Homecoming: The Live Album
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Parkwood
  • Release Date: Apr 17, 2019
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 719 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 570 out of 719
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 719
  3. Negative: 136 out of 719
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  1. cbeanfan
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Amazing live album from start to finish. What a voice and performer - probably one of her best, if not the best, performances of all time.
  2. tcxp1990
    Aug 26, 2019
    10
    This is just an incredible live album. It shows the range what Beyonce can do.
  3. brockcheese
    Jun 5, 2019
    10
    Honestly probably the best concert album I have ever heard. Beyonce reinvents her songs with an all new production.
  4. niallfariddent
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    The queen shows why she be the queen again, no one else can compare, that’s on PeriodT
  5. LuizFelipe
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. um álbum live de qualidade em uma época em que os singles são mais valorizados que os álbuns, parabéns, Beyoncé, você é incrível demais!!… Expand
  6. gabrielramos
    May 2, 2019
    10
    This is truly a massive achievement for both Beyoncé and our culture. A moment that crowns her magnificent career so far and leaves us craving for more.
  7. Ryandeat
    Apr 18, 2019
    10
    The setlist, the energy, the greatness and the quality of the audio, video and directing are what make this film perfect. This woman created her own lane.
  8. arcanjo
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    Beyoncé defies and elevates the art of performance.With a voice full of energy, reinventions of her old songs to the "HBCUMusic" theme, smooths transitions and a cohesive setlist she delivers one of her very best performabces of her career.
  9. suite
    Apr 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé once again proved to be the greatest living artist on the planet! In this well-crafted album, she brought a new form to her great classics and even gifted the fans with a new song. What we have left is always to thank for living at the same time as Beyoncé.
  10. agustinxalvarez
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    Somehow Beyonce manages to make songs better live than the studio version. She's that girl!
  11. DiogoCarter
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    Beyoncé continua perfeita nos vocais ao vivo. Melhor performance vocal foi em Love On Top e I Care
  12. Kerry-Paul
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé continues to lead the charge of Pop stars that are no longer content on being mere idols to many but are more focused on their legacies and the people they inspire and uplift. Like She rightfully said 'I have a responsibility to do what's right and not what's most popular'. Her adoration of HBCU's and black excellence is very well placed and touching! She takes great delight andBeyoncé continues to lead the charge of Pop stars that are no longer content on being mere idols to many but are more focused on their legacies and the people they inspire and uplift. Like She rightfully said 'I have a responsibility to do what's right and not what's most popular'. Her adoration of HBCU's and black excellence is very well placed and touching! She takes great delight and great pride in her history and her craft and that's what sets her apart! This is a woman who continues to gamble with her career and come out on top every time. She may ruffle a few feathers but that's ok, visionaries and selfless individuals normally do when they force the general public to think. There are many who are quietly waiting on this legends downfall, as I've seen misguided fans of other lazy Pop stars begging her to step aside so her younger peers can shine. However it's moments like this remind us how superior she is and begs the question, WHY SHOULD SHE STEP ASIDE? Work ethic and drive is everything as well as having an understanding of one's self that goes way beyond the superficial and radio hits. She's a perfectionist whose talent, drive, and mastery over her craft remains unmatched and that simply cannot be replaced by mediocrity. HOMECOMING reminds us why we loved Beyoncé in the first place. We keep setting peaks for her with each new and iconic release, and she keeps smashing those barriers of limits placed upon her. Can't wait to see what the future brings! Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is a super Storm riding a tide of endless creativity. Music's rightful heir has more than earned her throne, a throne that will not be sullied by laziness. Hard work has been her bread and butter for many years… Expand
  13. yeonglay
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Best of the bests! All songs from the album is wisely selected by the Queen bey and her live vocals are insanely powerful and unique. Bless we are born at the era of Beyoncé!
  14. MrMystery
    Apr 19, 2019
    10
    a career-best live album for the ages - a rare look into the exclusive artistry that is Beyonce performing live.
  15. Touchking
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    foi a melhor seleção de músicas que ela fez nos últimos anos, o álbum é simplesmente perfeito!
