dailyloe.com – Speculation about Beyoncé’s next album has intensified after a fan question to Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams. The question was asked during Williams’ concert at The Fillmore in Maryland on Wednesday. A fan directly asked if Williams would appear on Beyoncé’s highly anticipated upcoming album. This fueled existing fan theories about the album’s direction.
Fans believe Beyoncé’s next project will be ‘Act III’ in a musical trilogy. The trilogy began with the dance-focused album ‘Renaissance’, known as Act I. Act II was the country album ‘Cowboy Carter’, blending country music with Beyoncé’s southern roots. Many now speculate Act III will see Beyoncé attempt to conquer rock and roll.
Recent hints, including a run of Levi’s jeans advertisements, have convinced fans a rock era is coming. Hayley Williams’ response to the fan question did not deny involvement. Williams told the audience, ‘If I’m on Act III? What do you want me to do if I am?’. She added, ‘Girl, I don’t know if I am or not.’.
Williams further stated, ‘If I could tell anyone, it would be you right now.’. She concluded by saying, ‘I just don’t have that answer. You might know before I do.’. Fans are interpreting this non-answer as a strong possibility of collaboration. They reason a flat-out denial was not given.
Legal reasons often prevent collaborators from confirming work with Beyoncé beforehand. Artists also may not know if their contributions will make the final album cut. On ‘Cowboy Carter’, artists like Tanner Adell and Brittney Spencer found out their vocals were featured only upon release. Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts also discovered their credits on the tracklist after the album dropped.
Songwriter and producer INK stated Kacey Musgraves recorded five songs for Beyoncé’s country album. None of those songs made the final cut of ‘Cowboy Carter’. This history shows contributions are not guaranteed to appear. Williams’ participation likely will not be confirmed until the album’s actual release.
Despite being rumor, fans are excited by the prospect of a collaboration. One fan reacted online by writing, ‘GOD AND JESUS COLLABORATION INCOMING,’. The Beyhive continues to analyze every hint about the next album phase. The album is poised to be the major music event of the year for Beyoncé’s fans.[]
Source: Yahoo
