'Renaissance' Is A Welcome Answer To Beyoncé's Creative Rut

• Aug. 02, 2022

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Beyoncé Nearly Captures The Perfect Club Night With Renaissance

After the seismic cultural event that was Lemonade, Queen Bey has been in a bit of a creative low point the last few years — Everything Is Love, the joint album with Jay-Z, was half-formed, and the Lion King soundtrack she oversaw was also a little meh. So Renaissance is an extremely welcome corrective. The queen is back!

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