Beyoncé to unveil new single ‘Break My Soul’ at midnight
BREAK MY SOUL #BREAKMYSOUL
Beyoncé is about the break our souls…and the internet.
It’s been a banner week for the Beyhive. First, the singer announced that Renaissance, her first studio album since 2016’s Lemonade, would arrive on July 29. Now, it’s been revealed that the LP’s first single, “Break My Soul,” will debut at midnight ET on Monday.
The icon shared the news on social media Monday morning — not through a traditional post, but by editing her profile on Twitter and Instagram to reflect the news.
Beyoncé performs during the ABC telecast of the 94th Oscars
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The unveiling of “Break My Soul” dovetails with the celebration of Juneteenth, which took place on Sunday and is observed as a holiday today. In 2020, the star released her single “Black Parade” on Juneteenth.
Columbia Records teased Renaissance, which is subtitled “act i,” on social media last Thursday, with Tidal, Spotify, and Apple quickly following suit. A source tells Variety that the album will feature “both dance and country-leaning tracks,” as well as contributions from Raphael Saadiq and Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote her 2008 hit “Halo.”
Beyoncé recently performed the Oscar-nominated song “Be Alive,” which she recorded for the film King Richard, as the first musical number at this year’s Oscars ceremony. She also received her first Daytime Emmy nomination for the theme song she wrote for her mother Tina Knowles-Lawson’s Facebook Watch series, Talks with Mama Tina.
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