On what date did Beyoncé release her sixth studio album, Lemonade?

Beyoncé released her sixth studio album, Lemonade, on April 23, 2016.

Lemonade was released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It arrived as a surprise project alongside an hour-long film broadcast on HBO, continuing Beyoncé’s use of visual storytelling to present an album as a unified artistic work.

The album combines contemporary R&B, pop, rock, soul, hip-hop, blues, and country influences. Its themes include betrayal, grief, anger, reconciliation, family, Black identity, and resilience. The visual album features imagery and poetry connected to those themes.

Lemonade became Beyoncé’s sixth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200. It is distinct from Renaissance, her 2022 album, and from Black Is King, the 2020 visual album connected to The Lion King: The Gift.