Beyoncé announces new album during the Super Bowl. It drops next month.

Get ready for "Act II."
Beyoncé performs onstage during the "RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR" at MetLife Stadium on July 29, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The first commercials during the third quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl included Beyoncé trying to break the internet. 

With the help of Emmy-winner Tony Hale in a role similar to his “Veep” character Gary, Hale monitors if Beyonce’s different actions break Verizon’s 5G internet. 

“I bet you can’t break that,” Hale says. 


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“Bet I can,” Beyonce quips back. 

Beyoncé opens a lemonade stand while wielding a baseball bat to break the ice. She plays saxophone on “a surprise drop.” She tries to break the internet with things called Beyonce-AI and BarBey. She announces running for “BOTUS: Beyoncé of the United States.” 

Through it all, Hale reiterates, “Verizon didn’t break.” 

The ad ends with Beyoncé saying, “OK, they ready. Drop the new music.” 

Beyoncé to drop 'Act II' next month

And social media indicates that Beyoncé will have a new “Act II” album that will drop on March 29. 

Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, were at Sunday’s Super Bowl game. 

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