Lemonade is Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album about marriage, betrayal, healing, and reconciliation.
The project was released on April 23, 2016, after a surprise premiere on HBO. It combines songs with a film divided into chapters, including “Intuition,” “Denial,” “Anger,” “Apathy,” “Accountability,” and “Hope.” The structure gives the album a narrative arc rather than presenting it only as a collection of singles.
Lemonade draws on R&B, rock, country, blues, reggae, hip-hop, and spoken-word traditions. Its collaborators included Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, James Blake, and The Weeknd. The album also incorporates poetry by Warsan Shire.
The work was widely discussed for its treatment of infidelity and Black womanhood, but its story also moves toward family and restoration. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.