Lemonade is the Beyoncé album centered on a 2016 film about Black womanhood and family history.
The album was released on April 23, 2016, alongside an hour-long film broadcast on HBO. Its songs and visuals explore betrayal, grief, anger, healing, family, race, identity, and resilience through a highly structured sequence.
Lemonade draws on multiple musical styles, including R&B, rock, country, reggae, blues, and spoken word. It also incorporates poetry by Warsan Shire and imagery connected to the American South, African diasporic traditions, and the experiences of Black women.
The album received broad critical acclaim and earned a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Its song “Formation” also became an especially influential cultural and political statement, while the album as a whole was nominated for Album of the Year.