Album Overview and Tracklist
Beyoncé The Lion King The Gift is a companion album to the 2019 Disney film The Lion King. The tracklist includes 27 songs and features collaborations with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, and Burna Boy. The album is organized into themed suites, including "The Lion King," "The Jungle," and "The Pride Lands," with each suite grouping tracks by narrative or regional focus. The project was released through Parkwood Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music.
Beyoncé served as executive producer and curated the tracklist, selecting producers and featured artists to reflect African musical traditions and contemporary global pop. The album credits list producers such as Pharrell, Sounwave, and P2J, with instrumentation including African percussion, strings, and choir arrangements. According to Discogs, the physical and digital releases list full songwriting and production credits for every track, including samples and interpolations of existing compositions.
Chart Performance and Streaming Data
On the Billboard 200, The Lion King: The Gift debuted at number two and remained on the chart for multiple weeks. The album reached number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Top Album Sales chart. Internationally, it charted in the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Canada, and several European markets, according to Official Charts data.
As of the latest public streaming data, the album has accumulated hundreds of millions of streams on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. Individual tracks like "Brown Skin Girl," "Already," and "My Power" have been highlighted in platform editorial playlists and contributed to sustained streaming numbers. Spotify lists the album under Beyoncé's discography with aggregate play counts updated in real time.
Credits, Collaborators, and Cultural Impact
The album features contributions from African artists including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, and Mr Eazi, as well as American artists such as Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, and Saint Jhn. ASCAP and BMI public repertoires list songwriting credits for multiple tracks, confirming co-writers and publishers involved in the project. The credits also include African-language lyrics, with Yoruba, Zulu, and Swahili phrases credited to respective performers and translators.
The Lion King: The Gift received nominations at the Grammy Awards and BET Awards, with several tracks recognized for production and visual album categories. The album's release coincided with the theatrical premiere of the 2019 The Lion King film, and Beyoncé's involvement in both projects was documented in press materials from Disney and Parkwood Entertainment. Industry coverage from Forbes and Rolling Stone described the album as a curated cross-cultural project that expanded Beyoncé's catalog beyond standard pop and R&B formats.