Beyonce Surprises Us All With a New Album

Beyoncé surprised the world early Friday morning with the unanticipated release of her fifth studio album on iTunes. Described as a "visual album," the self-titled album features 14 tracks and 14 videos to go along with each song as well as three additional videos

Among the many guests on the album is daughter, Blue Ivy, on a song called "Blue." Blue Ivy famously made a cameo on a Jay-Z song ("Glory") two days after she was born in 2012

Beyoncé, who released the album without any promotional marketing or traditional teasers, explains the project in this video posted on her Facebook page: