Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album about marriage and infidelity is Lemonade.
Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, after a premiere on HBO. It combines a twelve-song audio album with a film directed by Beyoncé and a team of filmmakers. The project follows an emotional progression that moves through stages including intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, accountability, reform, forgiveness, hope, and redemption.
Its lyrics and imagery address romantic betrayal, Black womanhood, family history, race, and resilience. Listeners widely connected parts of the album with public discussions about Beyoncé’s marriage, although the work uses symbolism, characters, poetry, and visual references rather than functioning as a straightforward documentary.
Lemonade includes “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” “Freedom,” and “All Night.” It received strong critical acclaim and earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and other categories. The album’s title is linked to a proverb about making lemonade from lemons, quoted by Beyoncé’s grandmother in the film.