By Maria Sherman, AP Music Author
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is stuffed with surprises — and on March 12, dropped yet one more one. Her forthcoming album has a reputation: “Act II: Cowboy Carter.”
The title was revealed on Bey’s official web site, together with particulars on a number of restricted version CD, vinyl and field set releases.
“Act II: Cowboy Carter” arrives March 29.
Beyoncé first introduced the information of an album final month after starring in a Verizon business through the Tremendous Bowl that ended with the celebrity saying, “They prepared, drop the brand new music.” The principle particulars in regards to the launch had been a cryptic Instagram video with nation iconography that teased “act ii” popping out in March. (Beyoncé’s 2022 album “Renaissance” is regularly known as “Act I: Renaissance.”)
Quickly after, she launched two new nation tracks — “Texas Maintain ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” These releases made Beyoncé the primary Black lady to prime Billboard’s nation music chart.