  16. PretentiousGeek
    Apr 24, 2019
    10
    An inventive and potently black performance at the whitest, most mainstream festival in the world, forever immortalised in audio/visual form. Pure affirmation that Beyoncé is the performer of a generation, if not of all time, as well as a creative monolith the industry is yet to seriously challenge.
  17. Guiminato
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé é definitivamente a maior artista de todos os tempos. Trabalhos bem minimalistas, coesos e com impacto cultural.
  18. swifttay13
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    esse album eh completamente perfeito!! a melhor coisa q a beyonce ja pagou pra alguem produzir pra ela. parabens corna do texas, sem defeitos!!
  19. Victor_2017B
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé como sempre DIVA, faz um trabalho impecável ao relembrar toda sua carreira. O álbum é grandioso pelas mesclagens, pelos arranjos, pelo culto a cultura negra. Álbum para ser ouvido em todos os momentos de nossa vida que quisermos conhecer a Beyoncé.
  20. Lucas-carvalho
    Apr 19, 2019
    10
    É incrível como mesmo sem trazer nenhum música efetivamente nova o album soa como algo que nós nunca ouvimos. A mudança nos arranjos fizeram toda diferença e os vocais provaram por que Beyoncé hoje é sinônimo de potência vocal
  21. maxiknowles
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es una combinación perfecta entre el carisma, poder, empoderamiento, esfuerzo, disciplina y ética profesional. La máxima exponente en la actualidad derrochando talento sobre el escenario con una voz impecable y unos bailes que pasaron a la historia.… Expand
  22. jonantlew
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Beychella was legendary. Greatest performance if all time. All hail the queen!
  23. GuilhermeAO
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé?!
    What an album!
    Not everyone can make such a great LIVE album like this woman.
  24. Mariaedu2212
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    Muito incrível um dos melhores álbuns, a sincronia e os vocais são perfeitos
  25. BeysBugg04
    Apr 18, 2019
    10
    Her live music is always amazing. Truly one of the best live albums to be delivered in along time. Loving every minute of it.
  26. mannykama
    Apr 20, 2019
    10
    The greatest performer of all time released a live album of the greatest performance of all time, what else is there to say? Pure excellence.
  27. ewhite
    Apr 19, 2019
    10
    The greatest coachella performance in history surely deserved it's own live album and Beyoncé completely nailed it, especially by including bonus tracks.
  28. louis_
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    É um dos melhores live álbum de todos os tempos, principalmente porque mostra que a versão estúdio não está de igual para o vivo
  29. isla
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    The fact that she hadn't even performed her biggest hit - halo - and us as viewers had not noticed that, proves that she is at another league of her own. All the songs performed were hits, with music ranging from opera to rock to RNB to pop. Beyoncé once again proved to the world the power she posses in effortlessly switching genres, and doing it so beautifully.
  30. ghostofachance
    Apr 21, 2019
    10
    This shattering collage of her work proves she is one of the most formidable and talented artists in the world. Beyoncé and all the other performers from this show should feel so proud of what they have accomplished. We are so lucky to be alive in this era. Beyoncé is a god. THANK YOU BEYONCÉ.
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95

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PopMatters
    Apr 12, 2021
    70
    Long segments don't even feature Beyoncé, which can be trying on the album but in the film are understood as the accompaniment to dance routines and skits.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Apr 23, 2019
    100
    Beyoncé’s ambitions outstrip those of her peers. ... Yes, Homecoming is one of the greatest live albums ever. If nothing else, the intention behind her performance makes it so. ... So much action. So many cues and rhythms, so much narrative momentum. Its melodic and rhythmic quotes need footnotes to fully absorb, and her voice resonates with history. Still, calling it the best live album of all time may be a stretch. ... Hell if I know, but it ranks way, way up there. ... So yeah, it’s fair to say that Beyoncé, and this work, is genius.
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  3. HipHopDX
    Apr 23, 2019
    96
    Not only is Homecoming an artistically-sound triumph, it’s a cultural touchstone and, quite possibly, the live album of a generation.
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