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Beyoncé Releases New Single to Start 60‑Day Countdown to B'DAY 20th Anniversary

The surprise July 4 release is presented as a gift to fans and launches a promotional run toward a September 4 reissue of her 2006 album.

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Overview

  • The single, which arrived July 4 at 9:00 a.m. EST, titled "MORNING DEW (DONK)," is available on major streaming platforms and was issued by Parkwood Entertainment.
  • Credits on the release list Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, The‑Dream and Darius Dixon as writers, with production by Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams.
  • The song was released with a Cliff Watts‑directed lyric video that reuses archival footage and has been presented as a fan‑focused 'gift' to the BeyHive.
  • Parkwood says the single begins a 60‑day promotional countdown to a 20th‑anniversary edition of B'DAY timed for Beyoncé's September 4 birthday and that the track will appear on that reissue.
  • The release is Beyoncé's first new music in two years and fans and outlets see it as a targeted marketing move that keeps attention on her back catalog while broader trilogy expectations remain unresolved.