Apple Wants You to 'Live Bright' With the Apple Watch Series 2

Beyoncé's 'Freedom featuring Kendrick Lamar backs colorful spot

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The latest ad for the Apple Watch might not be as chock full of celebrities as previous work supporting its wearable device, but its music provides plenty of star power.

Beyoncé’s hit “Freedom” featuring Kendrick Lamar from her Lemonade album provides an appropriately vivid soundtrack for the colorful spot for the Apple Watch Series 2—although there is a certain irony in a song called “Freedom” being used to promote a device that tells you when it’s time to exercise.

“Live Bright” opens on a woman getting up from her desk when the watch prompts her that it’s “time to stand.”

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