Beyoncé – The Lion King:The Gift (Deluxe Edition)

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On July 31, alongside the release of the visual album Black Is King on Disney +. Beyonce released a deluxe edition of the album for digital download and streaming. The album includes all the tracks included in the film in addition to 3 new tracks. The standard and extended version of “Black Parade” which was released on June 19. The extended version of the song only available on Tidal up until the album’s release, and a remix of Find Your Way Back featuring MeLo-X.

Tracklist:

01 – BIGGER
02 – FIND YOUR WAY BACK
03 – Tekno, Lord Afrixana, Mr Eazi & Yemi Alade – DON’T JEALOUS ME
04 – Burna Boy – JA ARA E
05 – Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar – NILE
06 – Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino – MOOD 4 EVA (feat. Oumou Sangare)
07 – Salatiel, Pharrell Williams & Beyoncé – WATER
08 – Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, Beyoncé & Wizkid – BROWN SKIN GIRL
09 – Tiwa Savage & Mr Eazi – KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
10 – Beyoncé, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer – ALREADY
11 – OTHERSIDE
12 – Nija, Beyoncé, Busiswa, Yemi Alade, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly & DJ LAG – MY POWER
13 – 070 Shake & Jessie Reyez – SCAR
14 – SPIRIT (From Disney’s “The Lion King”)
15 – BLACK PARADE (Extended Version)
16 – FIND YOUR WAY BACK (MELO-X Remix)
17 – BLACK PARADE

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift (Album)

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The Lion King: The Gift is a soundtrack album by American singer Beyoncé for the 2019 photorealistic animated remake of The Lion King. It was released on July 19 by Parkwood under exclusive license to Columbia. The album was produced and curated by Beyoncé and includes appearances from Jay-Z, Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, Blue Ivy Carter and Jessie Reyez, as well as African artists such as Shatta Wale, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Mr Eazi, Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Yemi Alade and Busiswa, among others.

Tracklist:

1. balance (mufasa interlude) – James Earl Jones
2. BIGGER – Beyoncé
3. the stars (mufasa interlude) – James Earl Jones
4. FIND YOUR WAY BACK – Beyoncé
5. uncle scar (scar interlude) – Chiwetel Ejiofor
6. DON’T JEALOUS ME – Tekno, Yemi Alade & Mr. Eazi
7. danger (young simba & young nala interlude) – JD McCrary & Shahadi Wright Joseph
8. JA ARA E – Burna Boy
9. run away (scar & young simba interlude) – JD McCrary & Chiwetel Ejiofor
10. NILE – Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar
11. new lesson (timon, pumbaa & young simba interlude) – Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen & JD McCrary
12. MOOD 4 EVA – Beyoncé, JAY-Z & Childish Gambino
13. reunited (nala & simba interlude) – Beyoncé & Donald Glover
14. WATER – Salatiel, Pharrell Williams & Beyoncé
15. BROWN SKIN GIRL – Beyoncé, SAINt JHN & Wizkid f. Blue Ivy Carter
16. come home (nala interlude)
17. KEYS TO THE KINGDOM – Tiwa Savage & Mr Eazi
18. follow me (Rafiki interlude) – John Kani
19. ALREADY – Beyoncé, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer
20. remember (mufasa interlude) – James Earl Jones
21. OTHERSIDE – Beyoncé
22. war (nala interlude)
23. MY POWER – Tierra Whack, Beyoncé & Moonchild Sanelly
24. surrender (simba & scar interlude) – Donald Glover & Chiwetel Ejiofor
25. SCAR – 070 Shake & Jessie Reyez
26. i’m home (mufasa, sarabi & simba interlude) – James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard & Donald Glover
27. SPIRIT (From Disney’s “The Lion King”) – Beyoncé

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Beyoncé – HΘMΣCΘMING: The Live Album

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Homecoming: The Live Album (stylized in all caps, or as HΘMΣCΘMING: THE LIVE ALBUM) is the fifth live album by American singer Beyoncé, released on April 17, 2019. Recorded in April 2018 at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, just over one year prior to the album’s premiere, the set features the entirety of Beyoncé’s performance at the music festival which has since been deemed as “historic” by a number of music critics and media outlets. Two bonus studio tracks – a cover of Maze’s song “Before I Let Go” and “I Been On” – follow the live recording, bringing the album’s length to just short of two hours.

