Beyoncé’s album built around a 2016 film and including “Formation” is Lemonade. She released it on April 23, 2016, initially as a surprise project through HBO and digital music services.
Lemonade is both a studio album and a visual album. Its accompanying film combines music videos, poetry, and imagery while moving through themes commonly described as infidelity, grief, anger, reconciliation, Black identity, and family heritage.
The album includes “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” “Freedom,” and “All Night.” It features guest appearances or contributions from artists such as Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, and James Blake.
Lemonade received widespread critical acclaim and earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Although Beyoncé did not win that category, the project won Best Urban Contemporary Album and became one of the most discussed visual albums of the 2010s.