AS Disney announced Tuesday, a compilation album from Beyoncé titled “The Lion King: The Gift” is set for release alongside the highly anticipated remake. But ahead of the album’s July 19 release, a single from the “Lemonade” performer, “Spirit,” released Tuesday night. “Rise up to the light in the sky, watch the light lift you harder, burn your flame through the night. Spirit, let your heavens open,” Beyoncé sings in the sample of the song available for pre-purchase. The song is available on Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music. In a tweet from Disney earlier Tuesday, the studio announced that “Spirit” would be released in a matter of hours. “‘The Lion King: The Gift,’ an album featuring global artists and steeped in the sounds of Africa, produced and curated by Beyoncé, will release July 19. ‘Spirit,’ the single from the album and soundtrack for ‘The Lion King,’ will be available tonight.” In addition to her musical accompaniment, Beyoncé voices the role of Nala in the film, starring opposite Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, Seth Rogen and Amy Sedaris. Promotion from Beyoncé’s social media accounts include pictures of Beyoncé facing off with a lion. Beyoncé’s compilation album will drop July 19, the same day as the film drops into U.S. theaters. Directed by Jon Favreau, previous helmer of “The Jungle Book” remake, the film will be shown in China starting this Friday.(SD-Agencies) |