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Beyoncé and Jay-Z stay surprising

Famous faces: Beyoncé and Jay-Z are joined by the Mona Lisa

LEAVE IT TO BEYONCÉ AND JAY-Z TO REDEFINE WHAT “pulling a Beyoncé” can be. On June 16, the pair headlined London Stadium as part of their joint On the Run II tour, and at the end of their career-spanning set, a message flashed on the screens: ALBUM OUT NOW. And there it was, on the home screen of the streaming platform Tidal (in which

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