the cover image of Renaissance, Beyonce ́ sitting regally in body harness on a luminous horse
Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, Renaissance, has an edge none of her previous studio albums do. Where, for example, 2016’s Lemonade feels overall somber, and 2008’s I Am…Sasha Fierce has more of a mellow, singer-songwriter vibe, Renaissance bites from beginning to end.