Beyoncé's 2016 visual album inspired partly by her personal experiences was Lemonade.
Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It arrived with a one-hour film on HBO, making the project both an album and a carefully structured visual work. Its music moves through R&B, pop, rock, blues, country, and hip-hop.
The album explores betrayal, grief, anger, reconciliation, Black identity, and family history. Its presentation drew on poetry by Warsan Shire and imagery connected to the American South, while Beyoncé described the project as a journey through emotional stages.
Lemonade received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 59th Grammy Awards. Although Adele's 25 won that category, Lemonade remains one of Beyoncé's most influential and extensively analyzed releases.