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It\u2019s a fool\u2019s errand to try and predict Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s next move, but that\u2019s also the reason it\u2019s so fun. In 2013, she \u201cchanged the game with that digital drop<\/a>\u201d by surprise-releasing her self-titled album on a random December night. Since then, she\u2019s dropped an entire visual album via HBO with Lemonade<\/a>, announced Cowboy Carter via Super Bowl commercial<\/a>, and teased Renaissance visuals<\/a> that don\u2019t exist just for the fun of doing it. Now, the Beyhive is abuzz that Beyonc\u00e9 might be dropping the third act of her current three-act musical project soon. Below, find everything we know can surmise about Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s next project.<\/p>\n The upcoming album will be the third and final act of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s three-album project<\/a>. Each of the albums focuses on and unearths Black culture\u2019s influence over a different genre of music. The first album released was 2022\u2019s Renaissance<\/a>, which took a macro view of hundreds of years of dance music and zeroed on ballroom as a specific focal point. In 2024, she released Cowboy Carter<\/a>, which was a country album about Black folks\u2019 often uncredited influence on that genre. Now, the buzz is that the third act will be a rock album.<\/p>\n On April 30, Beyonc\u00e9 updated her website<\/a> to feature a photo of Destiny\u2019s Child alongside rock legend Stevie Nicks, teasing a potential collaboration. That would make sense, given that on each previous album she has worked with a pioneer of that genre: On Renaissance, she released a \u201cVogue\u201d-heavy remix of \u201cBreak My Soul,\u201d featuring Madonna, and Dolly Parton was featured on Cowboy Carter. Nicks would be a natural collaborator on a potential rock record.<\/p>\n The Beyhive is getting excited at the moment for a few reasons. First, it\u2019s because the time difference between the first two albums was about two years, and it\u2019s now been two years since Cowboy Carter. Second, Beyonc\u00e9 is just generally activated. She posted some random pictures on Instagram<\/a> on April 27 swanning about in a purple dress, then added them to her website. Plus, on Monday, May 4, she\u2019ll be co-hosting the Met Gala<\/a>, and all eyes in the culture will be on her. Just like when she used a Super Bowl commercial to drop Act II, it feels like she might use the Met Gala press to turbo-charge her newest announcement.<\/p>\n At the same time, the only confirmation the Beyhive has actually gotten from Team Parkwood is actually a lack of confirmation. On April 28, a Beyonc\u00e9 fan account tweeted some \u201cinsider\u201d information, including that \u201cMet Gala officially begins the era, shortly after she will announce the album and a new lead single will be released next month.\u201d Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s longtime publicist, Yvette Noel-schure, actively replied to the tweet, saying, \u201cThis is unequivocally false!!\u201d<\/a> Don\u2019t count your eggs until they\u2019re snatched.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n