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Watch the Trailer For Beyoncé's Visual Album Black Is King

Disney+ Unveils Stunning New Trailer For Beyoncé's Visual Album, Black Is King

Watch the Trailer For Beyoncé's Visual Album Black Is King

Beyoncé had the Beyhive buzzing with joy on Sunday after Disney revealed the official trailer for her forthcoming visual album, Black Is King. The clip features a montage of odes to African culture as the "Black Parade" singer declares, "Life is a set of choices: lead or be led astray, follow your light or lose it." The video also includes cameos from Kelly Rowland and JAY-Z, as well as Naomi Campbell and Lupita Nyong'o, who are mentioned in Beyoncé's song "Brown Skin Girl."

The trailer came three weeks after Bey first announced the visual record with a one-minute teaser. The project is based on the music from Bey's 2019 LP The Lion King: The Gift, which she dropped in conjunction with the release of Disney's The Lion King, a live-action remake of the 1994 animated hit of the same name. In the 2019 film, the songstress voices the fierce Nala alongside Donald Glover's Simba.

"Black Is King is a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience," Disney and Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment said in a 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 — written, directed, and executive produced by Bey — will premiere on Disney+ on July 31. Ahead, watch the preview clips, then check out the teaser art and images!

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