“Black Is King,” Beyoncé’s new visual album with a running time and level of spectacle on par with a Hollywood movie, is heavy on regal and earthy imagery that she says was designed to shift “the global perception of the word ‘Black.’” It also comes loaded with the combined potency of a pop star at the peak of her influence, a global entertainment brand and the dominance of the streaming TV medium. The film, which was released Friday on Disney+, doubles as an extended music video for a soundtrack album Beyoncé released in...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 31, 2020 20:48 UTC