Beyoncé Releases New Album Lemonade Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jack White, the Weeknd, James Blake

Queen Bey is back. Beyoncé‘s excellent self-titled record was surprise-released at the end of 2013. And now, the same night that she premiered the HBO special “Lemonade,” she’s done it again. Lemonade is available now via Columbia/Parkwood, streaming exclusively on Tidal. The album features appearances from Jack White, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, and the Weeknd. Find previews of all the tracks below. 

Update (04/23, 10:11 p.m. ET): Jon Brion is responsible for the strings on the album. Meanwhile, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Soulja Boy have both been credited on “Hold Up” for samples of “Maps” and “Turn My Swag On” respectively. Diplo, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Emile Haynie, MNEK, and Father John Misty have writing credits on “Hold Up” as well. Jack White and Led Zeppelin have writing credits on “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” which samples Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks.” “6 Inch,” featuring the Weeknd, was co-written by him alongside The-Dream, and samples Animal Collective’s “My Girls.” Outkast’s “SpottieOttieDopaliscious” is sampled on the song “All Night,” which was also produced by Diplo.

Before its premiere, “Lemonade” was reported to be a “docu-style special” in the same vein as 2013′s “Life is But a Dream.” Instead it turned out to be another “visual album,” with cameos from Jay Z and tennis star Serena Williams. Update (04/23, 10:24 p.m. ET): The film also features appearances from Amandla Stenberg, Quvenzhané Wallis, and Zendaya. Update (04/24, 12:47 a.m. ET): Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, and Mike Brown’s mothers are featured in the film, holding photographs of their deceased sons during the song “Forward,” featuring James Blake.

Earlier this year, Beyoncé joined Coldplay at Super Bowl 50 for a controversy-generating performance of “Formation.” She later denounced criticism of the performance, saying, “If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me.” That night, she announced the Formation World Tour, which kicks off next week. She previously teased new music in the campaign for her new clothing line Ivy Park.

Lemonade:

01 Pray You Catch Me
02 Hold Up
03 Don’t Hurt Yourself [ft. Jack White]
04 Sorry
05 6 Inch [ft. The Weeknd]
06 Daddy Lessons
07 Love Drought
08 Sandcastles
09 Forward [ft. James Blake]
10 Freedom [ft. Kendrick Lamar]
11 All Night
12 Formation

Watch the video for “Formation.”

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