Beyoncé Drops New Self-Titled “Visual Album”, Tells No-One

In a move sure to generate its own healthy amount of buzz, Queen Bey herself Beyoncé has just dropped her latest album worldwide on iTunes, with zero fanfare. Simply titled Beyoncé, the new record is described as a “Visual Album” and contains 14 tracks, packaged with accompanying videos.

Beyoncé contains a total of 17 videos, one for each track on the album and three bonus videos, Grown Woman, Yonce and a credits clip. The album features guest appearances from Drake, Frank Ocean and family members Jay-Z and Blue Ivy.

In a trailer for the record (below) Beysus explains the concept behind the record:

“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 emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies and they’re all connected to the music.

“And I think it’s one of the reasons why I wanted to do a visual album. I wanted people to hear the songs with the story that’s in my head cause that’s what makes it mine. That vision in my brain is what I wanted people to experience the first time.”

The release strategy is an intriguing one, considering that the album was dropped at midnight US east coast time and was previously unannounced. There’s sure to be more news on this very welcome surprise in the coming hours.

In the meantime, check out the new intro video, clips from all the vids, artwork and tracklist below. Beyoncé is available through iTunes right now.

Watch: Beyoncé – Part 1 Of Self-Titled

Beyoncé Visual Album track listing

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)

15. Pretty Hurts (Video)
Beyoncé "Pretty Hurts" :30 Preview

16. Ghost (Video)
Beyoncé "Ghost" :30 Preview

17. Haunted (Video)
Beyoncé "Haunted" :30 Preview

18. Drunk in Love (feat. Jay Z) [Video]
Beyoncé "Drunk In Love" featuring Jay Z :30 Preview

19. Blow (Video)
Beyoncé "Blow" :30 Preview

20. No Angel (Video)
Beyoncé "No Angel" :30 Preview

21. Yoncé (Video)
Beyoncé "Yoncé" :30 Preview

22. Partition (Video)
Beyoncé "Partition" :30 Preview

23. Jealous (Video)
Beyoncé "Jealous" :30 Preview

24. Rocket (Video)
Beyoncé "Rocket" :30 Preview

25. Mine (feat. Drake) [Video]
Beyoncé "Mine" featuring Drake :30 Preview

26. XO (Video)
Beyoncé "XO" :30 Preview

27. ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche) [Video]
Beyoncé "***Flawless" featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie :30 Preview

28. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean) [Video]
Beyoncé "Superpower" featuring Frank Ocean :30 Preview

29. Heaven (Video)
Beyoncé "Heaven" :30 Preview

30. Blue (feat. Blue Ivy) [Video]
Beyoncé "Blue" featuring Blue Ivy :30 Preview

31. Grown Woman (Bonus Video)
Beyoncé "Grown Woman" :30 Preview

32. Credits (Video)

Beyoncé Self-Titled Artwork

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