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At the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Lemonade'' has received three nominations: [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Music Film]]. "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]" has received three as well: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]]. "[[Hold Up (Beyoncé song)|Hold Up]]" is nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance|Best Pop Solo Performance]], "[[Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song)|Don't Hurt Yourself]]" for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] and "[[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]" for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance|Best Rap/Sung Performance]].
At the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Lemonade'' has received three nominations: [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Music Film]]. "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]" has received three as well: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]]. "[[Hold Up (Beyoncé song)|Hold Up]]" is nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance|Best Pop Solo Performance]], "[[Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song)|Don't Hurt Yourself]]" for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] and "[[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]" for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance|Best Rap/Sung Performance]].


At the end of 2016, ''Lemonade'' appeared on a number of critics' lists ranking the year's top albums. According to Metacritic, it was the second most prominently ranked record of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dietz|first=Jason|date=November 28, 2016|url=http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2016|title=Best of 2016: Music Critic Top Ten Lists|work=Metacritic|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref> ''Lemonade'' was ranked as the best album of the year by such publications as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/david-bowie-blackstar-w451267|title=50 Best Albums of 2016|date=November 28, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', <ref>http://www.billboard.com/photos/7597536/billboards-50-best-albums-of-2016-critics-picks/14</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/08/ew-best-albums-2016/5|title= The 50 best albums of 2016|date=December 8, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=December 8, 2016}}</ref> [[Digital Spy]], <ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a816398/best-albums-of-2016/</ref>''[[The Independent]]'',<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-albums-2016-beyonce-anderson-paak-frank-ocean-leonard-cohen-chance-the-rapper-a7446336.html|title=Best albums of 2016: Our 20 favourite releases from an incredible year of music|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=November 30, 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>, the [[Associated Press]], [[Jon Pareles]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'', Robin Hilton of [[NPR]], ''[[The Oregonian]]'', ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', [[Pop Matters]], Pretty Much Amazing, [[Rap-Up]],<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2016</ref> [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]],<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/featured/best-albums-2016-beyonce-solange-frank-ocean-rihanna-kanye-west-bruno-mars|title=The 10 Best Albums Of 2016|date=December 6, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Idolator (website)]]|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}</ref> [[Stereogum]],<ref name=":4">http://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/</ref> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'',<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2016/beyonce-lemonade|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 5, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|accessdate=December 5, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/11/top-50-albums-of-2016/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2016|date=November 28, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'',<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2016.html?p=5|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=November 30, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]''<ref name=":8">http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/12/the-50-best-albums-of-2016</ref> and ''[[NPR]]''<ref name=":9">http://apps.npr.org/best-music-2016/list/top-albums/</ref> also included the release on their list of best albums of 2016 at number 2. For ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'' it was the third best,<ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2016.html?p=5|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 8, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]|accessdate=December 8, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Exclaim!]]'' listed the album at number 4 on their list of the Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2016.<ref name=":11">http://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_s_top_20_pop_and_rock_albums_part_two-best_of_2016/page/8</ref> For ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', it was the 6th best album of 2016.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 12, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref> ''[[NME (magazine)|NME]]'' listed ''Lemonade'' at number 11 on their list of best albums of the year,<ref name=":13">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/nme-best-albums-2016-1869261|title=NME's Albums of the Year 2016|date=November 24, 2016|publisher=|work=[[NME (magazine)|NME]]|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]'' at number 15.<ref name=":14">{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/12/13/best-albums-of-2016/|title=The 50 best albums of 2016|date=December 13, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine included ''Lemonade'' among the 20 best releases of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/reviews/g9818/best-albums-of-year-2016-music-review/|title=The 20 Best Albums Of 2016|publisher=[[Hearst (media)|Hearst]]|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' listed ''Lemonade'' at number 1 on their list of best music videos of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9979-the-best-music-videos-of-2016/?page=3|title=The Best Music Videos of 2016|date=November 28, 2016|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref> The publication would later name "Lemonade" the third best album of the the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9980-the-50-best-albums-of-2016/?page=5|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 13, 2016|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
