Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album about a wife confronting infidelity was Lemonade.
Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, alongside an hour-long film broadcast on HBO. The project combines music, poetry, spoken passages and visual storytelling, and is organized around emotional stages including intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, accountability, reform and hope.
Its songs address betrayal, reconciliation, Black identity, family history and resilience. The album includes “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” “Freedom” and “All Night.” Jay-Z appears on “Forward,” while Kendrick Lamar appears on “Freedom.”
The work drew on a wide range of musical styles, including R&B, rock, country, blues and electronic music. Its narrative is often discussed in relation to Beyoncé’s marriage, but the project also expands into broader themes of Black women’s history, community and cultural memory.