What was the title of Beyoncé’s 2022 album that followed Lemonade?

Renaissance was Beyoncé’s 2022 album that followed Lemonade.

Released on July 29, 2022, Renaissance was presented as the first act of a planned trilogy. It marked Beyoncé’s return to a solo studio album after Lemonade, which had been released in 2016. The album draws strongly on dance, house, disco, funk, and club music traditions.

Its lead single, “Break My Soul,” became Beyoncé’s eighth solo number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100. Renaissance was widely praised for its production and for connecting contemporary pop to Black and LGBTQ club-music histories.

The title is sometimes confused with the name of the album’s tour or with an earlier Beyoncé release. Renaissance is the studio album, while the Renaissance World Tour was the concert tour that supported it in 2023. The album’s cover and visual presentation also helped distinguish it from her earlier projects.