So, seemingly out of nowhere, Beyoncé uploaded a brand new record onto iTunes. Upending the usual pre-promo cycle, she's delivered 14 songs (and 17 videos!) for her fifth solo full-length, which is billed as a visual album. Among the collaborators are frequent stars and mega songwriters like Frank Ocean, The-Dream, Hit-Boy and Timbaland, as well as go-to video directors like Hype Williams, Melina Matsoukas and Jonas Åkerlund – but there were a lot of surprises too. Not least were Dazed's own Karen Langley and frequent collaborator Pierre Debusschere, underground music stars Caroline Polachek and Lil Internet – and in the below list, we guide you through the visionaries and voices that made Beyoncé's latest album her most radical.
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