Less than 24 hours ago, the music world was shocked when Beyonce surprised everyone and unveiled, and released, her new album to the masses. It wasn’t just the sheer shock-factor that a new album had been made available, it was more that it appeared without any singles in support, no PR, no label announcements, and, in an age where album leaks are every-day occurrences, not even the hint of a track appeared online prior. Additionally, to make it even more ‘special’, Beyonce unveiled the album with a full feature-length visual for EVERY SINGLE TRACK, including three special videos.
All in, it truly is a marvel of the power of Beyonce, and the reason why less than 24 hours after release, the self-titled LP is sitting at No 1 in the iTunes Album Charts in over 77 countries! A true world-first.
However, getting down to business, it’s widely-known that the main purpose of singles is to aid an album’s sales, so it comes as no surprise that Camp Beyonce are readying official singles to support the LP.
According to Billboard, sources close to the publication have strongly pointed that next week will see two singles be released off Beyonce’s album simultaneously. The first, Drunk In Love, which features Beyonce’s iconic rapping husband Jay Z (and also sequels the duos 2003 mega-hit Crazy In Love) will be closely followed by Blow, produced by Pharrell Williams.
It’s then widely expected that ballad XO, written by OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder alongside The-Dream will follow in 2014 as the first release next year.
As we’re sure you’re aware, BEYONCE, by Beyonce, is out now. Hit the iTunes link below to download (physical copies are expected to be released once iTunes’ one-week exclusivity expires), and take a watch of a preview of every video off the album too.
