Lemonade
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Parkwood
  • Release Date: Apr 23, 2016
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3877 Ratings

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  1. cbeanfan
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    Empowering, Bold, and a bit Political, but still fierce Bey like only she can. A living legend that has accomplished so much and has nothing to prove.
  2. OnikaChristATRL
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    The word "masterpiece" gets thrown a lot when reviewing albums, but it's so appropriate in this case. Lemonade really is a masterpiece and her best body of work to date. In this album, Beyoncé speaks about several topics, such as black rights, relationships, and womanhood. The reason why I love this album so much is because she talks about topics that I can relate to. As a black male, IThe word "masterpiece" gets thrown a lot when reviewing albums, but it's so appropriate in this case. Lemonade really is a masterpiece and her best body of work to date. In this album, Beyoncé speaks about several topics, such as black rights, relationships, and womanhood. The reason why I love this album so much is because she talks about topics that I can relate to. As a black male, I really appreciated how Beyoncé raised awareness about the oppression that black people faced for several years and are still facing today. It makes me really happy that someone as influential and powerful as Beyoncé is bringing awareness to an issue that affects not only me, but several people around the word. Beyoncé's Lemonade contains lyrics that touches your soul and amazing production that will keep you mesmerized for days, and for that reason, this album deserves nothing less than a 10/10. In the words of Anderson Cooper, "It's Beyoncé's world and we're just living in it".

    And to all of the Fleanna stans, y'all need to stop trying it with Beyoncé and the Hive. It's been 3 months since it's release and ANTI only sold 369k in pure sales :deadbanana2: Y'all heauxs are nothing more than idiots who engage in recreational drug use and prostitution :ahh: Y'all Navy need to climb back in to y'all boat and save y'all flop fav Flopanna, because by the looks of things, your fav is drowning. That is all. :)    … Expand
  3. SaraPinheiro
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    If someone still don't know what is art now is the time to learn. Beyoncé made her best with Lemonade, I knew it'd be something special but this album is really strong, meaningful and inspirational. I honestly think she's an amazing artist and more than that, she's becoming a legend. Thank you, Beyoncé. Lemonade is a masterpiece indeed.
  4. carnielfelipe
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    A real masterpiece. This is what the world needs: ART! It brings a mix of rhythms with an amazing harmony. The context of the album is absolutely wonderful!
  5. Robcollarino
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    One of the best albums of the music industry. Beyoncé slays again. This album is her most mature one ever and we can feel her and her message. One more time Beyoncé destroys Rihanna's album, that it completely overrated and boring.
  6. Hamusuta
    May 23, 2016
    10
    Beyoncé has a massive impact on not only the music industry, but the world and she knows this. She takes this opportunity to create inspiring and influential music that tackles social issues and can impact the world by raising awareness and changing how people view things. Beautiful (Sandcastles, Pray You Catch Me, Forward, All Night), melodic (Hold Up, Daddy Lessons, Love Drought,), andBeyoncé has a massive impact on not only the music industry, but the world and she knows this. She takes this opportunity to create inspiring and influential music that tackles social issues and can impact the world by raising awareness and changing how people view things. Beautiful (Sandcastles, Pray You Catch Me, Forward, All Night), melodic (Hold Up, Daddy Lessons, Love Drought,), and bad ass (Sorry, 6 Inch, Freedom, Formation, Don't Hurt Yourself), this is one of Beyoncé's best albums to date. Long live Queen B!… Expand
  7. sergiolealmbc
    Sep 1, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beyoncé proves once again that it is possible to make a good album without much "noise" with a beautiful message and a flawless voice. Beyoncé is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers.… Expand
  8. MKeyts
    Sep 26, 2016
    10
    I've always had a huge respect for her work (mostly as a singer) but somehow I could never really relate to her songs so I just followed her career from a quite long distance. However this album... it really moved me. The old school R&B and soul melodies are ingeniously recaptured and merged into today's finest electronic sounds. The songwriting is quite clever and free and touchesI've always had a huge respect for her work (mostly as a singer) but somehow I could never really relate to her songs so I just followed her career from a quite long distance. However this album... it really moved me. The old school R&B and soul melodies are ingeniously recaptured and merged into today's finest electronic sounds. The songwriting is quite clever and free and touches interesting themes giving the album an overall universal feel and appeal. Besides, her visual concept stills groundbreaking. I am really impressed. Her artistry has gone very high places with an album this refined. It's clear she lost a lot of the previous mainstream force but perhaps she's aiming for something that only a few can dream of...… Expand
  9. IGa
    May 26, 2016
    9
    Fascinating lyrics, crazy and slow beats, "Lemonade" don´t provide only an innovative fun, but it shows a great visual and musical concept that impresses. A little better then its predecessor, this album deserve its share of praises.
  10. prayyoucatchme
    Aug 30, 2016
    10
    Melhor album da carreira sim. Pode não ser o mais "popular" ou "feito pra hitar fácil", mas é maduro, de qualidade e ótima sonoridade. De primeira você pode até não entender bem ou gostar de uma música e outra, mas só é preciso mas uma ouvida no album pra entender o que cada música faz ali. Muito bom. Collapse
  11. selinap
    Sep 4, 2016
    10
    This is such a beautiful album. Its very cohesive!
    This is the best Beyonce album so far! I really liked the album '4' a lot and I never thought she would make an album that would beat that one but Lemonade does so easily. She told a story anyone can relate to but in a way that only she can with those amazing vocals. I love all the colors and people she had on the visual album.
    Keep it    This is such a beautiful album. Its very cohesive!
    This is the best Beyonce album so far! I really liked the album '4' a lot and I never thought she would make an album that would beat that one but Lemonade does so easily. She told a story anyone can relate to but in a way that only she can with those amazing vocals. I love all the colors and people she had on the visual album.

