Beyoncé’s visual album about an unfaithful relationship and Black womanhood is Lemonade.
Released in 2016, Lemonade combines music with a one-hour film divided into chapters such as “Intuition,” “Anger,” “Apathy,” and “Redemption.” The project explores betrayal, healing, family history, race, identity, and resilience through songs, poetry, and imagery.
Its guest contributors included Jack White, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, and The Weeknd. The album includes “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “Daddy Lessons,” among other tracks.
Lemonade was released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It received widespread critical acclaim and earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. The work is often discussed alongside Beyoncé’s later visual projects, but its combination of an album and accompanying film gives it its distinctive format.