holy holy alternatively written holy twelfth studio album american artist available free digital download customers app july released retail sale july distributed universal album features guest appearances justin_timberlake beyoncé album produced producers included mike hit boy album promoted commercials presented preceded retail singles release holy met mixed reviews music critics complimented album production composition disappointed overall theme found songs repetitive day physical release united_states album certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipments copies debuted number billboard selling copies week making jay-z 13th consecutive studio album chart september announced holy certified double platinum riaa shipments million copies united_states album nominated categories grammy awards winning trophy holy featuring justin_timberlake album spawned successful singles holy run featuring beyoncé multiple songs album achieved chart success including oceans heaven baby additionally album supported concert tour carter world tour background september rapper tip confirmed working jay-z thirteenth studio album tentative release reports arose working new music producer interview beats stated jay-z going forth picked couple joints working don wanna jay definitely working stuff haven sent bunch beats sent favorite stuff hit right like like album development kept secret dream hinted new jay-z album april interview hot leading album announcement jay-z served executive producer film great soundtrack great music film film director worked years opening song bill jay-z contains beat electro rap elements written perspective modern day written produced half electronic rock duo recording production late confirmed songs recorded featured end oceans oldest song appeared album recording oceans production holy completed recording sessions jay collaborative album kanye_west watch throne west wanted songs appear watch throne jay-z chose holy watch throne released jay-z chose worldwide concert tour instead time album following end tour main bulk recording sessions holy took place new_york justin_timberlake beyoncé working albums time jay-z described recording process having minimalist approach holy 1990s feel working beyoncé fifth studio album frequent collaborator played jay-z instrumental baby according jay-z song built sound album jay-z grown apart worked blueprint reunited album ended handling majority production holy interview bbc_radio_1 jay-z stated recorded songs past holy got chemistry collaborate project producer described baby new_york told feeling city energy gives inspired numerous different cultures different sounds instrumental started producer inspired speech found youtube sampled voice intro created instrumental short time fellow producer added production song sent intended use upcoming album jay-z meant add guest verse heard instrumental wanted track album added additional changes mastered final version jay-z contacted good music producer hit boy working holy hit boy created instrumental song initially supposed appear debut album artist studio jay-z scott played instrumental jay-z instantly liked instrumental song crown year old canadian producer collaborated owl went produce track upcoming album scott liked instrumental started build gave jay-z recorded crown overall jay-z worked extensively album production producers featured commercials promoting worked album production kanye_west mike seen studio recording artists drake dream working album final track listing revealed guest appearances frank ocean beyoncé release promotion june fifth game nba finals jay-z featured new commercial announced twelfth studio album titled holy released july seen speaking producer studio album saying like navigate thing success failures remain commercial featured producers confirmed album including album available free download july est million users new app shortly billboard said deal count sales figures nielsen soundscan charts album released retail sale days later july leading release album jay-z released selected lyrics song daily app included holy heaven oceans run bbc jay blue versus beach better crown baby order july cover art album revealed photo placed surviving copies album namesake 13th century english charter remained display end july logo album inspired art piece named untitled art grammy awards jay performed hit single following appearance rumors stadium tour artists raised result jay-z posts website posted series venues note week legends summer stadium tour officially announced february tour begun july london england starting october jay-z toured europe carter world tour begun october manchester arena manchester england concluded october dome amsterdam netherlands north american leg followed ended january singles april jay-z released song album titled open letter song response critics fifth wedding anniversary took place cuba current united_states cuba required needing permit visit country song produced included album bonus track july announced website entered deal release vinyl confirming open letter included vinyl bonus track special planned vinyl edition vinyl appearance open letter shown apply market areas set issue open letter form vinyl single designed playable letter interview hot jay-z went detail single release saying letter play letter amazing open letter actually play card song holy features vocals singer justin_timberlake served album single produced additional production containing elements hit single like teen spirit following release album song debuted number billboard hot number singles chart song peaked number billboard hot music video released august making social media history time clip major artists debuted strictly facebook september album second single serviced urban contemporary radio united_kingdom october rhythmic contemporary united_states prior single release song peaked number billboard hot run featuring beyoncé serviced contemporary hit radio stations february album single song peaked number billboard hot commercial performance holy debuted number billboard sold copies week bypassed predicted debut range album debuted number canadian albums_chart jay-z straight number album canada album debuted number album chart jay-z number album second week album sold copies united_states despite drop sales holy retained number position billboard rap album spend consecutive weeks week album drop number selling copies fourth week album drop number selling copies sold copies united_states making tenth best selling album year february album sold copies united_states september announced billboard holy certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipments million copies united_states time release album second biggest sales week justin_timberlake experience holy debut marked time billboard history different rap albums spent weeks number kanye_west gifted holy jay-z 13th studio album row billboard extending record chart solo act billboard history critical reception holy received generally mixed reviews music critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews critics album received average score based reviews review new_york_times jon wrote jay-z trying transition pop found reliable alternative raps produced tracks allmusic andy_kellman felt album hastily produced despite occasionally impressive lyrics jay-z pop culture references sound spin magazine said songs sound elaborate unfinished similar themes watch throne slant_magazine viewed self important album marred shallow dropping accused jay-z creatively increased success said ending narrative daily_telegraph found references heavy handed album albeit enjoyable lazy listener greg_kot writing chicago_tribune viewed apart written moments oceans jay blue album positive review los_angeles_times impressed production energy effective samples thought album intellectual adventurous title suggests uncut wrote succeeds jay-z attempt balance great wealth tough history news responsibility retaining nme said lacks radical presence kanye_west complement jay-z mature shows lyricist comparable bob_dylan writing observer believed diverse production initially draw listeners jay-z retelling story topics interesting subsequent surprisingly concerned takes charity review robert_christgau said won songs found amusing album pits black man artistic rebel versus black man family accolades closing year holy met accolades named multiple albums year lists major publications nominated album year bet hip hop awards 56th annual grammy awards complex ranked album number list best albums praised high production strong rhymes jay-z deeming rolling_stone named tenth best hip hop album saying legendary explored moment sounds textures ways bit day jay plenty impressive named eighth best album track listing june jay-z held viral hunt brooklyn new_york venture winners hunt given revealed track list notes signifies additional producer signifies producer signifies additional programmer alternatively spelled america versions album holy features additional vocals baby features additional vocals features additional vocals credited ward crown features additional vocals heaven features additional vocals justin_timberlake bbc features additional vocals justin_timberlake beyoncé credited ward jay blue features additional vocals samples credits holy contains elements like teen spirit performed baby contains sample performed contains elements bad girls performed embodies portions gangster love written crown contains sample solid rock performed heaven contains sample performed lyrically samples losing religion performed versus embodies portions contains sample way performed run contains sample believe performed way bbc lyrically samples feel good performed jay blue contains samples downfall performed monologue film contains sample performed personnel credits adapted allmusic charts certifications release history
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