Lemonade was Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album about infidelity, identity, and healing.
Released on April 23, 2016, the album was accompanied by a one-hour film broadcast on HBO. Its songs move through emotional stages including intuition, denial, anger, apathy, accountability, reform, forgiveness, and hope.
Lemonade drew on R&B, rock, blues, country, reggae, and hip-hop. It includes “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Hold Up,” and “Daddy Lessons.” Critics praised its musical range and cultural themes, while the visual film incorporated imagery connected to Black history, the American South, and Beyoncé’s family heritage. The album received nine Grammy nominations and won two.