Beyoncé has just dropped a SURPRISE album and fans are super excited
'Homecoming' is out now
Last updated 17th Apr 2019
After many rumours, surrounding new music, Beyoncé has just surprised fans by dropping a new album called 'Homecoming'. The new album contains live versions of many of her hits including, 'Crazy In Love', 'Mi Gente', 'Who Run The World (Girls)' and of course, no live album would be complete without 'Single Ladies'.
Beyoncé's new album comes on the same day that her Netflix documentary, that was previously confirmed, is released on the streaming platform. Announcing her new album on on Twitter, Beyoncé revealed the artwork and told her fans '#HOMECOMING out now. http://www.beyonce.com'.
Within just a couple of hours, Beyoncé's tweet has now received more than 25K likes and thousands of comments, with fans very excited to hear all of these amazing live tracks on one album. One fan commented, 'Legend. Queen of the Earth. Best Performer of All-time. Artist of the Century. Inventor of Everything Slayful and Joyful.', with another saying, 'MASTERPIECE 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾'.
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Beyoncé's tweet earlier today is the first time she has tweeted since June 2018, which in itself has got her fans very excited, with one saying, 'I will tell my grandchildren I was awake for the Beyoncé tweet' and another tweeting, 'YOU TWEETED???? WHAT???? IS THIS REAL????'. sic
The 'Single Ladies' singer's new album has dropped on the same day as her new Netflix documentary, Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé, which was confirmed earlier this month.
WATCH: The trailer for Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé below
Netflix describe the show as an 'intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance', as it reveals 'the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.'
Beyoncé's performance at Coachella was one of the most talked about performances of the year. During the performance she wowed fans by reuniting with her former Destiny's Child band mates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
Swipe to the shows to look forward to on Netflix...
Nightflyers
Based on a short book, set in the future, Nightflyers follows a crew of explorers on a journey on the most advanced ship in the galaxy, The Nightflyer. As they near their destination, they discover their ship might actually be taking them towards deadly and unspeakable horrors!
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
Star Trek: Discovery is back for another series! The first season of Star Trek: Discovery featured a new ship, new characters, and new missions, while staying true to the original franchise.
The Umbrella Academy
Based on a popular, award-winning comics and graphic novels, The Umbrella Academy follows forty-three babies who are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women. Seven of the children are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, however as teenagers the family becomes fractured.
The Rain Season 2
The first season of The Rain was released in 2018 and has been so successful it's back once again in 2019. The Rain is set six years after a brutal virus carried by the rain wipes out almost all humans in Scandinavia. However, two Danish siblings have survived and emerge from the safety of their bunker to find all remnants of civilisation gone.
Our Planet
Our Planet was filmed over four years, and combines the spectacular photography of Planet Earth with an unprecedented look at the planet's remaining wilderness areas and their animal inhabitants.
ELITE Season 2
ELITE returns for another season in 2019. Following the children at Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain, in the first season viewers got to see what happened when three working class kids were admitted to the elite school after their academy was destroyed by an earthquake.
Disenchantment Season 2
From the creator of The Simpsons, Disenchantment returns for a second season. This adult animated comedy fantasy series was super popular earlier this year and returns for Netflix in 2019.
Stranger Things 3
Another popular Netflix series that we can watch is Stranger Things 3.
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