At the end of 2016, ''Lemonade'' appeared on a number of critics' lists ranking the year's top albums. According to Metacritic, it was the second most prominently ranked record of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dietz|first=Jason|date=November 28, 2016|url=http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2016|title=Best of 2016: Music Critic Top Ten Lists|work=Metacritic|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref> ''Lemonade'' was ranked as the best album of the year by such publications as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/david-bowie-blackstar-w451267|title=50 Best Albums of 2016|date=November 28, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', <ref>http://www.billboard.com/photos/7597536/billboards-50-best-albums-of-2016-critics-picks/14</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/08/ew-best-albums-2016/5|title= The 50 best albums of 2016|date=December 8, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=December 8, 2016}}</ref> [[Digital Spy]], <ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a816398/best-albums-of-2016/</ref>''[[The Independent]]'',<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-albums-2016-beyonce-anderson-paak-frank-ocean-leonard-cohen-chance-the-rapper-a7446336.html|title=Best albums of 2016: Our 20 favourite releases from an incredible year of music|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=November 30, 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>, the [[Associated Press]], [[Jon Pareles]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[AOL]], ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'', Robin Hilton of [[NPR]], ''[[The Oregonian]]'', ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', [[Pop Matters]], Pretty Much Amazing, [[Rap-Up]], The Ringer,<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2016</ref> [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]],<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/featured/best-albums-2016-beyonce-solange-frank-ocean-rihanna-kanye-west-bruno-mars|title=The 10 Best Albums Of 2016|date=December 6, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Idolator (website)]]|accessdate=December 6, 2016}}</ref> [[Stereogum]],<ref name=":4">http://www.stereogum.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/</ref> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'',<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2016/beyonce-lemonade|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 5, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|accessdate=December 5, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/11/top-50-albums-of-2016/|title=Top 50 Albums of 2016|date=November 28, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'',<ref name=":7">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2016.html?p=5|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=November 30, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]''<ref name=":8">http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/12/the-50-best-albums-of-2016</ref> and ''[[NPR]]''<ref name=":9">http://apps.npr.org/best-music-2016/list/top-albums/</ref> also included the release on their list of best albums of 2016 at number 2. For ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'' it was the third best,<ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2016.html?p=5|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 8, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]|accessdate=December 8, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Exclaim!]]'' listed the album at number 4 on their list of the Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2016.<ref name=":11">http://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_s_top_20_pop_and_rock_albums_part_two-best_of_2016/page/8</ref> For ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', it was the 6th best album of 2016.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/featured/the-50-best-albums-of-2016/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 12, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref> ''[[NME (magazine)|NME]]'' listed ''Lemonade'' at number 11 on their list of best albums of the year,<ref name=":13">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/nme-best-albums-2016-1869261|title=NME's Albums of the Year 2016|date=November 24, 2016|publisher=|work=[[NME (magazine)|NME]]|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]'' at number 15.<ref name=":14">{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/12/13/best-albums-of-2016/|title=The 50 best albums of 2016|date=December 13, 2016|publisher=|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine included ''Lemonade'' among the 20 best releases of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/reviews/g9818/best-albums-of-year-2016-music-review/|title=The 20 Best Albums Of 2016|publisher=[[Hearst (media)|Hearst]]|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|accessdate=November 24, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' listed ''Lemonade'' at number 1 on their list of best music videos of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9979-the-best-music-videos-of-2016/?page=3|title=The Best Music Videos of 2016|date=November 28, 2016|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref> The publication would later name "Lemonade" the third best album of the the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9980-the-50-best-albums-of-2016/?page=5|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016|date=December 13, 2016|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 13, 2016}}</ref>


