July 31 (UPI) -- Beyoncé is back with new music.
The 38-year-old singer released a music video for her song "Already" on Thursday, just hours before the premiere of Black is King, her visual album based on The Lion King: The Gift, on Disney+.
The "Already" video opens with dialogue between The Lion King characters Rafiki and Simba. Rafiki tells Simba he will show him who he is after Simba says he is "nobody."
The video then shows Beyoncé in a number of locations, including outdoors in a tree and dancing in a warehouse. The song features Ghanian singer Shatta Wale and dance music trio Major Lazer.
Beyoncé released Black is King Friday at midnight on Disney+. She had released The Lion King: The Gift in 2019 for Disney's Lion King remake. Beyoncé voiced Nala in the 2019 film.
Black is King reimagines the lessons from The Lion King while following "a young king's transcendent journey through betrayal, love and self-identity." The album celebrates the Black experience.
Beyoncé's husband, rapper Jay Z, their 8-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles-Larson, model Naomi Campbell, actress Lupita Nyong'o and other stars make appearances in Black is King.
Beyoncé ends Black is King by dedicating the project to her 3-year-old son, Sir Carter. Sir is the twin brother of Beyoncé's daughter Rumi.
"Dedicated to my son, Sir Carter," a message reads. "And to all our sons and daughters, the sun and the moon sow for you. You are the keys to the kingdom."
Moments from Beyonce's career
Beyonce arrives at the
Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., January 21, 2001. Photo by Russ Einhorn/UPI |
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Destiny's Child, left to right, Kelly Rowlands, Beyonce and Michelle Williams, perform for a near capacity crowd in Vancouver on September 26, 2001. The group
said goodbye in 2005, but continue to make appearances together with Beyonce, including at
Coachella and
Super Bowl halftime. Photo by H. Ruckemann/UPI |
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Cast members Beyonce (L) and Michael Caine pose at the premiere of
"Austin Powers in Goldmember" in New York City on July 24, 2002. Beyonce portrayed Foxxy Cleopatra in the film. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI |
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Beyonce
won four awards, including Hot 100 Female Artist of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, December 12, 2003. Photo by Roger Williams/UPI |
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Beyonce performs the nation anthem at
Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI |
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Beyonce
won five Grammys at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI |
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Jay-Z (L) and his girlfriend at the time, Beyonce, pose for pictures at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami on August 29, 2004. The couple would
marry in 2008. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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Left to right, Rowland, Williams and Beyonce, members of the singing group Destiny's Child hold replica plaques of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an
unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles on March 28, 2006. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Cast member Beyonce arrives for the premiere of the "Dreamgirls," in Beverly Hills, Calif., on December 11, 2006. She portrayed Deena Jones and the film would go on to receive
Oscar,
Golden Globes and
NAACP Image honors, as well as the
No. 1 soundtrack. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Beyonce holds her Grammy for "B'Day" at the
Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 11, 2007. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Beyonce arrives at the
Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 25, 2007. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI |
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Beyonce
won the International Artist Award of Excellence at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 18, 2007. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Solange Knowles (L) arrives with her sister, Beyonce, at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008. Later that year, Beyonce would share how proud she is of her
sister's success in the music industry. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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First lady Michelle Obama (L) dances with U.S. President Barack Obama as Beyonce sings at the Neighborhood Ball in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2009. Beyonce also
performed for the president's second inauguration in 2013. Photo by Suzanne Day/U.S. Air Force |
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Beyonce arrives at the
Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 22, 2009. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Beyonce performs "Ave Maria" the
BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Beyonce arrives in the press room for the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on September 13, 2009. The show highlighted Beyonce's
win of Video of the Year for "Single Ladies" and Kanye West infamously interrupting Taylor Swift claiming Beyonce deserved the prize for Best Female Video. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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Beyonce
won six awards at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Beyonce performs during
the taping of “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular” in Chicago on May 17. 2011. Photo by David Banks/UPI |
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Beyonce, pregnant with her first child,
makes her announcement as she arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on August 28, 2011. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Beyonce (R) and her mother Tina Knowles attend the launch of their clothing line "House Of Derion" at Selfridges in London on September 17, 2011. Beyonce would go on to launch
Ivy Park in 2016. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI |
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Beyonce performs "I Was Here" at the U.N. for World Humanitarian Day in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations in New York City on August 10, 2012. UPI File Photo | License Photo
Beyonce (L) sings the national anthem after U.S. President Barack Obama is sworn-in during his public inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce performs during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show at the in New Orleans on February 3, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce appears backstage with the Grammy she won at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10, 2013. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce appears backstage at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2014. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce preforms at the MTV Video Music Awards Inglewood, Calif., on August 24, 2014. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce poses with her awards backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif., on August 24, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Beyonce wins
awards for Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Surround Sound Album at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Ed Sheeran (L) and Beyonce
perform onstage during the "Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute" in Los Angeles on February 10, 2015. Later that year, Beyonce and Sheeran
headlined the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Beyonce
arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York City on May 4, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Beyonce (L)
performs with Bruno Mars during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show which celebrated the past, present and future in Santa Clara, Calif., on February 7, 2015. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |
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Beyonce arrives on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" in New York City on May 2, 2016. Later that year, Beyonce
performed her song "Daddy Lessons" with the Dixie Chicks at the Country Music Awards. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Beyonce appears backstage while
pregnant with twins with
her awards for Best Music Video for "Formation" and Best Urban Contemporary Album for
"Lemonade" during the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017. In 2019, Beyonce released a live album and documentary featuring
her trailblazing Coachella performance. Photo by Christine Chew/UPI |
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Cast member Beyonce attends the premiere of "The Lion King" in Los Angeles on July 9, 2019. Beyonce
provided her voice for the role of Nala, as well as the film's soundtrack. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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