Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album centered on themes of infidelity, healing, and Black womanhood is titled Lemonade.
Released on April 23, 2016, Lemonade combines music with a one-hour film that originally premiered on HBO. Its songs move through emotional stages including intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, accountability, reform, forgiveness, hope, and redemption.
The project draws on poetry by Warsan Shire and includes guest appearances from artists such as Jack White, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, and The Weeknd. Its visual language incorporates African American history, Southern landscapes, family imagery, and references to Black cultural identity.
Lemonade is sometimes confused with Beyoncé, her surprise self-titled visual album from 2013. It is also distinct from Black Is King, a 2020 visual album connected to the music of The Lion King: The Gift. Lemonade’s central narrative remains deliberately artistic rather than a literal documentary.