Beyoncé Reveals Her New Album Will Be Called Cowboy Carter! The land-themed project is the highly anticipated ‘Act II’ of the 2022 Renaissance
Beyonce’s new country-themed album is called Cowboy Carter.
The Texas born and raised artist announced the name of her upcoming project on Tuesday via her official website, where merchandise is also available for purchase in anticipation.
Beyonce’s upcoming album is the ‘Act ii’ of her three-part project, with her 2022 album Renaissance as act i.
Cowboy Carter is released on March 29.
The reveal of the album title comes a month after she released two singles from it: Texas Hold’Em and 16 Carriages.
Beyonce’s new country-themed album is called Cowboy Carter; Beyonce pictured in artwork for her 16 Carriages single from the new album
The album title reveal comes a month after she released two singles from it: Texas Hold’Em and 16 Carriages; her single Texas Hold ‘Em artwork depicted
The front page of her website showed the name of the album ‘Cowboy Carter’ and ‘Act ii’, as well as an image of a saddle with a red, white and blue sash on it with the text ‘Cowboy Carter’ on it.
The Carter element of the title comes from her last name.
Beyonce has been married to rapper Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, since 2008; they share three children: Blue Ivy, 12, and twins Rumi and Sir, six.
Beyoncé’s surprise dropped 16 Carriages and Texas Hold’Em during a Verizon Super Bowl commercial. The Super Bowl took place on Sunday, February 11.
The advert showed the star going through viral moments in an attempt to ‘break the internet’.
The Super Bowl ending scene shows the Verizon logo as Beyonce says via voiceover, “Okay, they’re done.” Put on the new music.’
Minutes after the commercial aired, Beyonce shared a trailer for her upcoming country-themed album, revealing at the end that it was “Act II” and would be released on March 29.
The Texas native, raised in Houston, announced two songs shortly after Texas Hold ‘Em and 16 Carriages; The singles were both released on Super Bowl Sunday following her Verizon commercial/album announcement.
She appeared to drop hints a week ahead of the Super Bowl — at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.
The Texas born and raised artist announced the name of her upcoming project on Tuesday via her official website, where merchandise is also available for purchase in anticipation.
Her online store has been updated with the new album, vinyl records and T-shirts – all available for pre-order
The star has two different box sets with a unique shirt inside, with fans able to purchase the black shirt or the red shirt plus the album – for $40.
Fans could also purchase her limited edition cover CD in white or blue
Beyonce wore a Louis Vuitton jacket and skirt from the label’s collection, created by Pharrell Williams.
She completed the look with a cowboy hat, seemingly indicative of the direction her music is taking.
Cowboy Carter will be her eighth studio album, released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.
Texas Hold’Em reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after initially debuting at number two on the charts.
It also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and made history.
According to Billboard, Beyonce is the black female artist with a number one country song.
She appeared to drop hints a week before the Super Bowl — at the 66th annual Grammy Awards; Beyonce wore a Louis Vuitton jacket and skirt from the label’s collection, created by Pharrell Williams. Pictured at the Grammys on February 4 in LA
She completed the look with a cowboy hat, seemingly hinting at the direction her music is taking; seen at the Grammys on February 4. Pictured with country singer Kacey Musgraves
Minutes after the commercial aired, Beyonce shared a trailer for her upcoming country-themed album – revealing at the end that it was ‘Act II’ and would be released on March 29.
According to Billboard, Beyonce is the black female artist with a number one country song
Fans flocked to X to react to the Beyonce news, with some taking her website cover photo as the album cover – something she has not yet confirmed.
Some loved the title, calling it a “#1 in billboard loading” and saying “oh she’s coming.”
Other fans were less than impressed with the simplicity of the saddle and sash – if it is indeed the cover art.
They said the album art “could have been more,” comparing it to promotional material for a Clint Eastwood Western film or for the Yellowstone series.
One wrote, “She doesn’t mean it,” and others said they thought “cowboy would have been better someday.”
Fans flocked to X to react to the Beyonce news, with some taking her website’s cover photo as the album cover – something she has not yet confirmed
During the pandemic, Beyonce conceived the idea of a three-act project, which she unveiled in July 2022 ahead of the release of Act I – her Renaissance album.
Renaissance dropped on July 29, 2022.
She had the secondary title ‘Act i’ for Renaissance.
A day before its release, Beyonce wrote a note that she shared on her website, explaining that the new album is part of a three-act project.
The note was shared with two images: one of her with her children Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir and another photo of her mother Tina Knowles and her late uncle Johnny, who tragically passed away early in her life from AIDS -related illness. career.
During the pandemic, Beyonce conceived the idea of a three-act project, which she unveiled in July 2022 ahead of the release of Act I – her Renaissance album.
In the note, Beyoncé said it was a “time to be quiet, but also a time I found most creative” during the pandemic.
Adding, “Making this album gave me a place to dream and escape during a scary time for the world. It made me feel free and adventurous at a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment, a place where you can be free from perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, to let go, to feel freedom. It was a wonderful journey of discovery.’
It is unknown what the third part of her project will be.
Act ii: Cowboy Carter releases March 29, 2024.