Beyoncé's Rep Reveals Truth About Act III Fan Theory

By Sasha Wayman Apr 28, 2026 2:58 PM

| Updated 4 minutes ago

“Met Gala officially begins the era,” they continued, “shortly after she will announce the album and a new lead single will be released next month.”

But this wouldn’t be the first time the Bey Hive buzzed in the wrong direction.

After all, fans suspected last August that a video shared to Queen Bey’s Parkwood Entertainment Instagram account served as a teaser that the album would drop on the Destiny’s Child alum’s 44th birthday Sept. 4.

In the clip, the words “The Smoke” with a timecard reading “9:04pm” flashes across the screen, which eagle-eyed members of her fanbase suspected were Easter eggs for a release date.

“Ya’ll notice the time? And she left on a motorcycle instead of a horse? Hmmm,” one user wrote, with another suspecting that the ad was Beyoncé confirming rock 'n roll as the final genre writing, “act III is definitely rock confirmed.”

While Beyoncé has been tight-lipped about what fans can expect from act III, she previously shared the importance of releasing her storied three-part project.

“This three-act project was recorded over three years during the pandemic,” she wrote in a message shared on her website in 2022. “A time to be still, but also a time I found to be the most creative.”

Ahead of her long-awaited act III release—whenever that may be—read on for a look at all of Beyoncé’s best eras.