The Carters - Everything Is Love album review: The final word in Beyonce and Jay Z's trilogy documenting marital strife and newfound bliss.

Cover art for Beyonce and Jay Z's album 'Everything Is Love'

On the second of their London Stadium shows, Beyonce and Jay Z announced their first ever joint album with a casual “Album out now” that flashed across a giant screen.

Released exclusively to Tidal, Everything Is Love is the closing chapter – the final word – in a trilogy that documents marital strife and newfound bliss between two of the most innovative artists of a generation. It started with Beyonce’sLemonade, her greatest work to date, filled with cheating accusations and explorations of self-worth; Jay Z followed with 4:44, which saw him make a public apology for his past indiscretions, filled with self-loathing for taking such a risk and almost losing everything.

A collaborative album between Beyonce and Jay Z has been on the cards since the beginning of their relationship (musical and personal) in 2002, but fully fledged rumours of a record began around three years ago. As Hov explained in an interview earlier this year, their art became a kind of “therapy session”, enabling them to work out their issues in the public sphere while still maintaining that essential element of control.

By Roisin O'Connor.

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