Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album about marriage, race, and identity was Lemonade.
Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, after its accompanying film premiered on HBO. The project combines songs, poetry, spoken narration, and highly stylized imagery. Its themes include betrayal, reconciliation, Black womanhood, family history, African American identity, and cultural memory.
The album includes guest appearances from artists such as Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, James Blake, and The Weeknd. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became Beyoncé’s sixth consecutive solo album to do so. Lemonade is not the same project as Beyoncé, her surprise self-titled visual album from 2013, nor Black Is King, the 2020 visual album connected to The Lion King: The Gift.