Beyoncé is back with another world-stopping surprise album — and this time she brought her husband, Jay-Z, along for the ride.
With no advanced warning or promotion beyond their ability to grab international headlines with every move, popular culture’s first couple — billed here as The Carters — released its long-rumored and teased collaborative album on Saturday evening following a concert in London. In what has become something of a familiar ritual, the sudden release immediately sent fans and the industry into a tizzy.
“Everything Is Love,” the nine-track joint release, appeared initially only on the streaming service Tidal — owned in part by Jay-Z and Beyoncé — at around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, more than 24 hours after most of this week’s new music, once again separating two of pop’s power players from the pack. (Spotify declined to comment and Apple Music did not immediately respond to requests for comment about its plans for the album.)
