She is known as an Independent Woman, and when it comes to her music it seems Beyonce Knowles really does like to do things her own way.

On Thursday, after almost a year of speculation over the release of her fifth album, the 32-year-old singer rush released her latest studio effort on iTunes with no promotion or prior warning to her fans.

In a surprise and game-changing move, the album comes complete with seventeen videos already filmed for each track.

Showcase: Beyonce stars in seventeen videos for her surprise visual album, with the videos shot everywhere from Brazil to her hometown of Houston

Girl’s gone wild: The star prowled around in a cage in in the Partition clip

n an accompanying statement, the 32-year-old entertainer spoke about her decision to create a what she is calling a ‘visual album’.

‘I see music. It’s more than just what I hear.’ she revealed.

Hometown: In the video for Partition Bey plays the role of a beauty pageant queen, representing her home borough in Houston

New look: The Haunted video shows the hit-maker changing up her image with a cropped blonde do and dressed in a masculine tuxedo

‘When I’m connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they’re all connected to the music.’

The accompanying videos feature cameo appearances from the star’s friends and family including husband Jay Z, baby daughter Blue Ivy, her mother and her Destiny’s Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.

Me and my girl: Beyonce’s baby girl Blue Ivy makes an appearance in the video for ballad, Blue

Riding the loops: The video for XO was shot at New York’s famous Coney Island where Beyonce enlisted the help of her real life friends for the shoot

Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk