Renaissance has been described as having “fierce club energy”, “a joyous soundtrack to a hot girl summer” and being an “endless party”.

The Telegraph predicted it “will be filling dance floors for years to come”.

Writer James Hall says it is “a tribute to two forms of music: late-1980s and early-1990s house, and disco.

“It is peppered with sounds that anyone watching reruns of Top of the Pops from that era on BBC Four will be instantly familiar with,” he wrote.

Thanking fans for not listening to a leaked version, Beyoncé wrote online: “I appreciate you for calling out anyone that was trying to sneak into the club early.

“It means the world to me. Thank you for your unwavering support. Thank you for being patient.”

The Guardian gave the track list of 16 songs four out of five stars, describing it as “unapologetically escapist” where the singer “unleashes everything from disco bangers to global house hedonism”.

Tara Joshi wrote: “Beyoncé was never going to make a corny ‘live, laugh, love’ record, and her rebirth finds her in the role of siren luring us to the dancefloor.

“It’s a celebration of living abundantly and outside the realms of others’ expectations, and acts as a reminder of how rare it is to witness this hyper-disciplined artist simply having fun on her own terms. “

However, Joshi believes the release “falls short of being Beyoncé’s best full-length”.

Pitchfork’s Dylan Green claims it’s “the most unabashedly fun new Beyoncé record since 2006’s B-Day”.

He describes Beyoncé as “one of the only living musicians who can stop the world with new music” who has put out an album with a “staggering amount of talent in one place” – referring to collaborations with Grace Jones, Skrillex and Drake.

“Her chants of ‘the category is…’ and other language used within ball culture and queer communities also stand out in the music,” he wrote.

“Dance music of all stripes was built by queer artists, and that history hovers through.”

Renaissance is the first instalment of a three-album project recorded during the pandemic.

“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” Beyoncé wrote on Instagram.

“It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving”.

Rolling Stone’s critic Mosi Reeves notes “every song is an uptempo track that has the potential to joyously redefine dance floors, living rooms, and car singalongs in 2022 and beyond”.

He says it is the first record from Beyoncé in nearly 20 years “to completely omit” ballads from the track listing – referencing some of her previous hits such as Halo and Irreplaceable.

“This is an album about letting go and having a good time,” writes Will Hodgkinson in The Times, saying the superstar “appears to have discovered the sweaty, messy world of club culture” for the first time.

“Beyoncé, whose singing is as dynamic as it has ever been, has replaced overthinking with disco grooving,” he said.

“It doesn’t seem like a bad way of dealing with the age of anxiety.”

Most people recognize country singer Shania Twain’s music immediately (we dare you not to sing along to Man! I Feel Like a Woman!). But, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the musician. The 56-year-old was forced to take a break from the spotlight to recover from a mysterious illness. In a new Netflix documentary, Not Just a Girl, the queen of country pop opens up about her battle with Lyme disease, and how she thought it would end her singing career.

While touring in 2003 to promote her new music, Twain’s life was turned upside down by a tick bite she got while horseback riding.

“The tick was infected with Lyme disease, and I did get Lyme disease,” the star says in the documentary. “My symptoms were quite scary because before I was diagnosed, I was on stage very dizzy. I was losing my balance, I was afraid I was gonna fall off the stage…I was having these very, very, very millisecond blackouts, but regularly, every minute or every 30 seconds.”

The Canadian singer also feared that the illness would impact her voice, especially after she started to lose control over her vocals. “My voice was never the same again,” she says. “I thought I’d lose my voice forever. I thought that was it, [and] I would never, ever sing again.”

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Twain previously opened up about her Lyme disease diagnosis, which led her to undergo open-throat surgery and take a break from the spotlight. The Grammy winner revealed to Extra the surgeries were “very intense” and “very different from a vocal cord operation.” She eventually returned to the stage in 2017.

“I remember thinking and people saying, ‘Where’s Shania Twain? Where did she go?’” The You’re Still the One singer said in an interview with Sunday with Willie Geist, per People. “It was devastating. I was very sad about it to the point where I just—I felt I had no other choice but to accept it—and that I would never sing again.”

She revealed in an interview with ITV’s Loose Women that doctors originally didn’t know what was causing her symptoms. “It took years to get to the bottom of what was affecting my voice, and I would say probably a good seven years before a doctor was able to find out that it was nerve damage to my vocal cords directly caused by Lyme disease, and I was just out horseback riding in the forest when I got bit by a tick, a Lyme tick.”

The singer spent time healing her throat and recovering through therapy but said she “was morning the expression of my voice.” She added, “It would have killed me not to be able to ever sing again. I wasn’t going to let my life be over. But I would have been very sad and I have mourned that forever.”

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease (a disease transmitted to humans from anthropods) in the United States. It is transmitted through a bite from an infected black-legged tick. If left untreated, symptoms can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The most common symptoms of Lyme disease that pop up within three to 30 days of a bite typically include:

• Fever
• Chills
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Muscle and joint aches
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Erythema migrans rash (bullseye rash)

You can also experience these symptoms months after infection, according to the CDC:

• Severe headaches and neck stiffness
• Rashes on other areas of the body
• Facial palsy
• Arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling
• Intermittent pain in tendons, muscles, joints, and bones
• Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat (called Lyme carditis)
• Episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath
• Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
• Nerve pain
• Shooting pains, numbness, or tingling in the hands or feet

Lyme disease is most commonly diagnosed from symptoms or known exposure to ticks. It is often treated successfully with antibiotics, according to the CDC.

