A big thank you to my Uncle Johnny,” she wrote. And a special thanks to my beautiful husband and muse, who held me down during those late nights in the studio.
“I want to give a special thank you to Rumi, Sir, and Blue for allowing me the space, creativity, and inspiration. In a post on her website in July 2022, Beyoncé dedicated her album to her husband, Jay-Z three kids, Rumi, Sir and Blue and her uncle Johnny, her late first cousin, as well as other members of her family. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Still, there’s nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. “I’ve been in the studio for a year and a half. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible,” she said at the time. “With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again.
Renaissance features 16 songs including lead single “Break My Soul,” which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as tracks like “Energy,” “Virgo’s Groove” and “Summer Renaissance.” Beyoncé confirmed her seventh studio album was in the works in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in April 2021, where she explained that the LP was inspired by her feelings throughout the pandemic.
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