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Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything is Love | Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything is Love |
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released their debut full-length collaboration album. Billed as the Carters, the couple premiered Everything is Love through Tidal, the streaming service co-owned by Jay-Z. Its arrival was announced on stage at their On the Run II tour at the London Stadium in the UK on Saturday, where screens projected the message “album out now”. | Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released their debut full-length collaboration album. Billed as the Carters, the couple premiered Everything is Love through Tidal, the streaming service co-owned by Jay-Z. Its arrival was announced on stage at their On the Run II tour at the London Stadium in the UK on Saturday, where screens projected the message “album out now”. |
The appearance of the nine-track album confirms the rumours that the Carters were pursuing a joint project. In November 2017, Jay-Z told the New York Times that he and Beyoncé had started working on something as they produced their respective albums 4:44 and Lemonade. “We were using our art almost like a therapy session,” he said. “And we started making music together.” | The appearance of the nine-track album confirms the rumours that the Carters were pursuing a joint project. In November 2017, Jay-Z told the New York Times that he and Beyoncé had started working on something as they produced their respective albums 4:44 and Lemonade. “We were using our art almost like a therapy session,” he said. “And we started making music together.” |
Jay-Z’s 4:44 was widely interpreted as his response to Lemonade, in which Beyoncé appeared to reference his marital infidelity. Everything is Love depicts the couple in a state of romantic happiness, but confirms that they almost split up. “We broke up and got back together,” Jay-Z raps on Lovehappy. “We came and we conquered/ Now we’re happy in love,” Beyoncé adds. The Carters also released a video for Apeshit, directed by Ricky Saiz and shot at the Louvre in Paris in May. | Jay-Z’s 4:44 was widely interpreted as his response to Lemonade, in which Beyoncé appeared to reference his marital infidelity. Everything is Love depicts the couple in a state of romantic happiness, but confirms that they almost split up. “We broke up and got back together,” Jay-Z raps on Lovehappy. “We came and we conquered/ Now we’re happy in love,” Beyoncé adds. The Carters also released a video for Apeshit, directed by Ricky Saiz and shot at the Louvre in Paris in May. |
A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jun 16, 2018 at 2:29pm PDT | A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jun 16, 2018 at 2:29pm PDT |
Everything is Love is not streaming on Spotify or Apple Music. Spotify does not offer any of Jay-Z’s major albums, and offers Beyoncé’s catalogue up to and including Lemonade, which was initially a Tidal exclusive. Beyoncé makes reference to her relationship with streaming platforms on Nice from the new album: “My success can’t be quantified/ If I gave two fucks – two fucks – about streaming numbers/ Would have put Lemonade up on Spotify.” | Everything is Love is not streaming on Spotify or Apple Music. Spotify does not offer any of Jay-Z’s major albums, and offers Beyoncé’s catalogue up to and including Lemonade, which was initially a Tidal exclusive. Beyoncé makes reference to her relationship with streaming platforms on Nice from the new album: “My success can’t be quantified/ If I gave two fucks – two fucks – about streaming numbers/ Would have put Lemonade up on Spotify.” |
The album was initially expected to arrive around Beyoncé’s headline performance at this year’s Coachella festival in April. | The album was initially expected to arrive around Beyoncé’s headline performance at this year’s Coachella festival in April. |
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On Friday night, the couple dedicated a rendition of Forever Young, the Alphaville song sampled on Jay-Z’s 2009 single Young Forever, to the friends and families of the victims of the Grenfell tower fire. Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z wore green heart pin badges in support of the Justice4Grenfell campaign. | On Friday night, the couple dedicated a rendition of Forever Young, the Alphaville song sampled on Jay-Z’s 2009 single Young Forever, to the friends and families of the victims of the Grenfell tower fire. Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z wore green heart pin badges in support of the Justice4Grenfell campaign. |
Beyoncé dedicated "Young Forever" to the Grenfell Tower victims tonight. #OTRII #London pic.twitter.com/I2jpmAxEjt | Beyoncé dedicated "Young Forever" to the Grenfell Tower victims tonight. #OTRII #London pic.twitter.com/I2jpmAxEjt |
Beyoncé and Jay-Z married on 4 April 2008. The couple have three children: Blue Ivy, age six, and twins Sir and Rumi, one. | Beyoncé and Jay-Z married on 4 April 2008. The couple have three children: Blue Ivy, age six, and twins Sir and Rumi, one. |
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