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Beyoncé — as close as any modern artist to royalty status in American pop music — will play the queen to be of the Pride Lands in Disney’s coming live-action remake of “The Lion King.”

The studio confirmed Tuesday that she will voice the role of Nala, opposite Donald Glover’s Simba, in the classic coming-of-age tale set among the animal kingdom of the African savanna.

The star-studded cast will also include James Earl Jones — reprising his role as Mufasa from the 1994 animated version — Chiwetel Ejiofor in the part of Scar, and a new spin on a vintage odd couple: Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa.

The new “King” will make a play for a box office coronation in July 2019. It will join a string of live-action adaptations (with a healthy dose of state-of-the-art visual effects) that have been reliable hits for Disney in recent years, following “Beauty and the Beast” this year, “The Jungle Book” in 2016 and “Cinderella” in 2015. Jon Favreau, who helmed the recent “Jungle Book,” will direct.

Jay-Z and Beyonce don't mess around when it comes to Halloween, and this year was no different with them dressing up as one of rap's legendary couples for Kelly Rowland's Costume Couture Party.

Jay paid homage to fellow Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G., while Beyonce dressed up as Lil' Kim. Kelly threw the party with Lenny S. Sunday night at new WeHo hot spot Poppy.

Beyonce took to her website to wish Frank Ocean a happy birthday.

The road to Cardi B's debut album has been smeared with setbacks, as well as huge feats for the rising star, and she might have another accomplishment to add to her already growing resume: a Beyonce feature. According to a snapshot of Michael Ashby's -- Cardi's engineer -- Instagram story, the two artists may have a collaboration in the works.

Ashby, the engineer behind Cardi's hit "Bodak Yellow," shared a photo of a mix titled "Cardi B & Beyonce" and wrote 'Wow this feature is big" over the image. Ashby didn't reveal whether the track is a loosie, or might possibly land on the Bronx rapper's forthcoming album.

Cardi and Beyonce previously met at Made in America festival earlier in September. After meeting Beyonce, Cardi said that she was surprised the "Formation" singer liked her music, and was speechless when they officially met. Miss Tina Lawson, Beyonce's mother, also greeted Cardi backstage at the festival. Billboard reached out to Atlantic Records and Beyonce's reps for comment.

Check out Ashby's photo below.

Beyonce took to social media to remember her late photographer Yosra El-Essawy.

Beyoncé has submitted 5 songs for the 2018 Grammy Awards. Check out all the categories below. The final list of nominees will be announced on November 28.

Daddy Lessons
Record of the Year
Best American Roots Performance

Mi Gente
Record of the Year
Song of the Year
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Shining
Best Rap/Sung Performance

Die With You
Record of the Year
Song of the Year
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Music Video

Family Feud
Best Rap/Sung Performance

Beyonce posted new photos on her website and Instagram.

Beyonce shared new photos on her website.

Beyonce attended TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 17, 2017 in New York City.

Beyonce has been nominated in one category for the 2017 Soul Train Awards:

Video Of The Year
Beyoncé - "All Night"
Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"
Chris Brown Ft. Usher & Gucci Mane - "Party"
DJ Khaled Ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"
Solange - "Cranes In The Sky"

The ceremony will air on BET on November 26.

Beyonce shared new personal photos on her website.

Beyonce was photographed at Blue Ivy's school in Los Angeles on Friday.

Naughty Boy’s “Runnin’ (Lose It All),” featuring Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin, tops Billboard & Clio’s Top TV Commercials chart, powered by Shazam, for September, thanks to the song’s appearance in Chanel’s “Film” ad.

Using tagging data from Shazam, as well as sales and streaming information tracked by Nielsen Music, Billboard partners with Clio Music each month to present a chart ranking the top songs in commercials. Rankings exclude any song that has recently charted within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 or top 10 on a genre chart.

“Runnin’,” which debuted and peaked at No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2015, leads all songs with 70,000 Shazam tags, 6,000 downloads sold and 2 million U.S. streams during the month of September, according to Nielsen Music.

The song is the first No. 1 on the chart for Naughty Boy, Beyonce, and Arrow Benjamin. Beyonce’s previous peak on the chart was at No. 2 on the April 2017-dated list, with “Freedom,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, which appeared in Apple Watch’s “Live Bright” commercial.

Beyonce shared personal photos from Todd Tourso's wedding.

Beyonce shared new personal photos on her website.

Nominations for the 45th annual American Music Awards are here.

Beyonce is up for one award at this year's ceremony:

Favorite Female Artist Soul/R&B
Beyonce
Kehlani
Rihanna

You can vote for the AMAs on Billboard.com, and be sure to tune in to the show next month to find out who wins. The 2017 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.

Prince may have been known for his brilliance in more ways than one, but Beyoncé is highlighting a lesser-known talent of the late legendary artist -- his comedic timing.

The Lemonade singer penned the foreword of Prince: A Private View -- a photo retrospective of the pop icon's life, featuring the photography of Afshin Shahidi (father of Black-ish star Yara Shahidi) -- on shelves Oct. 24. In one excerpt, Queen Bey admits she almost lost it while performing with the "Purple Rain" rocker at the 2004 GRAMMYs, because of how he ended the performance.

“Prince’s timing was genius and his sense of humor, spontaneous and unexpected," Beyonce, 34, writes. "At the end of 'Purple Rain'/'Let’s Go Crazy'/'Crazy in Love' medley, I had no idea he would say what he did. We did talk about making a face but when he blurted out 'Don’t hate us ‘cause we fab,' it took everything I had to keep my composure."

Remembering the performance, we can see why it'd be hard not to!

Backing up, Beyoncé begins the excerpt by telling the story of how the two prepared for their spectacular GRAMMYs appearance.

Beyonce updated her website and Instagram with new personal photos.

Beyonce celebrated the 15-year anniversary of "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" with short clips from the music video and song's performances posted on her website and Instagram.

Today is #DayoftheGirl. Girls around the world are fighting for their freedom every day. Join me, Chime for Change, and The Global Goals by taking action for #FreedomForGirls now: www.globalgoals.org/dayofthegirl

UPDATE: Beyonce also posted about the campaign on Instagram:

"Support girls around the world to realize their dreams. For more information and to make a donation go to: www.globalgoals.org/dayofthegirl 🙏🏾 💕"