Lemonade is Beyoncé’s 2016 album structured around themes including Black womanhood and infidelity.
Released on April 23, 2016, Lemonade is Beyoncé’s sixth studio album and a visual album accompanied by a film broadcast on HBO. Its songs move through emotional stages commonly described with terms such as intuition, denial, anger, apathy, accountability, reform, forgiveness, hope, and redemption.
The album addresses personal and cultural subjects at the same time. Tracks such as “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “Freedom” connect intimate relationships with race, history, family, and Black identity in the United States. The project’s imagery also draws on Southern landscapes, African diasporic traditions, and the experiences of Black women.
Lemonade is often discussed in relation to Beyoncé’s marriage, but it is not simply a literal diary. It is an artistic work that combines music, poetry, film, symbolism, and historical references. Renaissance and B’Day are separate Beyoncé albums with different concepts.