Which Beyoncé visual album is connected to Disney’s 2019 film The Lion King?

Black Is King is the Beyoncé visual album connected to Disney’s 2019 film The Lion King.

Beyoncé released Black Is King through Disney+ on July 31, 2020. She wrote, directed, and executive-produced the project, which functions as a visual companion to The Lion King: The Gift, her 2019 soundtrack album inspired by the live-action film The Lion King. Beyoncé voiced Nala in that film.

The project uses music videos, fashion, choreography, and short-film sequences to reinterpret themes associated with The Lion King through Black diasporic perspectives. Its soundtrack draws heavily from The Lion King: The Gift and includes collaborations with artists such as Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z, Childish Gambino, Shatta Wale, and Major Lazer.

Black Is King is not the same release as Homecoming, which documents Beyoncé’s Coachella performances. It is also different from The Lion King: The Gift, the album from which much of its music is drawn. The distinction matters because one is primarily a visual film and the other is a soundtrack album.