Eerder hingen hier en daar al wat geruchten in de lucht, maar vandaag dropt Beyoncé vanuit het niets haar vijfde studio-album op iTunes. En alsof dit niet genoeg is, geeft zij hierbij ook zeventien video's cadeau. De clips zijn geschoten in onder andere Houston, New York City, Parijs, Sydney en Rio de Janeiro.
Op het album staan onder meer features met Jay Z, Drake, Frank Ocean, Kelly Rowland en dochter Blue Ivy. Over de productie is nog vrijwel niets bekend. De titel van het album is Beyoncé . Op haar Facebook heeft ze een vanochtend een video met de titel 'Self-Titled' geplaatst, hierin legt zij het één en ander uit over deze release. “I didn’t want to release my music the way I’ve done it. I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There’s so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn’t want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it’s ready and from me to my fans.” // . Het album is hier te downloaden via iTunes en hieronder is de gehele tracklist te bekijken. Tracklist 1. Pretty Hurts 2. Haunted 3. Drunk in Love (Featuring Jay Z) 4. Blow/Cherry 5. No Angel 6. Yoncé/Partition 7. Jealous 8. Rocket 9. Mine (Featuring Drake) 10. XO 11. ***Flawless (Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) 12. Superpower (Featuring Frank Ocean) 13. Heaven 14. Blue (Featuring Blue Ivy) Beyoncé video's (previews) 1. Pretty Hurts – Directed by Melina Matsoukas 2. Ghost – Directed by Pierre Debusschere 3. Haunted – Directed by Jonas Akerlund 4. Drunk in Love – Directed by Hype Williams 5. Blow – Directed by Hype Williams 6. No Angel – Directed by @lilinternet 7. Yoncé – Directed by Ricky Saiz 8. Partition – Directed by Jake Nava 9. Jealous – Directed by Beyoncé, Francesco Carrozzini & Todd Tourso 10. Rocket – Directed by Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Bill Kirstein 11. Mine – Directed by Pierre Debusschere 12. XO – Directed by Terry Richardson 13. ***Flawless – Directed by Jake Nava 14. Superpowe r – Directed by Jonas Akerlund 15. Heaven – Directed by Beyoncé & Todd Tourso 16. Blue – Directed by Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Bill Kirstein BONUS VIDEO – Grown Woman – Directed by Jake Nava