Beyoncé's Teasers Prove She's "That Girl" As She Leads The 2023 Grammys". vogue.ph. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023 . Retrieved February 2, 2023. Beyoncé collaborated with several progenitors of dance music on the album, such as Grace Jones ( left) and Nile Rodgers. ( right) Strauss, Matthew (June 30, 2022). "Beyoncé Reveals Artwork for New Album Renaissance". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022 . Retrieved June 30, 2022. Morris, Wesley (July 30, 2022). "America Has a Problem and Beyoncé Ain't It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022 . Retrieved July 31, 2022. While many artists felt honored to have their work sampled on this album, a few took issue with it. One of them being American singer and songwriter Kelis, whose 2003 single " Milkshake" was interpolated on "Energy". Beyoncé sought permission from Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes – the sole writers, producers, and rights owners of "Milkshake" – who subsequently cleared the interpolation. Kelis voiced anger about this, claiming that the Neptunes made her sign an exploitative contract and that she should have been notified of the song's use in advance. In response, the interpolation was removed from "Energy". [114] British tabloid The Sun claimed that English pop duo Right Said Fred said that Beyoncé did not seek permission to interpolate their 1991 single " I'm Too Sexy" on " Alien Superstar". In response, Beyoncé's representative said that the accusation is false, with permission being sought on May 11, 2022, and granted on June 15, noting that the duo had previously spoken of their gratitude for being on the album on social media. [115] Other featured producers on the song include Sonny John Moore, A.G. Cook, Nile Rodgers, Honey Dijon, and Green Velvet.

Other musicians also praised the album for its impact and musicology. British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding said that her then-upcoming album Higher Than Heaven is a dance and house album in the same vein as Renaissance, with Beyoncé taking those genres to a global level. [172] She later said that Renaissance restored her faith in pop music after the genre was heading in a bad direction. [173] American singer SZA said that the album was the biggest risk a mainstream artist has taken in recent years. [174] American musician Sufjan Stevens praised the production on the album, telling Stereogum: "The wizardry on that album is so awesome and frustrating for me as a musician because even if you took out her vocals, I'm still obsessed; I'm still intrigued by the engineering and production that's going on and the harmonic relationship between chords." [175]Best Albums of 2022". NPR. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023 . Retrieved December 12, 2022. Beyoncé puts her gold Melissa Simon-Hartman bodysuit to the test as she walks a ball in this Renaissancephoto. Lopez, Julyssa (August 10, 2022). "Kelman Duran Didn't Expect To Be Part of Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' ". Rolling Stone. Mier, Tomás (July 28, 2022). "Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing "Renaissance" Is First Act of Three-Part Project". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022 . Retrieved July 28, 2022. Jaaroverzichten 2022" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023 . Retrieved January 13, 2023.

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Departing from the glamorous high-fashion of the rest of the images, Beyoncé opts for a soft glam profile in this photograph.contains a sample of "Feels Like", written by Michael Cox and Kevin Bellmon and performed by MikeQ& Kevin Jz Prodigy. While lounging on the same disco ball horse that appears on the album cover for the standard edition of Renaissance, Beyoncé wears a custom-made crystal bodysuit from Dominican designer Giannina Azar, belts into a mic, and raises her cowboy hat to the skies. Danish Music Awards '22". dma22.dk. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022 . Retrieved November 22, 2022.