What was the first Beyoncé album to use the name and concept "Renaissance"?

The first Beyoncé album to use the name and concept "Renaissance" was Renaissance.

Beyoncé released Renaissance on July 29, 2022, as the first act of a planned three-part project. It was her seventh solo studio album and followed the 2016 release Lemonade. The album emphasizes dance, house, disco, funk, and ballroom influences.

The lead single, "Break My Soul," became Beyoncé's eighth solo number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Other tracks include "Cuff It," "Alien Superstar," and "Virgo's Groove." The album draws on a wide range of samples and interpolations, linking contemporary pop to earlier Black dance-music traditions.

Renaissance received critical acclaim and won four Grammys at the 2023 ceremony. Its dance-oriented sound and themes of freedom, community, and self-expression established the project's first chapter before the later release of Cowboy Carter.