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Beyoncé's "Black Is King" Trailer Features Lupita Nyong'o, Jay-Z, and More By Natasha Mulenga
It is time to get in formation because a new Beyoncé masterwork is coming. On Sunday, July 19, the 24-time Grammy winner released a trailer for Black Is King, her new visual album that will premiered exclusively on Disney+ on July 31. The film is an adaptation of the music from her album The Lion King: The Gift and is set to arrive two weeks after the one-year anniversary of The Lion King’s live-action release. According to Disney, Black is King "reimagines the lessons from the 2019 blockbuster for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns." Fans will easily be able to recognize quotes from
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Simba and Scar in the new trailer, and the vivid cinematography and styling mirrors Beyoncé’s “Spirit” and “BIGGER” music videos from the Lion King soundtrack. According to the press release, the visual album was filmed in New York, Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London, and Belgium. The trailer is a celebration of Black culture, hairstyles, and fashion, and it features guest appearances from Beyonce’s husband and collaborator Jay-Z; fellow Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland; producer and musician Pharrell Williams; Bey’s mother Tina
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