Beyoncé has pulled out a surprise album exclusively on the Tidal platform, in which he pays tribute to African American women.
It was by surprise, at dawn, In the middle of the weekend and with a short and concise announcement in the form of a tweet: this is how Lemonade, the new project by Beyoncé Knowles, came about on Saturday night.
In this visual disc of 12 songs and their corresponding 12 video clips, united in a one-hour movie that HBO aired on Saturday, and that the Houston artist premiered exclusively on Tidal. As it happened recently with Rihanna or Kanye West, this streaming music service, Owned by Jay-Z, Beyoncé's husband, it has once again become the only legal way to listen to a hard hitting album on the day of its release.
Between bewilderment, excitement and surprise, thousands of fans of the international artist had already compulsively downloaded it so as not to be left behind in the discovery of new songs. The new work, "Lemonade" comes to join in the modern idea of releases without notice or promotional and marketing campaigns, which Beyoncé herself already started with her previous album.
This new album has the incentive of count on illustrious collaborators like Jack White, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar or The Weeknd, which makes clear the declaration of artistic and political intentions of the author. With regard to musical contributions, and with the help of producers such as Diplo, Mike Dean, Just Blaze or Blake and White themselves, Beyoncé leaves behind musical trends that have reigned lately in R&B, especially the systematic trap: every time and EDM, and starts a personal, own, exclusive path.
Among his subjects, there are forays into the country, interesting R&R-pop sounds, and soulful ballads.