It was also included on ''[[Sight & Sound]]''’s best films of 2016 list at number 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/best-films-2016|title=The best films of 2016|date=2 December 2016|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|work=[[Sight & Sound]]|accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/12/02/the_sight_sound_poll_picks_the_best_movies_of_2016_beyonc_s_lemonade_among.html|title=Beyoncé’s Lemonade Makes Sight & Sound’s Best Films of 2016|last=Adams|first=Sam|date=December 2, 2016|publisher=[[The Slate Group]]|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref> David Ehrlich, a film critic for IndieWire, placed Lemonade at number 23 on his Best Films of 2016 list.<ref>http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/best-movies-2016-david-ehrlich-memorable-moments-1201753085/</ref> Jen Yamato from ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' ranked it at number 9 on her list of the Top 10 Best Films of 2016.<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/14/the-10-best-films-of-2016-beyonce-killer-neo-nazis-and-a-modern-day-masterpiece.html</ref>
It was also included on ''[[Sight & Sound]]''’s best films of 2016 list at number 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/best-films-2016|title=The best films of 2016|date=2 December 2016|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|work=[[Sight & Sound]]|accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/12/02/the_sight_sound_poll_picks_the_best_movies_of_2016_beyonc_s_lemonade_among.html|title=Beyoncé’s Lemonade Makes Sight & Sound’s Best Films of 2016|last=Adams|first=Sam|date=December 2, 2016|publisher=[[The Slate Group]]|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref> David Ehrlich, a film critic for IndieWire, placed Lemonade at number 23 on his Best Films of 2016 list.<ref>http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/best-movies-2016-david-ehrlich-memorable-moments-1201753085/</ref> Jen Yamato from ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' ranked it at number 9 on her list of the Top 10 Best Films of 2016.<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/14/the-10-best-films-of-2016-beyonce-killer-neo-nazis-and-a-modern-day-masterpiece.html</ref>

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Lemonade is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on April 23, 2016, by Parkwood Entertainment and distributed through Columbia Records. The record is Beyoncé's second "visual album", following her eponymous 2013 record, and a concept album.[3] While its predecessor featured individual music videos for each track, Lemonade was accompanied upon its release by a one-hour film aired on HBO. Mainly an R&B album, Lemonade encompasses a variety of genres including pop, reggae, blues, rock, hip hop, soul, funk, Americana, country, gospel, electronic and trap. It features guest vocals from James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Jack White. The album contains samples and interpolations of a number of hip hop and rock songs.[4]

The record was made available for online streaming on April 23 through the streaming service Tidal, which Beyoncé co-owns, and released for paid purchase through the service the following day. It was later launched for purchase by track or album to Amazon Music and the iTunes Store on April 25 and at physical retailers May 6. The record was widely acclaimed by critics, who praised it as Beyoncé's boldest and best-crafted work to date. Lemonade debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 485,000 copies in its first week (653,000 with additional album-equivalent units) earning Beyoncé her sixth consecutive number-one album in the country. The album was supported by six singles: "Formation", "Sorry", "Hold Up", "Freedom", "Daddy Lessons" and "All Night". In April 2016, Beyoncé embarked on the Formation World Tour to promote the album. Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016, including Rolling Stone at number one.[5]

For the 59th Grammy Awards, Lemonade received 9 nominations, including Album of the Year, Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Film. Its lead single "Formation" received nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Music Video.[6]

Background

Beyoncé performing on Super Bowl 50 halftime show.

On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released "Formation" for free on the music streaming service Tidal and its accompanying music video on her official YouTube.[7] The following day on February 7, 2016, Beyoncé performed "Formation" during her guest appearance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show.[8] Immediately after the performance, a commercial aired announcing The Formation World Tour, which kicks off in Miami on April 27, with the first pre-sales going on sale just two days after the announcement on February 9, 2016.[9]

Leading up to the tour announcement, Beyoncé was both praised and criticized over her new song and Black Panther-influenced costume for the Super Bowl halftime performance. As a result of this, the hashtags "#BoycottBeyonce" and "#IStandWithBeyonce" begun trending on social media platforms such as Twitter. A group of protesters also planned to stage an "anti-Beyoncé" rally outside of the NFL's headquarters in New York City on the day general sale of tickets went for sale.[10] However, the planned rally was met with zero protesters and instead dozens of Beyoncé supporters who held a counter-protest.[11]

