<P> According to Exclaim! journalist Riley Wallace, Everything Is Love is a hip hop album . Mike Wass from Idolator observed a "trap sound and flashy bravado" on the record, while Respect magazine's Jasmine Johnson said it "involves trap with a hint of love". Alexis Petridis found the music more rooted in hip hop than R&B, as did Jogai Bhatt of The Spinoff, who viewed it as a departure from "the sort of contemporary R&B traditionally associated with Beyoncé ." Craig Jenkins from Vulture said the singer played the role of an "R&B heavyweight" doubling as a "formidable rapper" throughout the album, showcasing her talents for vocal belting and complex rap cadences . </P> <P> The album contains lyrics about the couple's romantic love, lavish lifestyle, media worship, wealth, black pride and fame; themes that were found to be characteristic of the whole record . Other songs feature the pair singing about their family affairs as well as maintaining their relationship following hardships (i.e. infidelity). Time magazine's Maura Johnston regarded the album as another "blockbuster duet in R&B and hip - hop"; comparable to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's soul songs from the 1960s and the 1995 Method Man and Mary J. Blige recording "I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By"; while incorporating contemporary elements in the form of trap beats, critical references to the National Football League and the Grammy Awards, and playing with "public perceptions of the duo's relationship". Jenkins said it extolled African - American entrepreneurship while presenting Jay - Z as "a doting father and husband, an entrepreneur and altruist with ideas about how everyone else should handle their businesses, a king - tier braggart, and a rap legend". </P> <P> The artwork for the album is a still frame from the music video for "Apeshit". It features two of Beyoncé's background dancers at the Louvre--the female is seen picking the hair of the male dancer while standing in front of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa . </P> <P> On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay - Z embarked on the joint On the Run II Tour, a sequel to their 2014 On the Run Tour . At the end of their second show at London Stadium in London on June 16, 2018, Beyoncé announced to the crowd that the duo had a surprise before leaving the stage . Then, the music video for "Apeshit" played on the LED video screen onstage . Following the conclusion of the video, the words "ALBUM OUT NOW" came across the screen . Everything Is Love was subsequently released exclusively via Jay - Z's streaming service Tidal and all audience members received a free six - month trial subscription in order to be able to stream the album . The album was also made available for purchase on Tidal's online music store . The release was announced worldwide on the Beyoncé and Jay - Z's respective social media accounts with the artist of the album being monikered as the Carters . On the same day, the music video for the album's second track and lead single "Apeshit" was released on Beyoncé's official YouTube channel . It was directed by Ricky Saiz and filmed at the Louvre in Paris . </P>

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