Beyoncé's next album will initially not appear as a classic sound carrier. Instead, a video will appear on Disney + at the end of July.
Beyoncé (38, "Lemonade") released a visual album on Disney +. "Black Is King" will be released on July 31st on the streaming platform. The musician directed the music film and produced the video. The album featured other prominent artists such as Childish Gambino (36, "3.15.20"), Kendrick Lamar (33, "DAMN."), Pharrell Williams (47, "Girl") or Jay-Z (50, "Empire State of Mind "). Beyoncé has released a trailer for "Black Is King" on her website.
Rethink "Lion King"
According to a statement by Disney and Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment, quoting "Variety", the visual album is about "rethinking the lessons from the 'Lion King' for young kings and queens in search of their crowns . " The film was worked on for over a year, the cast and the crew stand for "diversity and connectedness".
The diversity is also reflected in the large number of African artists who support Beyoncé on "Black Is King" in addition to the Western pop greats. Among them are Wizkid (29, "Brown Skin Girl"), Mr Eazi (28, "Nobody"), Tiwa Savage (40, "49-99") and Burna Boy (29, "On the Low") from Nigeria, Shatta Wale (35, "Wonder Boy") from Ghana, Busiswa (31, "My Power") from South Africa and Salatiel (32, "Anita") from Cameroon.