Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy steals the show in her new visual album, Black Is King.
The musical film, which debuted on Disney Plus on Friday, features a star-studded cast including the singer’s eldest child Blue, eight, looking fierce as she shows off her confidence in front of the camera.
Bey, 38, enlisted some of her nearest and dearest, including husband Jay-Z, mother Tina Knowles, friend and Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland, and Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o to bring the story to life.
On-camera confidence: Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy, eight, steals the show in her visual album for Black is King as she emulates the singer
Twinning: Blue, eight is seen in a colorful bodysuit and braids like her mom
Another shot shows Blue glittering in a gold outfit and shimmering eye-shadow as she poses on a gold aerial hoop, matching Beyonce in a similar scene who dons an intricate gold bodysuit as she sits in a metallic ring.
In a stunning group shot with the women in her immediate family, Beyonce standing holding youngest daughter Rumi, three, alongside mom Tina, 66, and daughter Blue standing in front.
The three generations of women don matching colorful floral print dresses for the outdoor shot.
Tina also makes an appearance in another scene, sipping tea while wearing a vibrant fuchsia outfit during a garden party.
Another shot shows Blue glittering in a gold outfit and shimmering eye-shadow as she poses on a gold aerial hoop, matching Beyonce in a similar scene who dons an intricate gold bodysuit as she sits in a metallic ring
Powerful women: Bey, 38, enlisted some of her nearest and dearest for the music film. Here she is seen holding her youngest daughter Rumi, as she puts her arm around daughter Blue, while standing next next to mom Tina
Pop royalty: Blue looks ready for prom in a dramatic scene which shows her in a room with several women dresses in glamorous gowns
Sitting pretty: Bey’s mom Tina Knowles also makes an appearance in the video, wearing a vibrant fuchsia outfit as she indulges in a classic tea party
Hollywood beauty: Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has a cameo modeling a series of dramatic gowns
Fans also get glimpses of the songstress’ youngest little ones, twins Rumi and Sir, three.
Beyonce’s pals Lupita and Kelly make an appearance in Brown Skin Girl.
Her former Destiny’s Child bandmate features prominently with the ladies posing together with their hair pinned up in 1960s style beehives.
Beyonce calls the album ‘a labor of love’ as she wrote on Instagram, ‘It is my passion project that I have been filming, researching and editing day and night for the past year, I’ve given it my all and now it’s yours.’
Longtime friends: Her former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland features prominently, with the ladies posing together with their hair pinned up in 1960s style beehives
Sipping: The tea party scene features Kelly, Lupita and Tina as well as other talent, young and old
Of course, Beyonce looks flawless in the imagery, she recently said of the album, ‘It is my passion project that I have been filming, researching and editing day and night for the past year,’
Visual treat: Some scenes are perfectly choreographed, like this one
Beyonce calls the album ‘a labor of love’ as she wrote on Instagram, ‘I’ve given it my all and now it’s yours’
The Grammy-winner co-wrote, co-directed and co-executive produced the musical video.
Black Is King is based on and a visual companion to her 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift.
Thursday night Beyonce treated fans to the music video for Already ahead of the drop of the full visual album.
She also released a Deluxe Edition of her album The Lion King: The Gift, which features two new songs, Black Parade, which she released on Juneteenth, and a remix of Find Your Way Back with MELO-X.
New song: The BeyHive got a special treat on Thursday night as Beyonce dropped the video for Already ahead of the drop of her new visual album Black In King
New songs: She also released Deluxe Edition of her album The Lion King: The Gift, which features two new songs, Black Parade, which she released on Juneteenth, and a remix of Find Your Way Back with MELO-X
The video for Already features a number of shirtless male character sitting in a tree, covering their eyes, with teal body paint on their torsos, while a voice is heard asking, ‘Who are you?’
Another voice responds, ‘I know exactly who I am, the question is who are you?’ as the first voice says, ‘I’m nobody, so leave me alone,’ while we see footage of a number of different people covering their eyes.
‘Everybody is somebody, even a nobody,’ the second voice adds, as we see more footage of men with similar body paint and headdresses on.
The second voice asks the first to follow him and he will show him, as we see Beyonce clad in the same teal paint stripes all over her body before she gets into the song performance.
Eyes closed: The video features a number of shirtless male character sitting in a tree, covering their eyes, with teal body paint on their torsos, while a voice is heard asking, ‘Who are you?’
Queen Bey: The second voice asks the first to follow him and he will show him, as we see Beyonce clad in the same teal paint stripes all over her body before she gets into the song performance
Somebody: ‘Everybody is somebody, even a nobody,’ the second voice adds, as we see more footage of men with similar body paint and headdresses on
The iconic singer is wearing a brown onesie with several small crescent moons printed on it as she dancers with a number of backup dancers.
She’s joined by Shatta Wale takes over the next verse as Queen Bey rocks a number of different outfits, including a splotchy black and white ensemble with short shorts and a regal teal dress that matches the body paint.
She’s also seen dancing with the ‘king’ of this video in a black and grey pants-less business suit-type ensemble
The icon is also seen decked out in all gold, with a shimmering gold dress and a gold headdress as well, as she’s seen swinging on a golden hoop swing.
Dancers: The iconic singer is wearing a brown onesie with several small crescent moons printed on it as she dancers with a number of backup dancers
Shatta Wale: She’s joined by Shatta Wale takes over the next verse as Queen Bey rocks a number of different outfits, including a splotchy black and white ensemble with short shorts and a regal teal dress that matches the body paint
Outfits: She’s joined by Shatta Wale takes over the next verse as Queen Bey rocks a number of different outfits, including a splotchy black and white ensemble with short shorts and a regal teal dress that matches the body paint
Bey gold: The icon is also seen decked out in all gold, with a shimmering gold dress and a gold headdress as well, as she’s seen swinging on a golden hoop swing
The video winds down with shots of several black men wearing the same sharp suit, and footage of a car wildly peeling out in the street with someone hanging out of the sunroof.
The video ends with a shot of Beyonce decked out in a silver ensemble sitting on a motorcycle with a city skyline in the background.
Black Is King is inspired by music in The Lion King: The Gift, which, ‘reimagines the lessons of The Lion King for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns,’ according to Disney.
Fans can watch Black Is King starting at 12 AM on Disney Plus, and you can download the Deluxe Edition of The Lion King: The Gift on iTunes, Spotify and Tidal.
Kings: The video winds down with shots of several black men wearing the same sharp suit, and footage of a car wildly peeling out in the street with someone hanging out of the sunroof
End: The video ends with a shot of Beyonce decked out in a silver ensemble sitting on a motorcycle with a city skyline in the background
Inspired: Black Is King is inspired by music in The Lion King: The Gift, which, ‘reimagines the lessons of The Lion King for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns,’ according to Disney
Fans: Fans can watch Black Is King starting at 12 AM on Disney Plus , and you can download the Deluxe Edition of The Lion King: The Gift on iTunes , Spotify and Tidal
