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Megan Thee Stallion, Usher, and Alicia Keys Headline ‘The Color Purple’ Soundtrack

The first single ‘Lifeline’ was released this week.

The official soundtrack for the upcoming remake of The Color Purple is star-studded, plain and simple.

On Monday (November 27), Warner Bros. Pictures, WaterTower Music, and gamma released the film’s tracklist, including songs from Megan Thee Stallion, Usher, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, Jorja Smith, Coco Jones, Ciara, Mary Mary, Missy Elliorr, and Fantasia Barrino.

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In addition to the Blitz Bazawule-directed movie’s tracklist announcement, the first single, “Lifeline” by Alicia Keys, was released and serves as a “heartfelt ode to the unequivocal comfort emanating from friends, family, and community that holds us up as we face life’s challenging moments,” according to a press release.

The film will also feature onscreen numbers sung by some of the artists above written by the Grammy-winning songwriters of The Color Purple musical. According to the release, Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders served as executive producers, as the pair also helped produce the film and collaborated to create the Broadway musical.

The Color Purple (Music From And Inspired By) will be available on December 15, while the film premieres on December 25. Check out the trailer below.

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