Renaissance is Beyoncé’s seventh studio album.
Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records released Renaissance on July 29, 2022. It is the first act of a planned trilogy and marked Beyoncé’s return to a traditional solo studio album after Lemonade in 2016, although she released other collaborative and soundtrack projects in between.
The album draws heavily on house, disco, dance, funk, and electronic music. Its lead single, “Break My Soul,” became Beyoncé’s eighth solo number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also includes “Cuff It,” “Alien Superstar,” and “Virgo’s Groove.”
Renaissance received the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album at the 2023 ceremony. Its title is often written in all capital letters in official styling, but “Renaissance” is the standard title used in references and databases.