Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album about infidelity, race, and personal transformation is Lemonade.
Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It combines a twelve-track album with a one-hour film that premiered on HBO.
The project is structured around emotional stages such as intuition, denial, anger, apathy, accountability, and redemption. Its songs address intimate relationships while also engaging with Black identity, history, motherhood, and resilience.
Lemonade debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and received widespread critical acclaim. It is separate from Renaissance, released in 2022, and from Everything Is Love, Beyoncé’s 2018 collaborative album with Jay-Z under the name the Carters.