    Keep it up Bey :)    … Expand
  12. nayaraxavier
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Tá rindo por que ela é corna? Ok, tudo bem! É corna, mas dirige o carro dele todos os dias, ele dirige o carro dela. Frequenta a família dele e ele da família dela. Viajam juntos, têm sonhos, projetos, problemas, alegrias, tristezas. Mas enfrentam juntos. Um dando força para o outro. A mulher que ele escolheu para amar é corna, mas tem prioridade em tudo o que ele faz
  13. parkdog123
    Jul 19, 2016
    7
    I have to give props to Beyoncé for performing quite an amazing performance at the 2016 Superbowl Halftime Show this year singing her hit "Formation" (as it is a good hit). I listened to her whole album and I just can't rate it 10 because it's just not the Beyoncé that I know. The Beyoncé that I am hearing on this album has let me think maybe 5 or 6 hits on that album and is rapping theI have to give props to Beyoncé for performing quite an amazing performance at the 2016 Superbowl Halftime Show this year singing her hit "Formation" (as it is a good hit). I listened to her whole album and I just can't rate it 10 because it's just not the Beyoncé that I know. The Beyoncé that I am hearing on this album has let me think maybe 5 or 6 hits on that album and is rapping the whole time. I mean I miss the old Beyoncé that didn't rap and cuss and just do all that. I still am going to give her a 7 because she deserves that just for "Formation" right?… Expand
  14. OVO_Nate
    Dec 24, 2016
    10
    A total masterpiece. The Queen has done it again! Easily one of the best albums of 2016. I could tell she took her time in creating these songs, as well as the visual. This whole record consists of all her emotions dealing with infidelity, and addressing her beliefs and views on feminism, brutality, etc. The smooth transition and storyline is perfection. I have probably listened to thisA total masterpiece. The Queen has done it again! Easily one of the best albums of 2016. I could tell she took her time in creating these songs, as well as the visual. This whole record consists of all her emotions dealing with infidelity, and addressing her beliefs and views on feminism, brutality, etc. The smooth transition and storyline is perfection. I have probably listened to this album over 10 times. The incredible filming in the visual film was so touching, and charismatic. I had to pick up a physical copy, which I usually don't do, and also got a subscription to TIDAL music, which, by the way, is the only streaming service that has LEMONADE on it. It was worth every single penny. Bey-Hive Forever!!!… Expand
  15. NETMUSIC
    Jun 18, 2017
    10
    stunning. she wont top this, probably.

    Best Song(s):
    Pray You Catch Me
    Sorry
    All Night
    Forward
    Freedom
    6 Inch
    Don't Hurt Yourself
    Sandcastles

    Worst Song(s):
    Love Drought
  16. vic-thesinner
    Jun 1, 2020
    9
    A great story. Lemonade is the best of the best on Beyoncé discography. My favourite tracks: Sorry, Hold Up and of course, Formation.
  17. Brendafenty
    Oct 26, 2016
    10
    Melhor album da carreira, vem grammys, vem barrar a gordele beyonce, vem pisar na imigrante drogada. Beyonce eu te amoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  18. ultimatemusic
    Jun 6, 2017
    7
    After listening to ‘Lemonade’, I do feel that this is the most genuine album Beyoncé has ever released. It’s personal on so many different levels, that so many people can relate to. It’s addressed relationship issues in marriage and family, and she’s addressed the racism issue. I think the album title goes perfectly too because ‘Lemonade’ is bitter, and that’s how life is, bitter, yet soAfter listening to ‘Lemonade’, I do feel that this is the most genuine album Beyoncé has ever released. It’s personal on so many different levels, that so many people can relate to. It’s addressed relationship issues in marriage and family, and she’s addressed the racism issue. I think the album title goes perfectly too because ‘Lemonade’ is bitter, and that’s how life is, bitter, yet so many people enjoy it. She turnt a few things in her life, and made a project so important which I believe will help so many others, in different communities and backgrounds to do good. She literally got the lemons that life gave her, and turnt it into lemonade. The truth. It’s an incredible triumph and it only extends the title of ‘legend’ to her name even more. Thank you Beyoncé for this phenomenal project.… Expand
  19. PretentiousGeek
    Apr 24, 2019
    10
    I can't believe I never wrote a review for this. A masterpiece both in audio and visuals, showing Beyoncé at her most experimental, grand, political and most visibly human. If that sounds contradictory, it's a testament to how perfectly every element hangs in the balance. If Beyoncé was the curator of her image on her self-titled table-shaker of a record, here she plays auteur.

