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The wait is almost over! This week (March 12), global icon Beyoncé announced that the second act and follow-up album to 2022’s Renaissance will arrive on March 29. The Houston, Texas native first announced Act II on Super Bowl Sunday with the release of tracks “16 Carraiges” and “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Now, almost a month later, the Queen has shared on her website that the title of the upcoming country album is Cowboy Carter.
#BeyHive, we have a title:
actii: COWBOY CARTER3.29 pic.twitter.com/5229mLcNfG
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) March 12, 2024
Before Renaissance was released, Beyoncé told fans that she’d be giving them a “three act” project that she recorded over three years during the pandemic. The first act debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts with 332,000 sales in its first week. It became her seventh consecutive studio album to debut at number one and the first album released by a woman in 2022 to reach number one. Having already been the first artist to have her first six albums all debut at number one, she became the only female artist whose first seven albums did so as well. Renaissance’s lead single “Breal My Soul” gave Beyoncé her eighth number one single. She followed up the massive success of Renaissance by getting her ninth number one single, becoming the first Black woman to have the number one country song in the United States with “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
Cowboy Carter will come directly after Beyoncé’s record breaking world tour, which netted a whopping $579 million. As if the tour wasn’t enough, fans were also blessed when she theatrically released ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,’ a part-documentary, part-concert film that gave viewers a behind the scenes look of the global journey. It’s now time to gear up for the second act. On her website, there is already new merchandise available for purchase including limited edition CDs, four vinyl variants and t-shirts. It’s once again Beyoncé season…but then again, when isn’t it?
It’s back to abusing our wallets for Beyoncé pic.twitter.com/FjKiipLCfS
— Allie 𐚁 (@Fergyonce) March 12, 2024
Beyoncé just got $105.80 out of me.
The tour hasn’t even been announced.
I…#CowboyCarter #Beyonce pic.twitter.com/jp4JM8THrW
— Red Blooded Son Of The South: Brock Lee Florets (@BrockLeeFlorets) March 12, 2024
As with any other Beyoncé announcement, there internet was set ablaze upon learning of the March 29th release date. Check out some of the fan reactions and let us know how you’re feeling about the upcoming album in the comments.
Everybody: “Beyoncé’s second act is gonna be called Enlightenment! I cracked the code! Walk with me!”
Beyoncé: pic.twitter.com/c3R8INMM1o
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) March 12, 2024
Beyoncé dropped them two songs, went to see Kelly screw in watercolors, released some hair gel and said… see y’all at the album release.
— just keep scrolling baby (@KirkWrites79) March 12, 2024
The chaos of being a Beyoncé stan is truly unrivaled pic.twitter.com/QgSr5M9Aok
— Allie 𐚁 (@Fergyonce) March 12, 2024
if cowboy carter isn’t country to the point i wonder where beyonce was on january 6th i don’t wanna hear it pic.twitter.com/NUimlAroTC
— me (@tv_jessica_) March 12, 2024
I think it’s so fly how much pride Beyoncé has in “Carter.” She never wastes a moment to be like “I’s married now” lol
— Mel Smith (@iamMelsmith) March 12, 2024
beyoncé finally announcing act ii: cowboy carter and preorder while i’m busy at work….. just a sick and evil woman pic.twitter.com/8eOdYEJK2g
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) March 12, 2024
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