RENAISSANCE: The internet’s reactions remain undefeated
Beyoncé’s new album ‘RENAISSANCE’ finally arrived this week and, to the surprise of exactly no one, it is AMAZING.
Queen B occupies the top 9 spots on both the global and US Apple Music songs charts with tracks from RENAISSANCE and scored the biggest opening-day streams for an album by a female artist on global Spotify this year (43.25 million).
“I’M THAT GIRL” went straight to #1 on US Spotify with over 1.66 million streams, opening at #10 on the global chart, with over 3.882 million plays.
The album is already expected to debut at #1 in the US, becoming her seventh #1 album as a soloist, and the first album released by a woman this year to hit #1.
Let’s see how fans reacted to the record:
Beyoncé dedicated this project to her gay uncle who passed because of HIV, included legendary Black queer people, and nodded to ballroom. THIS is how you use a notoriously BLACK & QUEER sound (house music). THIS. it’s genuinely this simple.
— IG: 5hahem (@shaTIRED) July 30, 2022
beyoncé made renaissance for pretty people, girls with good p*ssy, the gays and bad bitches.
— BEYTHOVEN is ripping PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA (@beyonceparkwood) July 29, 2022
Beyoncé really saw the girls were putting out 2 minute appetizers with no bridges no hooks no harmonies and said pic.twitter.com/pqUtXW8dWX
— ✨ (@heyjaeee) July 29, 2022
Beyonce walked into that studio, did 4 lines of coke, texted Billy Porter “lol FAGGOT”, put her CLIT directly on the mic for an hour and hit record. 12/10 #RENAISSANCE
— I blame myself (@delusionalhulk) July 29, 2022
“Uncle Johnny made my dress. That cheap spandex she looks a mess” -Beyoncé on sustainability and the dangers of fast fashion
— Mother Mysa (@Brieyonce) July 30, 2022
The YT gays are saying Beyoncé didn’t make an effort on Renaissance…which lets me know she did everything right. #Rennaissance
— Church Boy 🦂 (@suprsaiyanwayne) July 29, 2022
these transitions between every song #RENAISSANCE pic.twitter.com/z21zkKPhcw
— justin • alien superstar stan (@justinzdomain) July 29, 2022
every time i listen to summer renaissance pic.twitter.com/8I5EHWPDt6
— stefanos (@yoncexcivus) July 29, 2022
beyoncé a little too good at this gay shit fr like what u getting down to
— ceo of kory (@korysverse) July 29, 2022
My neighbors hearing IM THAT GIRL start again after SUMMER RENAISSANCE pic.twitter.com/xNym1zc0LH
— Lexi (@lexinovaa) July 29, 2022
Beyoncé: bad bitches to the left, money bitches to the right
Me trying to run both ways: pic.twitter.com/BXjXum6mv4— MAMA BEAR (@BCherise) July 29, 2022
#Renaissance is for the boys that always picked the female characters on Tekken
— $aint $mith 🕊 (@SaintSmith_) July 30, 2022
renaissance has disrupted my beyoncé album power ranking it’s looking scary for my current top 3 pic.twitter.com/5ROYwd3KqB
— no (@zedonarrival) July 29, 2022
Since Beyoncé has dropped a fucking ✨masterpiece✨ into our souls, it feels like a good time to tell you that Beyoncé sat behind me in 9th grade world geography at our performing arts high school in Houston Texas, and she used to braid my hair and I haven’t washed it since.
— Stephanie Wittels Wachs (@wittelstephanie) July 29, 2022
Beyonce and these tender ass fall off the bone transitions.. pic.twitter.com/GkY2xtD1qm
— THIQUE (@ScottieBeam) July 29, 2022
Alright Beyoncé, the album is out. Now let’s talk business. How much these concert tickets finna be? #renaissance pic.twitter.com/2tEor54I1G
— Relentlessly Gay (@YeastFezco) July 29, 2022
Beyoncé works hard but drag queens learning all the lyrics to these songs and coming up with a dance routine to perform at the club tonight work harder
— ✨ (@heyjaeee) July 29, 2022
If this what Beyoncé was doing in the house the whole quarantine, LOCK US BACK UP!!!!!!
— Urethra Franklin III (@SpideRhon) July 29, 2022
Jay-Z: Can I record a verse for your album?
Beyoncé: #Renaissance pic.twitter.com/lgBgr8DuU4— 👽🤩 (@the__prototype) July 29, 2022
Omg! Listening to Beyoncé’s album explains why Drake named his album “Honestly, Nevermind.”
— church girl (@KiaSpeaks) July 29, 2022
Nobody:
Beyoncé on “Cozy” #RENAISSANCE pic.twitter.com/9NsSao38ie— Lendryx (@Iendryx) July 29, 2022
beyoncé going to bed tonight knowing that #RENAISSANCE is one of the strongest bodies of work released this century pic.twitter.com/0BWwqNpNGk
— Azula’s Therapist (@ohgodjohnwhy) July 29, 2022
Not “Church Girl” is a twerk anthem?!? now Beyoncé pic.twitter.com/cSpm9Kvb0T
— Amiyah Scott (@KingAmiyahScott) July 29, 2022
this album is for sexy hot ppl so if it’s not hitting for you… i have some news
— ✯ (@crispypunxni) July 29, 2022
BEYONCE DEADASS TOOK MY HAND AND IS DRAGGING ME TO EVERY CLUB
— THIQUE (@ScottieBeam) July 29, 2022
Beyoncé didn’t just make “a” skipless album, she made a 16 TRACK ALBUM SKIPLESS.
— kira jackson is pure thique honey 🍯 (@thekirajackson) July 29, 2022
From start to finish this album is a MASTER CLASS. In finesse. In syncopation. In transition. In Black cultural revelry. In world making. In sensorial landscaping. In PLAY. In pleasure. In subversion.
This is a WORK OF ART. A BODY OF WORK. What a time to be alive!! #RENAISSANCE— Black Poetix as Prescription (@YesAurielle) July 29, 2022
beyonce walked into the studio with a strap on and fucked the mic
— toshi (@S4NTANNY) July 29, 2022
Not Beyoncé extending Pride month through July.
— Lil Uzi Hurt 🥺 (@lostblackboy) July 29, 2022
so basically Beyoncé really said “touch that shuffle button and I’ll murk your ass” because these TRANSITIONS are smoother than good ripe avocado!!!
— km (@theadultkim) July 29, 2022
The fact we all thought "America has a Problem" was gonna be political when Beyoncé basically said… "I'm the baddest bitch in America, and I'm THEE problem!"
— Urethra Franklin III (@SpideRhon) July 29, 2022