Renaissance was Beyoncé’s seventh solo studio album, released in 2022.
The album arrived on July 29, 2022, and was presented as the first act of a planned trilogy. Its sound draws heavily on dance music, disco, house, and Black and queer club traditions. Beyoncé dedicated the project to her late uncle, whom she credited with introducing her to much of the music that influenced the album.
“Break My Soul” served as the lead single and became Beyoncé’s eighth solo number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Other tracks include “Alien Superstar,” “Cuff It,” and “Virgo’s Groove.” Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and won the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album.
The numbering can cause confusion because Beyoncé released studio albums with Destiny’s Child before her solo career, and because her self-titled 2013 album is sometimes discussed as a visual project rather than simply counted in casual lists. Her solo studio-album sequence runs from Dangerously in Love through Renaissance, making Renaissance number seven.