Beyoncé’s 2016 album featuring “Formation” is Lemonade.
Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It was accompanied by a one-hour film broadcast on HBO, making the project both an album and a visual narrative. Its songs move through themes commonly described as intuition, denial, anger, apathy, emptiness, accountability, reform, forgiveness, hope, and redemption.
The album draws on R&B, rock, country, blues, soul, hip-hop, and electronic music. “Formation,” released before the album’s arrival, became one of its most recognizable tracks and won the Grammy for Best Music Video.
Lemonade received widespread acclaim and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 59th Grammy Awards, while winning Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video.