The album title was inspired by Beyoncé's grandmother Agnéz Deréon, as well as her husband Jay Z's grandmother, Hattie White. At the end of track "Freedom", an audio recording of Hattie White heard speaking to a crowd at her 90th birthday party in December 2015 is played. During the speech, Hattie says "I had my ups and downs, but I always find the inner strength to pull myself up. I was served lemons, but I made lemonade."[12] Streaming service Tidal described the concept behind Lemonade as "every woman's journey of self-knowledge and healing."[13]

Visuals

The album was accompanied by the release of a 60-minute film of the same name, which premiered on HBO on April 23, 2016.[14] Lemonade was divided into 11 chapters named Intuition, Denial, Anger, Apathy, Emptiness, Accountability, Reformation, Forgiveness, Resurrection, Hope, and Redemption.[15] The film uses poetry and prose written by expatriate Somali poet Warsan Shire; her poems which she adapted were "The Unbearable Weight of Staying", "Dear Moon", "How to Wear Your Mother's Lipstick", "Nail Technician as Palm Reader", and "For Women Who Are Difficult to Love".[16][17] It also features Ibeyi, Laolu Senbanjo, Amandla Stenberg, Quvenzhané Wallis, Chloe x Halle, Zendaya, and Serena Williams.[18] The mothers of Trayvon Martin (Sybrina Fulton), Michael Brown (Lesley McFadden), and Eric Garner (Gwen Carr) are featured holding pictures of their deceased sons.[19][20] The film also samples work by Malcolm X, specifically an excerpt from his speech "Who Taught You to Hate Yourself", which is featured on the track "Don't Hurt Yourself".[21] The HBO broadcast logged 787,000 viewers.[22]

In June 2016, Matthew Fulks sued Beyoncé, Sony, Columbia and Parkwood Entertainment for allegedly lifting elements of his short film, Palinoia, for Lemonade. The lawsuit specifically targets the trailer for the HBO special.[23] Fulks had accused her of stealing nine visual elements from Palinoia.[24] The lawsuit was subsequently dismissed by New York federal judge Jed S. Rakoff, siding with the defendant.[25]

Music and lyrics

The album features musicians Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, and bassist Marcus Miller, and sampling from folk music collectors[26] John Lomax, Sr. and his son Alan Lomax on "Freedom". Beyoncé and her team reference the musical memories of all those periods[26] including a brass band, stomping blues-rock, ultraslow avant-R&B, preaching, a prison song (both collected by John and Alan Lomax), and the sound of the 1960s fuzz-tone guitar psychedelia (sampling the Puerto Rican band Kaleidoscope).[27]

The Washington Post called the album a "surprisingly furious song-cycle about infidelity and revenge",[28] referencing the classical compositional genre defined in German lieder by Schumann, Schubert and Brahms. The Chicago Tribune described the album as not just a mere grab for popular music dominance, rather it is a retrospective that allows the listener to explore Beyoncé's personal circumstances, with musical tones from the southern United States, a harkening back towards her formative years spent in Texas.[29] AllMusic wrote that Beyoncé "delights in her blackness, femininity, and Southern origin with supreme wordplay."[30] According to The A.V. Club, the tracks "encompass and interpolate the entire continuum of R&B, rock, soul, hip-hop, pop, and blues", accomplished by a deft precision "blurring eras and references with determined impunity."[31] The Guardian and Entertainment Weekly both noted that the album touches on country music,[32][33] and Entertainment Weekly noticed the use of avant-garde musical elements. Consequence of Sound wrote that the album's genres span "from gospel to rock to r&b to trap";[34] both Isaac Hayes and Andy Williams are sampled.[32] PopMatters noticed how the album was nuanced in its theme of anger and betrayal with vast swathes of the album bathed in political context; however, it is still a pop album at its essence with darker and praiseworthy tones.[35]

Promotion

In order to promote the album, Beyoncé embarked on The Formation World Tour which visits countries in North America and Europe from April to October 2016.[36] Beyoncé performed "Freedom" with Kendrick Lamar as the opening number at the 2016 BET Awards on June 27.[37] At the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, Beyoncé performed a 16-minute medley of "Pray You Catch Me", "Hold Up", "Sorry", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "Formation".[38] Knowles also performed "Daddy Lessons" with the Dixie Chicks at the 2016 CMAs.[39]

