Beyoncé has revealed that her upcoming album ‘4’ received its name after being christened by fans.

The star, who is currently promoting the Target exclusive deluxe edition of ‘4’, said that gradually over the past year she constantly heard fans referring to her next record by its number and decided that the name would be appropriate.

She said to Entertainment Tonight: "I'm so excited about my new album, it's called 4 and it's my fourth album.

"To be honest with you, my fans actually suggested the number four as the title. I saw over the past year that they kind of claimed it, they'd just say, 'We're waiting for 4, we're waiting for 4'. So I said, 'Alright fans, I think you're right'."

The album is due to drop on June 27 in the UK and June 28 in the US.

Check out Beyoncé performing ‘Run The World (Girls)’ at the 2011 Billboard Awards below: