What is Beyoncé’s eighth solo studio album called?

Beyoncé’s eighth solo studio album is called Cowboy Carter.

Columbia Records released Cowboy Carter on March 29, 2024. Beyoncé described it as the second act of a planned trilogy, following Renaissance, which arrived in 2022. The album explores country, Americana, rock, blues, folk, and related traditions while connecting them to Black musical history.

Its songs include “Texas Hold ’Em,” “16 Carriages,” and “Jolene,” a reinterpretation of Dolly Parton’s classic. “Texas Hold ’Em” became Beyoncé’s first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and made her the first Black woman to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

The project was initially promoted under the title Act II, but its official album title is Cowboy Carter. It is sometimes confused with Renaissance because both are parts of the same trilogy, yet Cowboy Carter is the later release and the album’s formal title.