Singles

"Formation" was released as the album's lead single exclusively on Tidal on February 6, 2016, along with its accompanying music video. The following day, Beyoncé performed it at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show as part of her guest appearance at the event.[40] "Formation" peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[41] The album's second single, "Sorry" was serviced to rhythmic radios in the United States on May 3, 2016,[42] and its music video was uploaded on Vevo on June 22, 2016.[43] The single debuted and peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[44] The album's third single, "Hold Up" was first released to German and British contemporary hit radios on May 12, 2016,[45][46] and later serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on August 16, 2016.[47] "Hold Up" debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[44] The music video for "Hold Up" was uploaded on Vevo on September 4, 2016.[48] The fourth single "Freedom" was sent to radio stations on September 9. It previously peaked at number 35. A remix of "Daddy Lessons" featuring The Dixie Chicks was released as the fifth single on November 20, 2016.[49][50] "All Night"was released as the sixth single on December 6, 2016.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.7/10[51]
Metacritic92/100[52]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[30]
The A.V. ClubA−[31]
The Daily Telegraph[53]
The Guardian[33]
The Independent[54]
NME4/5[55]
Pitchfork8.5/10[56]
Rolling Stone[57]
Spin9/10[58]
ViceA−[59]

Lemonade received widespread acclaim from critics. AllMusic writer Andy Kellman felt that "the cathartic and wounded moments here resonate in a manner matched by few, if any, of Beyoncé's contemporaries."[30] In Spin, Greg Tate wrote that the album "is out to sonorously suck you into its gully gravitational orbit the old fashioned way, placing the burden of conjuration on its steamy witches’ brew of beats, melodies, and heavy-hearted-to-merry-pranksterish vocal seductions. In her mastery of carnal and esoteric mysteries, Queen Bey raises the spirits, sizzles the flesh, and rallies her troops."[58]

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that the album "feels like a success" and that Beyoncé sounded "genuinely imperious".[33] The Daily Telegraph writer Jonathan Bernstein felt it was her strongest work to date and "proves there's a thin line between love and hate."[53] Nekesa Moody from The Washington Post called the album a "deeply personal, yet ... a bold social and political statement as well".[60] Writing for The New York Times, Jon Pareles praised Beyoncé's vocals and her courage to talk about subjects that affect so many people, and noted that "the album is not beholden to radio formats or presold by a single".[61] Greg Kot from the Chicago Tribune felt that "artistic advances" seem "slight" in context towards the record's "more personal, raw and relatable" aspects, where it came out as a "clearly conceived" piece of music, meaning it had a "unifying vision" for what may have lent itself to being "a prettily packaged hodgepodge".[29]

Reviewing the album in The Independent, Everett True wrote that it "is fiery, insurgent, fiercely proud, sprawling and sharply focused in its dissatisfaction."[54] Ray Rahman wrote for Entertainment Weekly that Beyoncé is way "too busy putting out her boldest, most ambitious, best album to date", declaring simply "middle fingers up."[32] Writing a review for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield opined that she affirmed her "superhero status" with this album.[57] Jillian Mapes of Pitchfork wrote that her pursuit of "realness" gives the album a certain "quality to it that also invites skepticism".[56] In The A.V. Club Annie Zaleski wrote that it was "yet another seismic step forward for Beyoncé as a musician."[31]

