Beyoncé's album Lemonade tells a visual story about infidelity and Black womanhood.
Released in 2016, Lemonade arrived first as a one-hour film on HBO and as a music album on streaming services. Its songs move through chapters named for emotions, including “Intuition,” “Anger,” “Apathy” and “Redemption.”
The project draws on Southern Black history, poetry and imagery while exploring betrayal, reconciliation, family and identity. Jay-Z's alleged infidelity is a central narrative element, although the work blends autobiography with artistic symbolism rather than serving as a literal diary.
Lemonade was widely acclaimed and earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and other categories. It is often discussed as a landmark example of the visual album format and of Beyoncé's use of film to expand a record's storytelling.