Lemonade is Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album divided into chapters named after emotions.
The project combines a studio album with a one-hour film that premiered on HBO. Its chapters include “Intuition,” “Denial,” “Anger,” “Apathy,” “Emptiness,” “Accountability,” “Reformation,” “Hope,” and “Redemption.”
Lemonade draws on R&B, rock, country, blues, soul, and hip-hop. Its themes include betrayal, race, womanhood, family, healing, and resilience. The visual presentation also incorporates poetry by Warsan Shire.
The album became Beyoncé’s sixth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200. It received widespread critical acclaim and won the Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, while “Formation” earned the Grammy for Best Music Video.