Shahzaib Hussain, writing for Clash, stated: "Lemonade is Beyoncé at her most benevolent, and her most unadulterated. Treating her blackness not as an affliction but a celebratory beacon, Lemonade is a long overdue, cathartic retribution."[62] In the NME, Larry Bartleet said the album was "sweet but with an edge".[55] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the album "is her most lyrically and thematically coherent effort to date."[63] Maura Johnston of Time wrote that its tracks were "fresh yet instantly familiar" with an "over-the-top but intimate" sound.[64] Jamie Milton of DIY wrote that "there's so much more than an enthralling story to draw out of this all-slaying work", where "Beyoncé can count herself as a risk-taker breaking new ground, up there with the bravest."[65] Exclaim!'s Erin Lowers wrote that "If you've ever been handed lemons, you need Lemonade."[66] Britt Julious of Consequence of Sound described the album to a "gift" Beyoncé has given to the listener that is "raw yet polished, beautiful yet ugly."[34] PopMatters writer Evan Sawdey felt few albums could ever be considered "as bold, complex, or resolute as Lemonade,"[35] and the BBC's Mark Savage noted that Beyoncé had become an albums artist, with a range extending beyond that of radio play.[67] In 2016, it was reported that the University of Texas at San Antonio would be teaching a course on the album called "Black Women, Beyonce & Popular Culture."[68]

Accolades

"Formation" won in three categories at the 2016 BET Awards for Video of the Year, the Centric Award, and the Viewers Choice Award.[69] The Lemonade film was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special. From the four categories, Beyoncé was nominated in the two mentioned.[70] The album's visuals received 11 nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. They included Breakthrough Long Form Video for Lemonade, Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography for "Formation", Best Female Video and Best Art Direction for "Hold Up", and Best Choreography for "Sorry" and "Formation".[71] Beyoncé went on to win eight of her nominations, including Video of the Year and Breakthrough Long Form Video.[72] She received two nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Japan for Best Album of the Year for Lemonade and Best Female Video International for "Formation", eventually winning for Best Album of the Year.[73][74] At the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards, Beyoncé was nominated for eight awards including Lemonade for Album of the Year, and "Formation" for Song and Video of the Year. Knowles went on to win all four awards. Lemonade won Best TV Show – Special or Limited Series at the African American Film Critics Association.[75] At the 2017 NAACP Image Awards, Lemonade is nominated for Outstanding Album and Outstanding Variety - Series or Special, "Formation" is nominated for Outstanding Song and Outstanding Video, and "Freedom" featuring Kendrick Lamar is nominated for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration and Outstanding Song.

At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Lemonade has received three nominations: Album of the Year, Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Film. "Formation" has received three as well: Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Music Video. "Hold Up" is nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance, "Don't Hurt Yourself" for Best Rock Performance and "Freedom" for Best Rap/Sung Performance.

At the end of 2016, Lemonade appeared on a number of critics' lists ranking the year's top albums. According to Metacritic, it was the second most prominently ranked record of 2016.[76] Lemonade was ranked as the best album of the year by such publications as Rolling Stone,[77] Billboard, [78] Entertainment Weekly,[79] Digital Spy, [80]The Independent,[81], the Associated Press, Jon Pareles of The New York Times, AOL, The New Zealand Herald, Robin Hilton of NPR, The Oregonian, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pop Matters, Pretty Much Amazing, Rap-Up, The Ringer,[82] Idolator,[83] Stereogum,[84] Complex,[85] and Consequence of Sound.[86] Paste,[87] USA Today[88] and NPR[89] also included the release on their list of best albums of 2016 at number 2. For Slant it was the third best,[90] while Exclaim! listed the album at number 4 on their list of the Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2016.[91] For Spin, it was the 6th best album of 2016.[92] NME listed Lemonade at number 11 on their list of best albums of the year,[93] while FACT at number 15.[94]Esquire magazine included Lemonade among the 20 best releases of 2016.[95] Pitchfork listed Lemonade at number 1 on their list of best music videos of 2016.[96] The publication would later name "Lemonade" the third best album of the the same year.[97]

