Beyoncé’s self-titled album won the 2014 Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Beyoncé was released without a traditional advance publicity campaign on December 13, 2013. It was accompanied by a video for every song, leading to the description “visual album.” The surprise release appeared on the iTunes Store and immediately generated widespread attention.
The album includes “Drunk in Love,” “Partition,” “Pretty Hurts,” and “Flawless.” Its themes include intimacy, feminism, celebrity, and self-definition, while its visual presentation made the project feel like a unified audiovisual work.
The album is often confused with Lemonade, which won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2017 Grammys. Beyoncé won the category at the 2014 ceremony, where “Drunk in Love” also received major recognition.