She’s been busy being a mother to Blue Ivy for the past year but on Sunday Beyoncé posted a snippet of her new music to her website.
The 31-year-old singer released a recording entitled Bow Down / I Been On, along with a picture of herself as a child,with a room full of trophies behind her.
And the lyrics include the lines: ‘I know when you were little girls you dreamt of being in my world. Don’t forget it. Respect that. Bow Down b******.’
Always winning: Beyonce posted this composite picture of herself surrounded by trophies to accompany a snippet of her first recordings since the birth of her daughter Blue Ivy
All hail the queen: Beyonce’s braggadocious new track Bow Down has divided opinion as she urges her contemporaries to ‘bow down b******’
The three minute, 34 second clip also includes: ‘I took my time to live my life but don’t think I’m just his little wife. Don’t get it twisted this is my sh*t.’
The music is actually sections from two different songs, Bow Down is said to have been produced by Hit-Boy and Beyoncé is said to have worked with Timbaland on I Been On.
While the braggadocious new track addresses her absence from the music industry and asserts her authority as Queen Bee of the charts, the content of the music is already causing controversy and dividing fans – and her fellow musicians.
Keyshia Cole unleashed a Twitter tirade against the star. ‘Can’t stand when people all self righteous when it’s convenient it makes them look good. Lmao! But can still talk s*** when convenient 2 FOH,’ she tweeted.
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After apparently receiving a backlash from Beyonce’s fans, the singer added: ‘I done kept it real from the start! #RespectTHAT.’
And the R&B star was far from finished. She went on: ‘First “Women need to Stick together” now b****** better Bow. Smh. But it’s all G! Chicks stay shooting the s***. But when I speak my mind its a prob. #Well #StayMad’
One listener wrote on Twitter: ‘This song makes no sense, is randomly offensive, and is way out of Beyonce’s lane.’
New music: Beyoncé has debuted some new music to her website and it’s set to divide fans
BOW DOWN LYRICS
‘I know when you were little girls
You dreamt of being in my world
Don’t forget it, don’t forget it
Respect that, bow down b******
I took some time to live my life
But don’t think I’m just his little wife
Don’t get it twisted, get it twisted
This my shit, bow down b******’
Bow down b******, bow bow down b******’
Bow down b******, bow bow down b******’
Another fan tweeted: ‘how can u sing at the presidents inauguration then release this disgusting, offensive song @beyonce? I’m genuinely shocked.’ (sic)
Other comments included: ‘The new Beyonce song is horrid. Unnecessary swearing, offensive misogynistic referencing of women, and terrible music and vocals. 0/1000.’
And another: ‘So much for female empowerment.’
And Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills who tweeted: ‘Is that Beyonce song a joke?’
Took the time to be a wife: Beyonce seen here with husband Jay-Z
Plenty of the Destiny’s Child star’s fans welcomed the new music with one listener writing: ‘Sorry I’m not sorry that @beyonce is a trend-setter and doesn’t sound like everyone else. It’s about changing the game #beyhive.’
But some fans suggested that the singer hadn’t gone far enough and if she was a male music artist she wouldn’t be on the end of such criticism.
One fan posted: ‘Miss me with the “she’s so arrogant” mess. Were she a man, this would scarcely be an issue. Beyonce isn’t arrogant enough. #BowDown’ (sic)
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