March 29, 2024.<ref name="iidate">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Beyoncé Announces New Album Act II, Shares Two New Songs: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-announces-act-ii-for-march-29/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Beyoncé albums discography]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Trilogies]]
[[Category:Albums impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic]]
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