Which Beyoncé album became a visual album in 2016?

Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album was Lemonade. It combined a twelve-track audio album with an hour-long film that premiered on HBO on April 23, 2016.

The project drew on R&B, rock, country, blues, pop, and spoken-word traditions. Its themes include betrayal, grief, anger, reconciliation, Black womanhood, family, and heritage. The film uses poetry by Warsan Shire and imagery connected to Louisiana and the American South.

Lemonade debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and became Beyoncé’s sixth consecutive number-one album in the United States. The project is often discussed alongside the personal interpretations of its lyrics, but its artistic significance also comes from its genre range, visual structure, and engagement with African American history and culture.