Beyoncé and Jay-Z surprise dropped a joint album titled ‘Everything is Love’ last night (June 16).
Billed as ‘The Carters’, the album marks the couple’s first full-length release together. They have previously collaborated on singles such as ‘Crazy in Love’, ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ and ‘Drunk in Love’.
News of the album’s release was announced during their On The Run show in London last night, which saw screens project tthe message “album out now” following the premiere of the ‘APES**T’ video.
You can watch the video for ‘APES**T’ below, which was directed by Ricky Saiz. He previously worked with Beyoncé on her ‘Yoncé’ project.
You can see the track listing and album cover artwork for ‘Everything is Love’ below.
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Everything is Love artwork:
Everything is Love tracklist:
01. SUMMER
02. APESHIT
03. BOSS
04. NICE
05. 713
06. FRIENDS
07. HEARD ABOUT US
08. BLACK EFFECT
09. LOVEHAPPY
You can stream the album in full over on Tidal. The couple also released bonus track ‘SALUD!’ which you can stream there too.
‘APESH**T’ features guests Offset and Quavo of Migos, while Ty Dolla $ign collaborates with the couple on ‘BOSS’.
TV on the Radio frontman Dave Sitek contributes to ‘LOVEHAPPY’, while Pharrell Williams sings on ‘NICE’ and also has co-writing credits on ‘APES**T’ and ‘NICE’.
One twitter user also pointed out that during Beyonce’s Coachella performance in April, she teased the release by signing a ‘6’ and a ‘3’. ‘Everything is Love’ was released 63 days after that performance.
it's been 63 days since coachella……. she tried to tell us i have NO WORDS. pic.twitter.com/TzElVlu38W
— ?micks. (@byemicks) June 17, 2018
During their On The Run II show in London on Friday (June 15), Beyoncé and Jay-Z also dedicated the song ‘Young Forever’ to the victims of Grenfell. “I’d like to dedicate this song to the friends and families of the victims of Grenfell,” Beyoncé told the crowd. The couple were also wearing green hearts to show their support for the Justice 4 Grenfell campaign.