Beyoncé released Lemonade in 2016 as a visual album accompanied by a film and a series of music videos.
Lemonade premiered on April 23, 2016, through HBO and was released digitally the same day. Its music moves through R&B, rock, country, blues, reggae, and hip-hop, giving the album a broad stylistic range.
The project is structured around themes including betrayal, grief, anger, reconciliation, and Black identity. It includes songs such as “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “Daddy Lessons.” The accompanying film combines music, poetry, imagery, and appearances by figures including Serena Williams.
Lemonade is sometimes described simply as an album, but Beyoncé and contemporary coverage also identify it as a visual album. It received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 59th Grammy Awards.