Lemonade is the Beyoncé album presented as a visual album about the stages of a relationship and personal healing.
Released in 2016, Lemonade combines R&B, pop, rock, country, blues, and spoken-word elements. Its accompanying film was broadcast on HBO and uses recurring imagery, poetry, and chapters to connect themes of betrayal, anger, grief, forgiveness, and empowerment.
The project drew attention for its musical ambition and its focus on Black womanhood, family, ancestry, and cultural memory. It includes “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “All Night,” among other songs.
Lemonade is often discussed alongside Beyoncé’s marriage because of its themes, but the album is an artistic work rather than a straightforward factual diary. It earned the Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year.