We’re so glad to hear Twain’s powerful vocals again, and can’t wait to see what’s in store for the singer.

ONE OF THEM ONES TOUR WITH LIL BABY KICKS OFF JULY 15^TH

[New York, NY – June 24, 2022] Global superstar Chris Brown drops his highly anticipated 12^th studio album BREEZY via RCA Records – click here to listen. The 24-track project is star-studded, enlisting features from major artists such as H.E.R., Jack Harlow, Bryson Tiller and more. Additionally, Brown released the visual today for “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” featuring Fivio Foreign – click here to watch. This week Chris also dropped his “WE (Warm Embrace)” video starring himself alongside hitmaker Normani – click here to watch.You can hear the new record live on his One Of Them Ones Tour this summer with Lil Baby, kicking off July 15th – click here to purchase tickets.

 Listen to BREEZY: https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/BREEZY

Watch “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” featuring Fivio Foreign: https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/CAB

Watch “WE (Warm Embrace)”: https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/warmembrace/youtube 

Previously, Chris Brown released his well-received full-length mixtape Slime & B with Young Thug,  which featured the hit single “Go Crazy,” and the release of the remix featuring Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk and Latto. Throughout his career, Brown has continued to break records – even his own – and received a plethora of accolades. The original version of “Go Crazy” topped his single “No Guidance” as the longest running #1 song on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at 28 weeks and counting. In the past two years alone, he’s garnered nominations and wins from multiple award shows. “Go Crazy” won three Soul Train Awards in 2020 for Song of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Dance Performance and garnered seven more nominations in 2021. He was also nominated for seven Billboard Music Awards, including Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album and Top R&B Song (“Go Crazy”), four BET Awards including Video of the Year (“Go Crazy”) and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, two BET Hip-Hop Awards for Best Hip-Hop Video (“Go Crazy”) and Best Duo or Group, two MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Song (for two songs – “Go Crazy” and “Come Through” with H.E.R.) and one 2022 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration – Contemporary (“Go Crazy (Remix)” with Young Thug, Lil Durk, Future and Latto).

A chart-topping force, Brown has made more Billboard Hot 100 entries since the start of his career than any contemporary male singer alive to date, and with his new album BREEZY, will continue to break records.

 Buy/Stream BREEZY:
https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/BREEZY

Watch “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” featuring Fivio Foreign:
https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/CAB

Watch “WE (Warm Embrace)”:
https://chrisbrown.lnk.to/warmembrace/youtube

Watch “Iffy”:
https://smarturl.it/xiffy/YouTube

BREEZY Tracklist:
01 Till The Wheels Fall Off feat. Lil Durk & Capella Grey
02 C.A.B. (Catch A Body) feat. Fivio Foreign
03 Pitch Black
04 Possessive feat. Lil Wayne & BLEU
05 Addicted feat. Lil Baby
06 Call Me Every Day feat. WizKid
07 Closure feat. H.E.R.
08 Need You Right Here feat. Bryson Tiller
09 Sex Memories feat. Ella Mai
10 Hmhmm feat. EST GEE
11 Psychic feat. Jack Harlow
12 Show It feat. BLXT
13 Sleep At Night 
14 Passing Time          
15 WE (Warm Embrace)  
16 Forbidden                                                  
17 Bad Then A Beach feat. Tory Lanez
18 Survive The Night             
19 Dream  
20 Slide                        
21 Harder  
22 On Some New Shit            
23 Luckiest Man  
24 Iffy  

Keep Up With Chris Brown:
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About Chris Brown:

Chris Brown, a consummate entertainer who has shifted the climate of R&B culture since his eponymous 2005 debut, has sold in excess of 40 million albums worldwide and has surpassed over 10 billion audio streams across digital outlets to date. Brown has won more than 125 awards including a Grammy Award for his album F.A.M.E. in 2011 and has amassed over 13.7 billion YouTube views – including over 40 music videos that each have more than 100 million views earning him the title of male artist with the most Vevo certified videos ever and ‘Diamond’ status from the streaming platform.

A chart-topping force, Brown has made more Billboard Hot 100 entries since the start of his career than any contemporary male singer alive to date, spending 160 consecutive weeks charting on the Hot 100. Albums from recent years include 2017’s Heartbreak on a Full Moon, which spent more than a year on the Billboard Hot 200 and 2019’s INDIGO, which marked his third U.S. No. 1 album, has been streamed over 5.7 billion times and contained the hit song “No Guidance” featuring Drake. His 2020 album, Slime & B, is a collaboration with Young Thug that has accrued over 1.8 billion streams worldwide since its release and includes the hypnotizing smash hit “Go Crazy,” which has been his biggest radio hit since 2008. Now, with the release of his new album BREEZY out now via RCA Records, Chris is ready to have a breezy summer and play the new project live while on his One of Them Ones tour with Lil Baby.

An accomplished entrepreneur and business owner, Brown’s tenacity behind his venture into fashion with his Black Pyramid brand has transformed his business from a digital fashion giant to acquiring a worldwide distribution deal and being carried in major retailers globally. In addition, Brown’s commitment to philanthropy is as important to him as his professional pursuits – including his dedication to the Symphonic Love Foundation, a charitable organization that he founded which supports and creates arts programs for youth. Brown has also donated his time and resources to various non-for-profit organizations including St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Best Buddies, Hurricane Harvey victims, and Colin Kaepernick’s “10 for 10” million-dollar pledge.