The Lion King: The Gift

Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift: B-Side Breakdown 75 (C) from 3 critic reviews.

Album cover for The Lion King: The Gift by Beyoncé
Released July 19, 2019
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Artist
Beyoncé
Album
The Lion King: The Gift
B-Side Breakdown75Grade: C
Critics who liked it33%1 of 3 scored it 75 or higher
DivisivenessUnanimousHow close the scores are: most critics land within 10 points of each other

Early reviews. Based on 3 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.

020406080100Clash: 70Pitchfork: 73Consequence: 81 Breakdown 75
The gist
Consequence B- 81 “Beyoncé and musical guests from both the States and Africa deliver fresh, vibrant, and moving songs that sound like a mess crammed together.”
Pitchfork 7.3/10 73 “Beyoncé parlays her role in Disney’s The Lion King to put out a fine companion album that showcases today’s African stars.”
Clash 7/10 70 “Beyoncé is ever-growing and ever-maturing in her musical stylings. Not one to shy away from a challenge, she has provided the voice of lion queen,”

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How the Breakdown works

Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.

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