BEYONCE!

OMFG SHE DID IT! Beyonce released her album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg I am seriously going through a fangirl freak out session right now!

Okay okay, let me back up. As a surprise to everyone, Beyonce has not only been recording an album but also shooting music videos in secret all while being on tour! And then to top it all off, she released her album and videos on iTunes in the middle of the night on Thursday without telling anyone at all! This album, affectionately titled Beyonce, features 14 songs and came with 17 music videos. Beyonce's fifth album features people like Frank Ocean, Jay-Z and my husband Drake! She even has a song titled "Blue" featuring her daughter Blue Ivy.      

Beyonce calls her new piece of work a visual album. Beyonce released this statement regarding her album,  "I see music. It's more than just what I hear. When I’m connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music. I miss that experience. Now people only listen to a few seconds of  song on the iPods and they don't really invest in the whole experience. It's all about the single, and the hype. It'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." Okay Beyonce you did it. You shocked the world and nearly sent me to the hospital after suffering from that heart attack!

 Any who, the album is currently being sold only on iTunes until the 20th. The hard copy CDs will hit stores on the 21st and I will most definitely be there so get one!

I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it" in the past, B says in a news release about her unusual tactic. "I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. . . . 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."
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20131214_Sideshow__Beyonc_amazes_world__drops_album__BEYONC__online.html#OCrGfAVjMidv5Xrd.99

I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it" in the past, B says in a news release about her unusual tactic. "I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. . . . 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."
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20131214_Sideshow__Beyonc_amazes_world__drops_album__BEYONC__online.html#OCrGfAVjMidv5Xrd.“Beyonce” sold 80,000 copies in the first three hours of its availability early Friday. 

 'Beyonce' track list is as follows:
1 . "Pretty Hurts"
2. "Haunted"
3. "Drunk in Love" (feat. Jay Z)
4. "Blow"
5. "No Angel"
6. "Partition"
7. "Jealous"
8. "Rocket"
9. "Mine" (feat. Drake)
10. "XO"
11. "***Flawless" (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche)
12. "Superpower" (feat. Frank Ocean)
13. "Heaven"
14. "Blue" (feat. Blue Ivy)

I haven't decided if I'll be doing a CD review post when I get the album. Eh maybe, maybe not. I guess you'll just have to wait and see! :)