1 hour ago, Schami66 said:

Did Beyoncé ever speak about her albums in retroperspective? I want to know what she thinks about her own material with distance.

Thanks in advance, if anyone knows anything.

the only time she did that was the first anniversary of self titled

just played the studio version of flaws and all for the first time in years....and well

we definitely need that re-record.

make it happen giselle

On 6/30/2026 at 8:39 PM, yonsé said:

and this new yorker article is confirmation he was the intital sole director:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/the-black-excellence-of-kahlil-joseph

oh wow yet another batch of unseen footage and looks that will probably never see the light of day

1 hour ago, yonsé said:

just played the studio version of flaws and all for the first time in years....and well

we definitely need that re-record.

make it happen giselle

Or she can release the live record with Dynasty's "Adventures In The Land Of Music" sampled in.

25 minutes ago, AccioEmpireBuilder said:

Or she can release the live record with Dynasty's "Adventures In The Land Of Music" sampled in.

i mean yeah ill take a live version but i would love a studio recording of this very arrangement. sample and everything

3 hours ago, yonsé said:

the only time she did that was the first anniversary of self titled

I really need her to just talk about the music itself though. What made her want to do a visual album, the album she scrapped that had grown woman originally as the lead, how did she discover boots, how she approaches vocal layering, etc. Like 99.99% of this was just her reading a self help book

1 minute ago, QueenB said:

I really need her to just talk about the music itself though. What made her want to do a visual album, the album she scrapped that had grown woman originally as the lead, how did she discover boots, how she approaches vocal layering, etc. Like 99.99% of this was just her reading a self help book

LOL i hear you!

i miss her documentaries telling us how she made her music. i get her not wanting us in the studio with her for lemonade cause it was therapy or whatever but i really hope we get a trilogy doc. i still watch making the gift sometimes just to feel something.

Just now, yonsé said:

LOL i hear you!

i miss her documentaries telling us how she made her music. i get her not wanting us in the studio with her for lemonade cause it was therapy or whatever but i really hope we get a trilogy doc. i still watch making the gift sometimes just to feel something.

Lemme watch this classic, which I think was her best documentary

3 hours ago, yonsé said:

just played the studio version of flaws and all for the first time in years....and well

we definitely need that re-record.

make it happen giselle

The studio version of Resentment is also unlistenable to me. lots of screaming

40 minutes ago, PrettyHurts said:

The studio version of Resentment is also unlistenable to me. lots of screaming

I'm so happy she retired this style of singing. It was a carryover from "Daddy" where several Beyoncés are competing on who could be the loudest. It's like 10 cats screeching at once.

That's why I never really got the hype for "Resentment" until she performed it live lol

Edited July 8Jul 8 by Carbohydrates

If > Resentment

As far as B'Day goes. I never really understood why she paid it absolute dust or why it's so disliked, I always thought the delivery was so much less grating than Resentment (the studio version)

1 hour ago, BGKC said:

If > Resentment

As far as B'Day goes. I never really understood why she paid it absolute dust or why it's so disliked, I always thought the delivery was so much less grating than Resentment (the studio version)

"If" was my fav ballad from b'day for many years. I only appreciated Resentment later with the live versions too

If always sounds like a Rihanna song to me. Its so similar to Unfaithful lol

Slowly coming around (deluding myself lol) to the possibility (possibility) of the re-issue being the ultimate bait-and-switch. Or, at the very least, a potentially quick springboard into Act III.

Maybe conjecture, but I found Hits Daily Double referencing her revving up the engine for Act III when reporting on Donk this week pretty curious. Could just be a guesstimate, but they are an industry-first kind of publication, so maybe they know or are hinting at something?

Bey's schtick is surprise. The slight issue being: there are only so many ways to pull the same stunt. Seeding us news of one thing (i.e. B'Day reissue) could be the ultimate engine to generate authentic surprise should she announce Act III now or right after.

I'm also generally not getting the secrecy around the B'Day reissue rollout thus far. As of right now, we have zero clue if it's a digital-only thing and merely a means of rolling out the bonus tracks and igniting a lil buzz around the anniversary? Or an all-out re-issue with vinyl, etc. If the former, it really could be the ultimate rouse when it comes to announcing Act III soon-ish. If the latter and we're getting physicals, etc, then Act III may indeed NOT be around the corner (she won't hard-sell two different products in close proximity to each other).

Now the Jay show/birthday thing. If it were just her birthday and he had a show, fair. It's effectively just another day. BUT...her promoting B'Day re-issue and her hubby/most frequent collaborator from that album having a show on the same day...a performance feels feasible. Should it happen and go down well, surely it'd make sense to quickly build on the buzz?

Again, all conjecture and it's probably Q1 next year. But we'll see.

Edited July 8Jul 8 by Cbreezy

the way more and more signs point into act iii being EIL 2.0

the mass fan exodus that will occur

id unstan until the next era im not kidding

like this is some truly evil, demented stuff. can't wait for the meltdowns

I'm so in love with this

The track was produced by Bryce Wilson and it was supposed to be on Dangerously in Love but only Hip-Hop Star made it.

Jay was like, "It's not a wrap. We'll definitely take 'Hip-Hop Star,' and 'Settle 4 U' is Beyoncé's favorite record. We don't know what we're going to do with that record, because we have a certain amount that we can put on the album."

14 hours ago, Calypso said:

Post your reactions if she releases Everything Is Still Love on 4th Sep

Don't forget. That reputable journalist wrote in 2022 that ACT II was an acoustic album (which I could see how that could be a conclusion if you're getting info secondhand), and ACT III was another Bey x Jay thing.

I also want to mention, the JayZ/Lincoln Park Numb/Encore collab is being pushed on KIIS FM as of the past week. It has had some rotation.

the meltdowns will be iconic but if the album is good, i won't complain

What are these signs of EIL 2.0 y'all talking about? Now I'm scared 😭

Not the weekly EIL2 talk…

i like EIL so i wouldnt be mad if they did an EP.

I feel so alienated when I say I LOVED EIL.

Summer, Lovehappy, 713, Friends, Boss >>>>>>>>>