It was also included on Sight & Sound’s best films of 2016 list at number 26.[98][99] David Ehrlich, a film critic for IndieWire, placed Lemonade at number 23 on his Best Films of 2016 list.[100] Jen Yamato from The Daily Beast ranked it at number 9 on her list of the Top 10 Best Films of 2016.[101]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Lemonade debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 485,000 copies in its first week (653,000 with additional album-equivalent units). Subsequently, she broke the record she previously tied with DMX, by becoming the first artist in the chart's history to have their first six studio albums debut at number one.[102] In the same week, Beyoncé became the first female to chart 12 or more songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, with every song on the album debuting on the chart. She passed the previously held record of 11 by Taylor Swift's Speak Now album.[103] Additionally, Lemonade was streamed 115 million times via Tidal, setting a record for the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist in history.[104] The album slipped from number one to number two in its second week, selling 196,000 copies (321,000 with additional equivalent-album units). It remained at number two in its third week selling 153,000 copies (201,000 album equivalent units). Lemonade was certified platinum by the RIAA in June 2016. As of July 2016, it has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States.[105] In Canada, the album debuted at number one with sales of 33,000 copies.[106]

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 73,000 copies in its first week of release, with 10,000 equivalent sales (14% of the total sales) accounting for streaming, marking the largest ever for a number-one album since the chart included streaming.[107] The album marked the singer's third number-one album on that chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on September 9, 2016 for shipment of 300,000 copies.[107][108] All of the album's tracks also debuted in the Top 100 of the Official Singles Chart in the UK.[109]

In Australia, Lemonade sold 20,490 digital copies to debut at the top spot and become Beyoncé's second consecutive number one album in that country.[110] It received a platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 copies.[111]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[112]

Lemonade – Disc one (Audio)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pray You Catch Me"
  • Garrett
  • Knowles
  • Jeremy McDonald
3:15
2."Hold Up"
3:41
3."Don't Hurt Yourself" (featuring Jack White)
  • White
  • Knowles
  • Derek Dixie[a]
3:53
4."Sorry"
  • Gordon
  • Rhoden
  • Knowles
3:52
5."6 Inch" (featuring The Weeknd)
  • DannyBoyStyles
  • Ben Billions
  • Knowles
  • Boots
  • Dixie[b]
4:20
6."Daddy Lessons"
4:47
7."Love Drought"
  • Dean
  • Knowles
3:57
8."Sandcastles"
  • Knowles
  • Berry II
3:02
9."Forward" (featuring James Blake)
  • Blake
  • Knowles
  • Blake
  • Knowles
1:19
10."Freedom" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
4:49
11."All Night"
  • Diplo
  • Knowles
  • King Henry[a]
5:21
12."Formation"
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Knowles
  • Pluss[a]
3:26
Total length:45:42
Lemonade – Disc two (Visual)
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
13."Lemonade"
1:05:22

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer / director.
  • "Hold Up" features background vocals by Melo-X.
  • "Don't Hurt Yourself" features background vocals by Ruby Amanfu.
  • "Sorry" features background vocals by Chrissy Collins.
  • "6 Inch" features additional vocals by Belly.
  • "Freedom" features background vocals by Arrow Benjamin.
  • "All Night" features background vocals by Diplo and King Henry.
Sample credits[112]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[113]

  • Vincent Berry – producer
  • Beyoncé – primary artist, producer, vocal producer, executive producer
  • Ben Billions – producer
  • James Blake – featured artist, producer
  • Jonny Coffer – producer
  • Mike Dean – producer
  • Alex Delicata – producer
  • Diplo – producer
  • Derek Dixie – producer
  • Kendrick Duckworth – featured artist
  • Kevin Garrett – producer
  • Wynter Gordon – producer
  • Just Blaze – producer
  • King Henry – producer
  • Ezra Koenig – producer
  • Kendrick Lamar – featured artist
  • Alan Lomax – engineer
  • John Lomax – engineer
  • Lester Mendoza – engineer
  • MeLo-x – Producer
  • Mike WiLL Made It – producer
  • Abel Tesfaye – featured artist
  • The Weeknd – featured artist
  • Jack White – featured artist, producer
  • Stuart White – engineer, producer
  • Theresa LaBarbera Whites – executive producer

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[111] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[154] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[155] Platinum 80,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[156] Platinum 0‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[157] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[158] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[108] Platinum 308,000[159]
United States (RIAA)[161] Platinum 1,500,000[160]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23) Streaming Parkwood [112]
April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24) Digital download
[162]
Poland May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
Sony Music [163]
United States
  • Parkwood
  • Columbia
 [164]

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