Beyoncé’s album Lemonade was released in April 2016 and inspired the film Lemonade.
The project arrived first as a visual album on HBO on April 23, 2016, accompanied by the music’s digital release. Its songs and imagery explore themes including betrayal, grief, anger, reconciliation, Black womanhood, and family history.
Lemonade draws on multiple styles, including R&B, rock, country, blues, reggae, and spoken word. Its collaborators included Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, James Blake, and The Weeknd, giving the album a broad musical palette.
The title can be confused with Beyoncé’s later album Renaissance, released in 2022. Lemonade is the 2016 visual album; Renaissance began a separate three-act project and has a distinct dance-oriented sound.