Which Beyoncé album was released as a companion to the 2019 film The Lion King?

The Lion King: The Gift was released as a companion album to Disney's 2019 film The Lion King.

Beyoncé executive-produced the album and described it as a project inspired by the film's story. It includes artists from Africa and the African diaspora, combining contemporary pop, R&B, hip-hop, and Afrobeats influences.

The album's lead single, “Spirit,” appears in the film and was nominated for major awards. Beyoncé also released Black Is King in 2020 as a visual album reimagining music from The Lion King: The Gift.

The two projects are therefore related but not identical. The Gift is the 2019 audio album, while Black Is King is the later visual album and film built around much of that music.