    She    I can't believe I never wrote a review for this. A masterpiece both in audio and visuals, showing Beyoncé at her most experimental, grand, political and most visibly human. If that sounds contradictory, it's a testament to how perfectly every element hangs in the balance. If Beyoncé was the curator of her image on her self-titled table-shaker of a record, here she plays auteur.

    She paves a path of surface-level-enjoyable music of all influences, effortlessly lines it with weight of message and cultural depth, stands on it and is proud to say "This is me, these are my experiences and the experiences of many others, and this is how we can best inform and uplift others", never seeming conceited or overdone. The balancing act is perfect, everything is in its right place. As a package drenched in symbolism and cultural references, it's consumable and humble. She effortlessly toys with the personal and shines a light on the political, plays on scopes micro and macro and rounds it up so flawlessly that they become one unified body.

    As a film, Lemonade artfully, linearly documents one woman's healing process, and the healing process of all women, all a collective people. It deconstructs emotions that don't conform to linearity and plays with connection, always highlighting the past in reference to how it impacts the future. This is heard in songs also, such as in Daddy Lessons where Beyoncé connects her father's infidelity to her husband's by detailing how it impacted her and what she learned. By the end, there's a tangible sense of catharsis and understanding of Beyoncé as a human being, while also illuminating the struggles of black women in particular detail. It's flawless in it's cathartic conjuring of raw feeling without sacrificing nuance, never overstays it's welcome or oversteps. It truly is a perfect album.    … Expand
  20. Recon97
    Oct 9, 2017
    10
    HOLY **** I thought her last album was great! With a mix of a bunch of different genres, she manages to make every single track work somehow. And with her most soulful performance with her vocals and her most honest lyrics to date, this is my favorite R&B album of all time. Hot damn, nothing is wrong with the entire album.
  21. marioarmasglez
    Nov 11, 2017
    10
    This is a masterpiece. Different sounds, the songs tell you a story (INCREDIBLE), the visuals are breathtaking, lyrics are intimate, original and completely awesome. Beyoncé is the best musician of our times, she's the Queen B, this says everything.
  22. xoxo88Diego
    Apr 7, 2018
    10
    The work done by Beyoncé on this album is perfect and impeccél, is great with a luscious sonority to hear, beautiful and hopeful lyrics.
  23. leonardo_3101
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    this album taught me so much about black culture and brings a material that stands out from the rest of the film industry. Without a shadow of doubt the greatest and best work of the singer
  24. isla
    Apr 2, 2020
    10
    This was a WORK OF ART. and still is. one of the best albums of ALL time. she's truly an artist. thank you queen B for being so inspiring. this album especially, compared to her other albums, was filled with personal experience. you can tell she worked hard on her vision, and the ways she shared her life experiences. especially with sandcastles & all night. again thank you to the queen!
  25. Lorhan
    May 30, 2020
    9
    Perfeito, com 4 anos de existência é uns dos melhores álbuns na atualidade, tem suas melhores qualidade e Beyoncé acertou no conceito, obviamente a música que se mais destaca é formation por seu diferencial, claro que todas as músicas são únicas e boas.
  26. snsknowles
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Álbum da década e não choca pela perfeição. Beyoncé mais uma vez surpreendendo e inovando seu trabalho nessa indústria.
  27. Izanglez
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    This album is the best album of 2016, and one of the best of the decade. Beyoncé put out her best body of work in terms of sound and cohesiveness. I can't get tired of listening to it. The songs have such an amazing production and the album is full of details. Couldn't ask for more with this one.
  28. jesseneto_
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    beyoncé’s best album, really mature and personal. it mixes a lot of different music styles like rock, country, hip hop, rap, r&b and even reggae.
  29. george12345
    May 8, 2020
    10
    This is one of Beyoncé's greatest peaces of work, because it expresses beyoncé's pain and how she coped with it and how to find redemption when there seems to be no hope. she also talked about feminism and further emphasized issues in the black communities, thus it is a timeless masterpiece that deserves all the attention and acclaim it gets.
  30. Alexon
    May 23, 2020
    10
    Legendary. That album is only 4 years old and already entered the pantheon of the best albums of all time. Political, personal, creative, a celebration of black womanhood, song writing to its finest. An unmissable classic!
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Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
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  1. Q Magazine
    May 31, 2016
    80
    Lemonade hits hard. Beyonce has chosen to portray herself like this, and those choices are bold, powerful and at times, properly shocking. [#361, p.110]
  2. Uncut
    May 24, 2016
    90
    Never short on vocal confidence, here, she trades divadom for arresting, unconventional shapes. [Jul 2016, p.69]
  3. Austin Chronicle
    May 12, 2016
    89
    By effortlessly topping her own best work. Lemonade now sets a new standard for cross-genre collaboration.
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