Beyoncé marked her birthday on Friday with the release of a new edition of her second album, "B'DAY," twenty years after its original debut, adding new songs including Spanish-language collaborations with Colombian singer Maluma and the late Tejano star Selena.
The reissue, titled "B'DAY (20th Anniversary Edition)," is available on all digital platforms. It includes the track "Cuerpo (Tumbao)" with Maluma, which samples Celia Cruz's "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" and features Beyoncé singing verses in Spanish.
Beyoncé also pays tribute to Selena Quintanilla on the track "Irreemplazable (Como La Flor)," which pairs her voice with that of the late singer.
Remastered Songs and Videos
The new edition includes remastered versions of the original songs. The music videos, originally shot on 35mm film, have also been remastered and recolored, including "Deja Vu," which features Jay-Z and was directed by Sophie Muller.
Jay-Z is a rapper and record executive who has long collaborated with Beyoncé, his wife. Selena Quintanilla, widely known simply as Selena, was a Grammy-winning Tejano singer who was killed in 1995 at the age of 23 and remains one of the most influential Latin music artists in history.
20 Years Later
The original "B'DAY" was released on September 4, 2006, when Beyoncé was 25 years old, exploring themes such as self-confidence and liberation in its songs.
Beyoncé recalled, in a statement from her record label, that she wanted the album to be big, percussive, forceful, dynamic and full of energy, and that using live instrumentation was important to her.
She added that hip-hop was dominating the scene at the time, but that she fought to preserve the bridges, melodies and harmonies that have always been at the heart of R&B, saying the goal was to merge those two worlds through the art of sampling.
Beyoncé is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame with the group Destiny's Child before launching a solo career that has made her one of the most awarded artists in Grammy history. Maluma is a Colombian singer known for hits blending reggaeton and Latin pop.
The source noted that Beyoncé recently won the Grammy for Album of the Year for the first time in her career, for "Cowboy Carter."
