Beyoncé’s 2016 album structured around the seven stages of grief is Lemonade.
Released on April 23, 2016, Lemonade is a visual album combining songs with a film of the same name. Its emotional framework moves through intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, accountability, and reform.
The album draws on themes of betrayal, family, identity, race, womanhood, and healing. Its music moves across R&B, rock, country, blues, hip-hop, and electronic styles, giving the project a deliberately broad sound.
Lemonade was widely praised and received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. It won Best Urban Contemporary Album, while “Formation” won Best Music Video. The title is connected to a saying associated with Beyoncé’s grandmother, Agnes Deréon, about making lemonade from life’s difficulties.