"The Color Purple" Soundtrack: Alicia Keys' "Lifeline" Music Video Is Full Of Soul

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Keys reconnected with director Diane Martel for the project, after working together on past visuals like "If I Ain't Got You" and "Like You'll Never See Me Again."

Alicia Keys' vocal talent is one of a kind, which is exactly why her hits like "Girl On Fire" and "No One" have appeared in a handful of shows and movies throughout her career. More recently, the New Yorker found herself involved with Oprah Winfrey's remake of The Color Purple, contributing a beautiful song called "Lifeline" to the historic film's soundtrack. On Thursday (December 21), Keys unleashed the song's accompanying music video, for which she reconnected with director Diane Martel, HipHopDX reports.

In the past, the duo collaborated on visuals for songs like "If I Ain't Got You" and "Like You'll Never See Me Again." Their working relationship seems to only grow stronger with each joint effort, and the visual story they tell for "Lifeline" marks some of their best creative planning yet. "I can be your lifeline / Stay with you ‘til the sunrise / When you’re low / It don’t mean you’re alone," the mother of two's voice beautifully rings out.

Alicia Keys Shares Her Stunning Contribution to The Color Purple Film

"I’ll be by your side / Oh, I can be the reason / That you don’t feel your demons / When you’re low / It don’t mean you’re alone / I’ll be by your side," Keys soothes listeners. Now that "Lifeline" is here, we're even more eager to see The Color Purple when it hits theatres on Christmas Day. Ciara, H.E.R. and Halle Bailey all star in the project, though Oprah recently shared that the studio was hoping to see Beyonce or Rihanna cast in the film.

We're just days away from The Color Purple officially arriving in theatres, and movie buffs are already eager to see how the classic story's retelling will go over with audiences. Earlier this fall, Bailey described the atmosphere of being on set as comparable to a "cookout," making her and her co-stars feel incredibly comfortable and at home together. Read everything the Atlanta native had to say at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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