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Everyone with two ears and a heart was excited by the news that Beyoncé dropped a companion album to The Lion King, but no one as much as Lupita Nyong’o. The Kenyan actress posted a video of herself dancing to “Brown Skin Girl,” which shouts her out by name.  “She need an Oscar for that […]

On Thursday night, Beyoncé‘s 14-track The Lion King companion soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift was released. The project boasted features from Childish Gambino, Burna Boy, Kendrick Lamar, Tekno, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi, Jessie Reyez, Pharrell, Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Wale, Major Lazer, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, and others.  JAY-Z was also featured on the project, and contributed […]

July is a big month for Chance the Rapper.  Not only is he in the Disney remake of The Lion King, which will hit U.S. theaters this weekend, Chano is also expected to drop his long-awaited debut album. The Chicago rapper announced the latter project back in February, but has remained pretty tight-lipped about the details. But that […]

The music video for Beyoncé‘s The Lion King track “Spirit” has arrived.  Watch it up top. The track will be featured in the film as well as the movie’s companion album, The Lion King: The Gift. The project was curated by Beyoncé and will feature contributions from Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, JAY-Z, WizKid, Childish Gambino, Blue Ivy, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, Mr. Eazi, and others. […]

Donald Glover, dressed for continued success by way of a lion onesie, stopped by Jimmy Kimmel headquarters Tuesday night for a subdued discussion spanning his take on Simba in the new Lion King to the fate of the Childish Gambino moniker. Right out of the gate, Kimmel noted that Glover was soon set to hit […]

Beyoncé isn’t just lending her voice to The Lion King reboot; she’s also curated a companion album for the film’s upcoming soundtrack. It’s called The Lion King: The Gift. “This is sonic cinema,” Beyoncé said about the project. “This is a new experience of storytelling. I wanted to do more than find a collection of songs that were […]