Which Beyoncé album was the first in a trilogy announced in 2022?

Renaissance was the first album in a trilogy announced by Beyoncé in 2022.

Released on July 29, 2022, Renaissance is Beyoncé’s seventh studio album. It was presented as “act i,” with later projects intended to form a three-part body of work. The album’s sound draws heavily on house, disco, funk, dance, and Black queer club traditions.

Its lead single, “Break My Soul,” became Beyoncé’s first solo Billboard Hot 100 number-one single since “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” in 2008. Other tracks include “Cuff It,” “Alien Superstar,” and “Virgo’s Groove.”

Renaissance received the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album at the 2023 ceremony. It is sometimes confused with Everything Is Love, the 2018 collaborative album credited to Beyoncé and Jay-Z as The Carters. Renaissance is a Beyoncé solo album and the specifically announced opening act of the trilogy.