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Beyoncé has come through with the music video for her The Lion King: The Gift track “ALREADY” with Shatta Wale and Major Lazer.  The Lion King: The Gift was the soundtrack for 2019’s The Lion King remake and featured appearances from Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams, Wizkid, Jessie Reyez, Mr Eazi, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, […]

Beyoncé‘s new visual album Black Is King is here. The Disney+ exclusive is based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, which arrived last year as part of the rollout for the revival of the animated classic. After watching the first trailer for the then-impending visual album in June, Beyoncé took to Instagram to share […]

On Monday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released Oscar shortlists for several categories, including: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Song), Music (Original Score), International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Visual Effects and Animated Short Film.  *Stares at screen for several minutes* Oh, here’s who survived the latest huge cut to […]

With a robust catalog dating back to 1928, Disney’s move to create a streaming platform was a no-brainer. The much anticipated Disney+ is finally here— and with over 7,000 titles, there’s an endless amount of content to binge-watch. From classic fairy tales like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, to original Disney […]

By midnight tonight/tomorrow Disney should hold the distinction of being the first ever studio to make more than $10 billion in a year at the worldwide box office, according to Variety.  Up through Sunday the studio had made $3.28 billion off of moviegoers in North America, in addition to more than $6.7 billion from audiences […]

Though it’s difficult to admit, it’s time we all come to an agreement regarding the general shittiness of the new The Lion King. Even Elton John thinks so. That’s one of the takeaways from the icon’s recent interview with British GQ, during which the prolific artist gives his assessment on where the filmmakers went wrong […]

ABC will air the documentary, Making the Gift, a behind-the-scenes special on the making of Beyoncé’s soundtrack, The Lion King: The Gift. The network announced on Sunday that Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift will air Monday night at 10 p.m. E.T., following Dancing With the Stars. ABC—or its new name on Twitter, ABeyC—also released a […]

Due to the fact that its predecessor pulled in more than $700 million just two years ago, it seemed like a pretty bankable prediction that the nearly three-hour-long It: Chapter Two would do well at the box office during its opening weekend. Now that that weekend’s over (or…at least close to over, which sucks) it’s […]

As we move into the true dog days of summer, heat waves and all, a new movie is still the best way to beat the heat. The Marvel fare might be dying down, just for a second, but there are plenty of other new movies out there and ready for your viewing pleasure. When the […]

The Lion King: The Gift, the Beyoncé-executive produced project that accompanied the release of the live-action remake of The Lion King, finished No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart in its debut week. It’s her second effort released this year to crack the Billboard top 10, joining Homecoming: The Live Album, which dropped in April in conjunction with her Netflix documentary by the […]