Beyonce's upcoming fourth solo albumwill 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."Beyonce said her early inspiration for the album came from Afrobeat music pioneer Fela Kuti: "I recorded more than 60 songs: everything I ever wanted to try, I just did it. I started off being inspired by Fela Kuti.
I actually worked with the band from "Fela!" (the hit Broadway musical based on his life) for a couple of days...what I learned most from Fela was artistic freedom: he just felt the spirit.""4," due out in June, marks the follow-up to 2008's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce."
Now I wanna see Fela's sons Femi and Seun and Beyonce together on stage. Ironically one of Fela's iconic musical son was on stage with Beyonce at the ThisDay Music festival in Nigeria in 2006. Above is Seun Kuti.
With files from Billboard.com
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