Lemonade is the Beyoncé album built around songs and videos inspired by the American South.
Released in 2016, Lemonade is a visual album that combines music with a film divided into thematic chapters. Its material draws on R&B, rock, country, blues, reggae, hip-hop, and other traditions, while its imagery and language connect personal experience with Black history, Southern culture, and collective memory.
The project was released initially through the streaming service Tidal and quickly became a major cultural event. Songs such as “Formation,” “Sorry,” and “Hold Up” helped make the album both commercially successful and widely discussed.
Lemonade is often remembered only as a breakup or relationship album, but its scope is broader. It also addresses family, race, womanhood, ancestry, resilience, and cultural identity through a deliberately structured visual narrative.