Beyonce has marked her return to show business with an iconic British Vogue cover.
The 40-year-old superstar – who released her last album Lemonade in 2016 – sat on a horse for the photoshoot and wore a skintight black dress and a huge hat with the caption, “Beyonce, turn up the heat.”
Editor Edward Enninful shared the picture on Twitter and wrote, “@Beyonce is poised for her next development, one that promises vision, grace – and something special… In British Vogue’s July 2022 issue.”
Beyoncé is BACK! Superstar marked her big return to show business with an epic Vogue cover ahead of the release of new album Renaissance – as she is “ready for her next development”.
The picture, taken by Rafael Pavarotti, comes just hours after Beyonce announced she’ll finally be releasing her highly anticipated seventh studio album, Renaissance.
The R&B diva, who has 348.5 million social media followers, changed her Instagram/Twitter bio to “Act i RENAISSANCE 7.29”.
She even hinted at the name of the new album last year.
‘We’re all ready to escape, travel, love and laugh again’: Beyonce surprised fans by announcing that she will be releasing her new album, Renaissance, on July 29… and fans are ecstatic
The 40-year-old R&B diva, who has 348.5 million social media followers, changed her Instagram/Twitter bio to “act i RENAISSANCE 7.29”.
The Be Alive singer said in her Harper’s Bazaar cover story that her new album a year ago would mark a “renaissance” after the world spent some time in lockdown.
She said: “With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love and laugh again.
“I can feel a renaissance emerging and I want to help in any way I can to encourage that way out.”
Pictures will be published at a later date! Beyoncé fans can now pre-order the four $39.99 Renaissance box sets, which come in a variety of mysterious “poses” and include a t-shirt, CD, 28-page booklet and mini-poster
Dropping hints: Knowles-Carter first hinted last August that the follow-up to her 2016 hit visual album Lemonade would mark a “renaissance.”
“I’ve been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes me a year to personally sift through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. A chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies.
“Still, there’s nothing quite like the amount of love, passion and healing I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine. Yes, the music is coming!’
The Be Alive singer said in her Harper’s Bazaar cover story, “With all the isolation and injustice of the past year, I think we’re all ready to escape, travel, love and laugh again. I can sense a renaissance on the horizon and I want to help encourage that escape in any way I can.
Beyoncé added, “I’ve paid my dues and followed every rule for decades, so now I can break the rules that need to be broken. My wish for the future is to keep doing what everyone thinks I can’t do.”
Knowles-Carter fans understandably raged on Twitter, posting hilarious memes that best conveyed their excitement about Renaissance
American fans can now pre-order the four $39.99 Renaissance box sets, available in various mysterious “poses” and containing a t-shirt, CD, 28-page booklet and mini-poster.
The new album will contain 16 tracks.
On Tuesday, The Sun reported that the Houston-born, Texan’s team has already been ‘scouting’ venues in the UK for ‘live experiences, intimate shows and other pop-up performances’.
“Queen B is back!” Knowles-Carter fans understandably raged on Twitter, posting hilarious memes that best conveyed their excitement about Renaissance
The fans absolutely loved the news.
They took to Twitter in droves, writing: “Beyonce with 16 songs? I better listen to 1-2 songs that are at least 6 minutes long.’
‘Aaaaaaaaaaaah Queen B is back.’
‘Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg’ and ‘outta my body RN.’
The latest news comes after Beyonce’s eldest daughter Blue Ivy, 10, attended the NBA Finals with her famous musician dad Jay-Z, 52.
Jay-Z wasn’t immune to an embarrassing dad moment as he left his daughter wincing in San Francisco on Monday.
The adorable moment left viewers in hysterics as they quipped that the boy was the only one who could keep their superstar parents “humble”.
In the adorable clip, the rapper looked every inch the doting dad as he pulled Blue in for a cuddle and a kiss on the cheek, but the teen seemed a bit embarrassed as she pulled away and laughed.
Journalist Philip Lewis shared a clip of the exchange and wrote: “For us: Jay Z, the rap legend of all time; To Blue Ivy: embarrassing father.’
Hilarious: Jay Z, 52, wasn’t immune to an awkward dad moment as he coaxed his daughter Blue Ivy, 10, at the NBA Finals in San Francisco on Monday
Twitter users were quick to reply, “If there’s one thing Blue will do, it’s humble parents here”; “She has to keep her customers in check. Frankly legendary.’; ‘She’s not embarrassed. She said exactly what my daughter would say to her father. “Dad! My haiiiirrrr!”
“Her parents are the most famous people in the world, but she has to keep them humble”; “She has Beyoncé’s attitude and facial expressions and I love it!”; ‘That’s the first thought that came to mind…these are Bey’s mannerisms’;
‘Haha, she’s so embarrassed’; “The way she keeps a straight face all the time”; “Did she just say ‘daddy, my hair’? I could just be obsessed with her’; “Blue Ivy is only 10 and she’s cooler than I’ve ever been [sic].’
The father-daughter duo had courtside seats as they watched the Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics 104-94 at the Chase Center to take a 3-2 lead. Golden State can take the team’s seventh NBA title with a win Thursday in Boston.
Hilarious: The rapper looked every inch of the doting dad as he pulled Blue in for a cuddle and a kiss on the cheek, but the teen seemed a bit embarrassed as she pulled away