As if Taylor Swift’s wedding and the nation’s 250th birthday weren’t reason enough to celebrate, Beyoncé is giving fans an excuse to be drunk in love.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.The superstar released a surprise new single Saturday, “Morning Dew (Donk)” — her first new music since her Grammy-winning “Act II: Cowboy Carter” dropped in 2024.The track doubles as a countdown clock: It kicks off 60 days until the 20th-anniversary reissue of her 2006 album “B’Day,” which lands Sept.
4 — also her birthday.Beyoncé hasn’t confirmed it, but fans widely expect a third album to complete the “Act” trilogy she began with 2022’s disco-and-house tribute “Renaissance” and continued with the country-leaning “Cowboy Carter.” Speculation has pegged “Act III” as a rock record — a theory fueled by her Halloween costume as rocker Betty Davis.“Morning Dew” is streaming now on all major platforms.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMatt LavietesI’m a reporter on NBC News’ breaking news team, covering crime, extreme weather, pop culture and more.I recently covered Hurricane Milton, which devastated the Tampa, Florida, metropolitan area, and the student-led protests at Columbia University....