Beyoncé reveals her new album will be called Cowboy Carter! Country-themed project is
Beyonce‘s new country themed album is titled Cowboy Carter.
The Texas-born and raised artist revealed the name of her upcoming project via her official website on Tuesday, which also has merchandise for sale in anticipation of it.
Beyonce’s upcoming album is the ‘Act II’ of her 2022 album Renaissance.
Cowboy Carter will be released on March 29.
The album title reveal comes one month after she dropped two singles from it – Texas Hold’ Em and 16 Carriages.
Beyonce’s new country themed album is titled Cowboy Carter; Beyonce pictured in artwork for her 16 Carriages single off the new album
The album title reveal comes one month after she dropped two singles from it – Texas Hold’ Em and 16 Carriages; her single Texas Hold ‘Em artwork pictured
The front page of her website had the name of the album ‘Cowboy Carter’ and ‘Act ii’ as well as an image of a saddle with a red, white and blue sash on it that read ‘Cowboy Carter’ emblazoned on it.
Beyonce surprise dropped 16 Carriages and Texas Hold’ Em during a Verizon Super Bowl commercial. The Super Bowl took place on Sunday, February 11.
In the ad, the star was seen going though viral moments trying to ‘break the internet.’
The end scene of the Super Bowl features the Verizon logo with Beyonce saying via voiceover: ‘Okay, they ready. Drop the new music.’
Minutes after the commercial aired, Beyonce shared a trailer for her upcoming country themed album – with the end of it revealing it was ‘Act II’ and dropping on March 29.
She announced two songs soon after Texas Hold’ Em and 16 Carriages; the singles were both released on Super Bowl Sunday after her Verizon commercial/album announcement.
Cowboy Carter will be her eighth studio album, released via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.
The Texas -born and raised artist revealed the name of her upcoming project via her official website on Tuesday, which also has merchandise for sale in anticipation of it
Her online shop was updated with the new album, vinyls and tees – all available for pre-order
The star has two different boxsets with a unique shirt included in it, with fans able to purchase either the black shirt or the red one plus the album – for $40
Fans could also purchase her limited edition cover cd in white or blue
Fans flocked to X to react to the Beyonce news, with some taking the cover image of her website as her album cover – something which she has not yet confirmed.
Some loved the the title, calling it a ‘number 1 on billboard loading,’ and saying ‘oh she’s coming.’
Other fans were less than impressed at the simplicity of the saddle and sash – if indeed it is the cover art.
The said that the album art ‘could’ve been more,’ likening it to promotional material that would be for a Clint Eastwood Western movie or for the Yellowstone series.
Fans flocked to X to react to the Beyonce news, with some taking the cover image of her website as her album cover – something which she has not yet confirmed
During the pandemic, Beyonce conceived the idea of a three act project, which she revealed in July 2022 ahead of the release of Act I – which was her Renaissance album.
Renaissance dropped on July 29, 2022.
One day before the drop, Beyonce penned a note that she shared on her website, explaining that the new album is part of a three-act project.
The note was shared with two images – one image of her with her children Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir and another picture of her mom Tina Knowles and her late uncle Johnny., who tragically passed away of an AIDS-related illness at the start of her career.