What was Beyoncé’s 2013 surprise self-titled album called?

Beyoncé’s 2013 surprise self-titled album was called Beyoncé.

The album arrived without a traditional pre-release campaign on December 13, 2013, accompanied by a music video for every one of its 14 tracks. This visual-album format made the release a major event and helped change expectations for how established artists could launch new work.

Its songs included “Drunk in Love,” “Partition,” and “Flawless.” The album blended pop and R&B with electronic and hip-hop influences, while its videos expanded the themes of intimacy, identity, motherhood, and performance.

Beyoncé was her fifth studio album and followed 4, released in 2011. It is sometimes confused with later visual projects, especially Lemonade and Black Is King, but those are separate releases with different concepts and release dates.