The album’s release coincided with the release of Homecoming, a concert film about the Coachella set that premiered on the streaming platform Netflix on April 17, 2019.

Tracklist:

1.Welcome (Homecoming Live)
2.Crazy In Love (Homecoming Live)
3.Freedom (Homecoming Live)
4.Lift Every Voice and Sing (Homecoming Live)
5.Formation (Homecoming Live)
6.So Much Damn Swag (Interlude) [Homecoming Live]
7.Sorry (Homecoming Live)
8.Kitty Kat (Homecoming Live)
9.Bow Down (Homecoming Live)
10.I Been On (Homecoming Live)
11.Drunk in Love (Homecoming Live)
12.Diva (Homecoming Live)
13.Flawless / Feeling Myself (Homecoming Live)
14.Top Off (Homecoming Live)
15.7/11 (Homecoming Live)
16.Bug a Boo Roll Call (Interlude) [Homecoming Live]
17.Party (Homecoming Live)
18.Don’t Hurt Yourself (Homecoming Live)
19.I Care (Homecoming Live)
20.Partition (Homecoming Live)
21.Yoncé (Homecoming Live)
22.Mi Gente (feat. J Balvin) [Homecoming Live]
23.Baby Boy (Homecoming Live)
24.You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) [Homecoming Live]
25.Hold Up (Homecoming Live)
26.Countdown (Homecoming Live)
27.Check On It (Homecoming Live)
28.Deja Vu (feat. JAY-Z) [Homecoming Live]
29.The Bzzzz Drumline (Interlude) [Homecoming Live]
30.Run the World (Girls) [Homecoming Live]
31.Lose My Breath (Homecoming Live)
32.Say My Name (Homecoming Live)
33.Soldier (Homecoming Live)
34.Get Me Bodied (Homecoming Live)
35.Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) [Homecoming Live]
36.Lift Every Voice and Sing (Blue’s Version) [Homecoming Live]
37.Love On Top (Homecoming Live)
38.Shining (Thank You) [Homecoming Live]
39.Before I Let Go (Homecoming Live Bonus Track)
40.I Been On (Homecoming Live Bonus Track)

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Beyoncé – Lemonade (Album)

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Lemonade is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on April 23, 2016, through Parkwood Entertainment. The album was accompanied by the release of a 60-minute short film of the same name, which premiered on HBO. It features co-production from a wide range of artists, and includes guest vocals from artists including James Blake,Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, and Jack White.

The album is a much darker album than her previous visual, and has a more varied structure in terms of musical genres, encompassing a wide range of them from R&B, soul, pop, rock, blues, to even country, funk, and hip hop.

To further promote the album, Beyoncé will embark on The Formation World Tour in April 2016.

The album was recorded from late 2014 to early 2016. Lemonade is “based on every woman’s journey of self-knowledge and healing,” Tidal said in an announcement

The album title was inspired by Beyoncé’s grandmother Agnéz Deréon, as well as her husband Jay Z’s grandmother, Hattie White. At the end of track “Freedom”, Hattie White is heard speaking to a crowd at her 90th birthday party in April 2015. During the speech, Hattie says “I had my ups and downs, but I always found the inner strength to pull myself up. I was served lemons, but I made lemonade.”

Tracklist:

1. Pray You Catch Me
2. Hold Up
3. Don’t Hurt Yourself featuring Jack White
4. Sorry
5. 6 Inch featuring The Weeknd
6. Daddy Lessons
7. Love Drought
8. Sandcastles
9. Forward featuring James Blake
10. Freedom featuring Kendrick Lamar
11. All Night
12. Formation

Overall Rating

4½ stars

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