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21.06.2022 - 14:45 / officialcharts.com
Beyoncé has, and always will be, the definition of a superstar.
Seemingly destined for greatness from the moment she first stepped out as a member of Destiny's Child, Beyoncé's dedication to her craft has seen her live many different creative lives, emerging out of the last decade as one of the most vindicated and celebrated performers of her generation.
Her music backs up; across six (soon to be seven) solo studio albums, one curated soundtrack and a collaboration with husband Jay Z, Beyoncé has explored every facet of modern-pop music possible; from irresistible soul-fused R&B (Countdown), wistful synth-pop (XO) and politically-charged hip-hop anthems (Formation).
Across her career, Beyoncé has achieved 35 Top 40 singles including five UK Number 1s; Crazy In Love and Deja Vu, both with Jay Z, Beautiful Liar with Shakira, If I Were A Boy, and Telephone with Lady Gaga. Now a new era is upon us - with the release of Queen Bey's upcoming seventh album Renaissance, and its dance-infused lead single Break My Soul.
Today, the Official Charts Company is happy to present Beyoncé's updated Official Top 40 biggest songs in the UK, to celebrate the release of Break My Soul.
Before we reveal the Top 40 in full, however, here's a closer look at the Top 5:
To the left, to the left! The biggest hit from Beyoncé's sophomore record B'Day, Irreplaceable was co-written by Ne-Yo and has since served as a handy starting point for anyone ever wanting to move their ex's stuff out of their house. It's Bey's fourth most-streamed song in the UK overall - with plays in excess of 94 million.
2008 was a big year for Beyoncé, who launched her ambitious third album I Am...Sasha Fierce with two double-A side singles, to reflect the duality of its
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If Beyoncé‘s surprise return to British Voguewasn’t enough for her fans, the 40-year-old singer has more to satiate their hunger! On Friday, both Beyoncé and Vogue‘s Instagram page shared a look behind the scenes of the iconic July cover shoot, featuring the singer’s latest single as the perfect soundtrack.
Porcupine Tree - comprising members Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison - see their eleventh studio album Closure / Continuation enter at Number 2, just behind reigning chart supremo Harry Styles - becoming the group’s first-ever UK Top 5 record. Prior to this, the English experimental rockers enjoyed two UK Top 40 albums; 2007’s Fear of a Blank Planet (31) and 2009 release The Incident (23) and a further three Top 100 outings. The band’s new LP also tops this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart. See Porcupine Tree’s full Official Charts history here.
Beyoncé's surprise return to British wasn't enough for her fans, the 40-year-old singer has more to satiate their hunger! On Friday, both Beyoncé and 's Instagram page shared a look behind the scenes of the iconic July cover shoot, featuring the singer's latest single as the perfect soundtrack.The video gives fans an inside look at the «vision of glittering retro-futurism» conceived by the magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, photographer Rafael Pavarotti and the superstar herself. The shoot references the tropes of club life from the mid-'80s to the millennium, with co-styling by Marni Senofonte, incorporating «everything from Harris Reed headdresses to Schiaparelli Haute Couture.»Beyoncé's interview with Enninful was the first look into what fans can expect from the singer's long-awaited seventh studio album and her first solo album in six years, Enninful shared that Beyoncé contributed the long creative process to the pandemic.
Renaissance—or, at least, “act one”—on July 29, Beyoncé has shared the first look at her album art. The artwork features a mostly-naked Beyoncé embodying the image of Lady Godiva on a celestial CGI horse.“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” Beyoncé wrote in the caption on June 30. “It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving.
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Following on from its surprise release last week, Beyoncé's comeback banger Break My Soul becomes the UK's Number 1 Trending Song.
here and watch the video for the title track below.Taking part in a Twitter Q+A after their release, LaPlante went on to say that ‘Rotoscope’ was inspired by Garbage while ‘Sew Me Up’ has a deliberate Limp Bizkit/Wes Borland vibe.She went on to say that “these songs are taking you on a journey as I try to trace my steps and figure out why I have the issues and mental health difficulties that I do”. She also teased that the band “have more songs but I don’t know when we will keep working on them yet, might make more new ones too”.Out Now 1.
Big Freedia and singer Robin S. have both shared reactions to their songs being sampled on Beyoncé‘s comeback single, ‘Break My Soul’.The single, which was released on Monday (June 20), prominently samples Freedia’s 2014 track ‘Explode’ from her album ‘Just Be Free’.
Thania Garcia Earlier this week, Beyoncé surprise-dropped her first single “Break My Soul,” from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album “Renaissance.” The pulsating dance track samples Robin S’ 1993 hit “Show Me Love,” and the beloved house artist appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to share her gratitude for the inclusion.“This is Robin S, and this message goes out to the Queen Bey herself, Beyoncé, to Jay-Z, to the entire team,” she said during her interview. “Thank you so much for giving me my flowers while I’m still alive.
The upbeat dance track features co-writing credits for Allen George and Fred McFarlane and Big Freedia due to samples of both "Show Me Love" by Robin S by the former and 2014 bounce track "Explode" from the latter. The Big Freedia sample acts as a mission statement for the song, with Freedia saying: "Release ya anger/Release ya mind/Release ya job/Release the time/Release ya trade/Release ya stress/Release the love/Forget the rest." Producers on the track are Beyoncé, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, BlaqNmilD, and Jay-Z. Read Next: New Beyoncé song “Break My Soul” out tonight at midnight "Break My Soul" is the first single from Bey's forthcoming album Renaissance, due July 29.
Beyoncé took the Beyhive and beyond by storm the previous week when she revealed through her new British Vogue feature that she was releasing new music.MORE: Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy looks identical to famous mom during rare appearance with Jay-ZThe superstar singer has now revealed that the album's first bit of new music, a song titled Break My Soul, will be released at midnight ET.VIDEO: Beyoncé's daughters Rumi and Blue Ivy are all grown-up in new videoHowever, the news came in a way that you'd almost blink and miss, as she made the announcement with the help of her bios on social media.Beyoncé changed the bio on each of her social media platforms to read: "6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET." While no other details of the album have been released, it could be possible that the song is the sixth from the tracklist.MORE: Beyoncé's twins Sir and Rumi steal the show in rare family photo with big sister Blue IvyFans quickly started taking over social media in a frenzy over the understated announcement, with one writing: "Beyoncé making Friday releases the industry standard and then turning around and releasing new music on a Tuesday again is peak Beyoncé behavior." Beyoncé announced the news simply by changing her social media biosAnother quipped: "Going to have a night shift when Beyoncé is dropping so there better be nothing to do while the song drops," while a third also said: "Beyoncé song drop at 12.
No backing out now!
Kate Bush tops this week’s Official Singles Chart with Running Up That Hill, 37 years after the song’s release, breaking a slew of Official Chart records in the process, the Official Charts Company can confirm.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Bey Hive, rejoice: a new Beyonce album is coming.
She first charted with Number 1 single Wuthering Heights back in 1978 and, while she's had an undeniably-illustrious career ever since, Kate Bush has never before experienced mainstream popularity quite like this.
Beyoncé has announced her return to music, with the superstar revealing that she's set to release a new album, Renaissance, in the near future. The star, 40, had hinted towards her return over recent weeks, and has now marked the highly anticipated moment with a stunning cover shoot for iconic magazine British Vogue.
If lockdown taught us anything, it’s that it’s probably never a good idea to cut your own fringe. We’ve heard countless stories of people going full DIY, only to be left with uneven, zig-zag-esque bangs – but somehow Beyoncé has just managed to make this look stylish.