Beyoncé sounded the alarm on the Fourth of July by releasing her first new song in two years.
The music star dropped “Morning Dew (Donk),” which she wrote with Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, and Darius Dixon and produced with Williams, on Saturday morning.
The track will be included on the 20th anniversary edition of her second album Christmasbegins the 60-day countdown to the re-release and its upcoming birthday on September 4.
Christmas It was first released on Beyoncé’s 25th birthday, September 4, 2006. It was her second No. 1 album, which sold over 541,000 copies in its first week of release and includes hit songs such as “Irreplaceable” and “Ring the Alarm”.
“Morning Dew” was released with a black-and-white lyric video featuring vintage footage directed by Cliff Watts, who filmed Beyoncé’s song. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover in 2007.
The track is a “special gift to her fans” and “a direct nod to her loyal BeyHive,” a statement from Beyoncé’s label Parkwood Entertainment said.
“Morning Dew” is Beyoncé’s first new song since her release Cowboy Carter Country album in March 2024, which earned Beyoncé her long-awaited first album of the year Grammy. Before her win, she was the most nominated artist without a win in this category despite being the most awarded artist in Grammy history.
The new song comes as fans have been eagerly awaiting new music and news about the much-rumored Act III album, which would complete the three-act project that began with renaissance And continue with Cowboy Carter.
a witness Morning dew Lyric video below.
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