Beyonc\u00e9 has marked her 45th birthday and the 20th anniversary of her landmark second studio album B\u2019Day with an expansive deluxe reissue featuring unexpected collaborations with Selena Quintanilla and Maluma, alongside a tribute to legendary Cuban singer Celia Cruz.<\/p>\n
Released today September 4, the new B\u2019Day (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) expands the 2006 classic into a 31-track collection packed with unreleased recordings, rare tracks, Spanish-language versions and new collaborations.<\/p>\n
Beyonc\u00e9 and Selena Come Together<\/p>\n
One of the biggest surprises on the anniversary project is \u201cIrreplaceable (Como La Flor)\u201d, which features previously recorded vocals from the late Selena Quintanilla.<\/p>\n
The collaboration was made possible after Selena\u2019s estate approved the use of her vocals. Beyonc\u00e9, who was born and raised in Houston, has previously spoken about Selena\u2019s influence on her music and her connection to the late Tejano icon.<\/p>\n
The new version reimagines Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s 2006 hit \u201cIrreplaceable\u201d in Spanish while incorporating Selena\u2019s vocals from her iconic song \u201cComo La Flor.\u201d The result brings together two influential Texas-born artists from different generations.<\/p>\n
The collaboration is particularly significant because Selena\u2019s music and legacy have remained closely protected since her death in 1995.<\/p>\n
Maluma Joins Beyonc\u00e9 for \u201cCuerpo Tumbao\u201d<\/p>\n
The other major surprise is \u201cCuerpo Tumbao (Get Me Bodied),\u201d a new Spanish-language reworking of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s B\u2019Day hit \u201cGet Me Bodied\u201d featuring Colombian superstar Maluma.<\/p>\n
The track marks Beyonc\u00e9 and Maluma\u2019s first collaboration and introduces a distinctly Latin flavor to one of the most recognizable songs from B\u2019Day.<\/p>\n
But the song goes even deeper into Latin music history.<\/p>\n
\u201cCuerpo Tumbao\u201d incorporates a sample from Celia Cruz\u2019s \u201cLa Negra Tiene Tumbao,\u201d connecting Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s music to one of the most celebrated figures in Afro-Cuban and Latin music.<\/p>\n
Rather than simply adding contemporary features to an old album, Beyonc\u00e9 has used the anniversary project to revisit B\u2019Day through Spanish-language music and pay homage to artists who helped shape Latin music and culture.<\/p>\n
A Much Bigger B\u2019Day<\/p>\n
The anniversary edition isn\u2019t limited to the new collaborations.<\/p>\n
The digital version contains 31 tracks, including the original B\u2019Day material alongside previously unreleased songs, rare recordings, alternate versions and songs from earlier editions of the project.<\/p>\n
Among the previously unreleased material are \u201cMy First Time,\u201d \u201cCan I Watch You\u201d featuring Pharrell Williams, \u201cLost Yo Mind,\u201d \u201cCreole\u201d and \u201cBack Up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The collection also includes the recently released \u201cMorning Dew (Donk),\u201d which Beyonc\u00e9 unveiled earlier in 2026 as part of the countdown to her birthday and the B\u2019Day anniversary.<\/p>\n
Other familiar songs remain part of the expanded collection, including \u201cD\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu,\u201d \u201cGet Me Bodied,\u201d \u201cRing the Alarm,\u201d \u201cIrreplaceable,\u201d \u201cBeautiful Liar\u201d with Shakira, \u201cCheck on It\u201d and \u201cListen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two Decades After B\u2019Day<\/p>\n
Originally released in 2006, B\u2019Day represented an important period in Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s development as a solo artist. The album produced some of her biggest early hits, including \u201cD\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu,\u201d \u201cIrreplaceable,\u201d \u201cRing the Alarm\u201d and \u201cGet Me Bodied.\u201d<\/p>\n
The project went on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned Beyonc\u00e9 the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2007.<\/p>\n
Twenty years later, Beyonc\u00e9 has returned to the album not simply with a remaster, but with material that expands its musical world.<\/p>\n
The Spanish-language additions are particularly striking. They connect Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Houston roots and long-standing relationship with Latin music to contemporary Latin pop through Maluma and the enduring legacies of Selena and Celia Cruz.<\/p>\n
A Birthday Gift for the BeyHive<\/p>\n
The timing makes the release even more fitting.<\/p>\n
B\u2019Day originally arrived around Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s birthday in 2006, and the new anniversary edition lands on September 4, exactly two decades after the album\u2019s original release date. Apple Music lists the expanded edition as a 31-song collection released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.<\/p>\n
For longtime fans, the project offers both nostalgia and something genuinely new: previously unheard Beyonc\u00e9 recordings, reimagined classics and collaborations that would have seemed impossible when B\u2019Day first arrived.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of Selena and the connection to Celia Cruz also give the project a deeper cultural dimension, transforming what could have been a straightforward anniversary reissue into a celebration of musical influences across generations.<\/p>\n
Twenty years after B\u2019Day first introduced the world to one of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s most defining eras, the album has received another chapter, this time with Selena, Maluma and Celia Cruz\u2019s musical legacy helping to tell the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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