In collaboration with Disney, Bey is releasing a visual album inspired by The Lion King titled Black Is King that she wrote, produced and directed.
“Black Is King is a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience,” Disney and Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment said in statement to Variety.
The visual album serves as a reinvigorated take on The Lion King’s lessons for “today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.”
Artists that were featured on The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack, which was produced by Beyonce and spotlighted Afro-beats artists, will also appear in the film.
Black Is King will premiere on Disney Plus on Disney Plus.
