Beyoncé names new album '4'

"We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me," she says. It's the day I was born. My mother's birthday, and a lot of my friends' birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date."...

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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Beyonce’s upcoming fourth solo album will be called “4,” a title she says was inspired by her fans.

“Everywhere I look, I see them calling it ‘4,’ she told Billboard. “I had a whole other name and concept, but I keep seeing that the fans love the name ‘4,’ and I think it would be a really nice thing to let them name the record.”

The number four also holds personal significance for Beyonce.

“We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me,” she says. It’s the day I was born. My mother’s birthday, and a lot of my friends’ birthdays, are on the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date.”

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