Beyonce releases The Lion King album The Gift with Wizkid, Jay Z, Blue Ivy, Childish Gambino and more – stream
Album has been described as a 'love letter to Africa' by Beyonce, who stars as the adult lioness Nala in the new film
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A new album curated and produced by Beyonce – inspired by Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King – has been released on streaming services.
The Gift features collaborations with a number of stars including Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Tierra Whack, Pharrell and 070 Shake.
Beyonce has called the record a “love letter to Africa”, with a number of African artists and producers featured as well.
Listen to the album in full, below:
Production credits include DJ Khaled on “MOOD 4 EVA”, Syd as a co-producer on “OTHERSIDE”, and Diplo co-producing on “ALREADY”.
Beyonce and Kendrick’s collaboration “NILE” includes production from the DAMN. rapper’s frequent creative partner Sounwave, while Jay-Z gets a co-writer credit on “BROWN SKIN GIRL”, which features Blue Ivy.
James Earl Jones, who voices Mufasa in both the animated original and the remake, opens the album and has several prominent guest spots throughout.
Beyonce, who voices the adult lioness Nala in the remake, released the album’s lead single “Spirit” earlier this week ahead of the album and film’s release.
Read our review of The Lion King here.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments