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Beyonce’s new ‘Black Is King’ premieres July 31

Free Press wire reports | 7/30/2020, 6 p.m.
Social media is buzzing in anticipation of Beyoncé’s new visual album, “Black Is King,” that premieres Thursday, July 31, on ...

Social media is buzzing in anticipation of Beyoncé’s new visual album, “Black Is King,” that premieres Thursday, July 31, on Disney+.

A one-minute official trailer showing a montage of odes to African culture as Beyoncé says, “Lead or be led astray,” already has generated more than 4 million views.

The project is based on the music from Beyoncé’s 2019 album, “The Lion King: The Gift,” which was made in con- junction with the release of Disney’s film by the same name.

In the film, Beyoncé is the voice of the fierce Nala alongside Donald Glover’s Simba.

“ ‘Black Is King’ is a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience,” said Disney and Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment in a joint statement. “The film is a story for the ages that informs and rebuilds the present. A reunion of cultures and shared generational beliefs. A story of how the people left most broken have an extraordinary gift and a purposeful future.”

The project was written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé.