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. MrYonce
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    This album is a gut wrenching materpiece. Some songs made me sad, some songs made me happy. Some gave me chills.
    I have to admit, I miss the hits-radio friendly-dancy Beyonce, but I do appriciate her jurney as an artist, and I do think she's at her peak right now.

    Standout tracks: Don't Hurt Yourself, 6 Inch, Daddy Lessons, Sandcastles, Freedom and All Night.
  2. Eduarteh
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    The best album from her! I can't stop listen! More then expected. Welcome back Beyoncé. She is coming to safe the 2016's pop music. WONDER AND AMAZING!
  3. AshestoAshes
    Apr 28, 2016
    10
    Her most sonically varied, and distinctive, work to date. It explores electric blue, country, futuristic R&B, rock and gospel. It's also her most personal and yet political, an exploration of the pain of women past, future and present through her own arc of betrayal. Stunning.
  4. Embustera
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    This is the best album I have ever heard. We all know that Beyoncé is the best vocalist of this generation and she proves it again with this new masterpiece. If you give this album a "0" then there's clearly something wrong with you. You are probably deaf and ugly anyway. Talent wins again.
  5. Allthatjazz
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    LEMONADE surpassed BEYONCE both in its musicality and in its visuals. Beyoncé has never been more raw, more vulnerable, and more diverse in her musical expression before. If the last album changed the music industry, this album cemented her place in the annals of music history. The album crosses genres, it challenges her voice, and she rises to the challenge. Beyoncé has once again provedLEMONADE surpassed BEYONCE both in its musicality and in its visuals. Beyoncé has never been more raw, more vulnerable, and more diverse in her musical expression before. If the last album changed the music industry, this album cemented her place in the annals of music history. The album crosses genres, it challenges her voice, and she rises to the challenge. Beyoncé has once again proved that she deserves all the credit thrown her way and then some. When she surprise released her last album it was followed by a string of surprise drops, it changed the day record labels release album; it will be interesting to see how LEMONADE changes the music industry.… Expand
  6. gusbontorim
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    Que Beyoncé nunca decepciona todos sabem, afinal ela conquista o público e a crítica com todos os seus álbuns. Porém, dessa vez ela foi além, depois do aclamado "BEYONCÉ" ela conseguiu superar e muito com "Lemonade", um álbum impecável desde de suas composições à sua produção visual. 'Lemonade' não é apenas sobre música, é muito além disso é um grito racial e artístico, onde um seletoQue Beyoncé nunca decepciona todos sabem, afinal ela conquista o público e a crítica com todos os seus álbuns. Porém, dessa vez ela foi além, depois do aclamado "BEYONCÉ" ela conseguiu superar e muito com "Lemonade", um álbum impecável desde de suas composições à sua produção visual. 'Lemonade' não é apenas sobre música, é muito além disso é um grito racial e artístico, onde um seleto grupo de artistas já se arriscaram a chegar. Muito além do pop e do r&b, Beyoncé não fez música e sim história. SLAY B!… Expand
  7. esllyc
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    Best álbum of beyoncé. thats all.......................................................................................................................................................
  8. AnthonyM10
    Apr 28, 2016
    10
    Beyoncé sempre me impressiona! Ela consegue se superar a cada álbum, e este, definitivamente está além do significado de "arte". Todas as musicas revelam algo intimo sobre ela, o que torna o álbum ainda mais interressante e profundo.
  9. AngelXCX
    Apr 27, 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!
  10. TheReviewGuyx
    Apr 27, 2016
    10
    I'm just absolutely blown away by this. Not much else to say. Listen to it. Don't let your hatred of the artist get in the way of the art. Enjoy yourself and thank me later.

    10/10.
  11. vitorthehuman
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    That strong and amazing album. Certainly impacted the world of music somehow. This album is black resistance, is the scream for help of many oppressed peoples. It's definitely the best Beyoncé album so far.
  12. Mateo_Juan_
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    Me da un gusto enorme comenzar a reseñar disco empezando con uno de los trabajos más esperados en el año titulado LEMONADE.
    El sexto trabajo de estudio de Beyoncé nos trae una propuesto que si bien en su obra anterior "Beyoncé" ya se había experimentado. Ahora nos acontece algo totalmente innovador.
    Con un mensaje fuerte, violento, irónico e incluso crudo. Se homenajea no sólo a la mujer    Me da un gusto enorme comenzar a reseñar disco empezando con uno de los trabajos más esperados en el año titulado LEMONADE.
    El sexto trabajo de estudio de Beyoncé nos trae una propuesto que si bien en su obra anterior "Beyoncé" ya se había experimentado. Ahora nos acontece algo totalmente innovador.
    Con un mensaje fuerte, violento, irónico e incluso crudo. Se homenajea no sólo a la mujer negra. Si no a todo lo que representa la historia negra en U.S.A.
    Aparentemente el rumbo que ha tomado la música pop desde el año pasado con influencias en el R&B, en el rock y pasando a una instrumentalización más orgánica con toques de pop, ha impactado demasiado en la manera de hacer música actualmente.
    Discos tales como ANTi, Mind Of Mine, Beauty Behind The Madness y los Buzz Singles de Drake... Etc han acarreado a los productores a llevar a este ritmo cómo lo comercial. A pesar de esto LEMONADE se escucha y se siente veraz.
    Beyoncé demuestra una capacidad vocal como ningún otro cantante femenino. Experimenta, juega, desgarra la voz.
    Respecto a la producción músical se puede notar una percusión muy particular en el disco al igual que el uso de cuerdas y las influencias de orquesta que se notan en el uso de violines. Pero el disco va en incremento. Comienza con una producción músical ligera y termina con producciones grandes como FREEDOM y ALL NIGHT.
    Respecto a la pélicula...
    Se divide en capítulos que dan a entender que la película es eso... un trabajo fílmico. Que nos va contando una historia y para el Film las música que se extraen de LEMONADE forman parte de el como una banda sonora.
    Sin duda un trabajo que marcará tendencia en la música popular y que le dará el sello a la música comercial durante el periodo que dure el R&B y el Rap/Hip Hop en los charts de Billboard.    … Expand
  13. asjchy1
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    Album Quick Review

    Album - Lemonade Artist - Beyoncé Featuring - The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Jack White and James Black Before I start, can I just say that the way Beyoncé drops her album, even a free fall seems planned. Well, after her self titled album that released back in 2014, people expected only brilliance from Beyoncé. So here she is with Lemonade. The LP according to TIDAL    Album Quick Review

    Album - Lemonade
    Artist - Beyoncé
    Featuring - The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Jack White and James Black

    Before I start, can I just say that the way Beyoncé drops her album, even a free fall seems planned. Well, after her self titled album that released back in 2014, people expected only brilliance from Beyoncé. So here she is with Lemonade. The LP according to TIDAL statement released with it is a ‘conceptual project based on every woman’s journey of self-knowledge and healing’. And boy do I agree. Each and every song is lyrically brilliant, adding to it some amazing music and the sexy, powerful vocals of Queen B.

    This is not an usual Beyoncé album; it is so much more than that. The album entirely consists of Piano Ballads that will give you goosebumps. This is no pop music, no 7/11. This is something far more personal and far more real. The album will take you through a journey, not in a specific order but an amazing one anyway. From infidelity to black lives to self importance, this album touches so many topics and does justice to them.

    I won't go into details about each song. That will make it a very boring and a very long review because I can go on and on and on about how brilliant each and every song is. However, I will give you my top picks. My top 6 out of the 12 songs are -

    Pray You Catch Me, 6 Inch, Daddy Lessons, Sandcastle, Freedom and Formation.

    The other six are amazing too. I won't rate this album because it's beyond that.
    Enjoy!!!    … Expand
  14. wings_madetofly
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    It's perfect! Love how Queen Bey came back to show what we;ve missed for 3 years! From cheating, affairs, marriages, and 'Becky with the good hair'. To where she shows her proud black heritage and that #BlackLivesMatter, she shows what's been going through her life through a perfect visual album! This HAS TO BE HER BEST ALBUM YET! Buy it! You will NOT be disappointed!
  15. vinicius1505200
    Jul 15, 2016
    10
    Beyoncé simplesmente LACROU tudo com esse álbum, dona do universo.
    DEUSAAA!!!
    Beyoncé simplesmente LACROU tudo com esse álbum, dona do universo.
    DEUSAAA!!!
    Beyoncé simplesmente LACROU tudo com esse álbum, dona do universo.
    DEUSAAA!!!
    Beyoncé simplesmente LACROU tudo com esse álbum, dona do universo.
    DEUSAAA!!!
  16. Sarahv
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    This is easily Beyoncé's best work yet. The theme of the album is much darker than her previous work and she really takes you on a journey from beginning to end while crossing genres. The visuals are the added icing on the cake. The whole album is wonderfully put together.
  17. MarioKnowles
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    El álbum que más emociones ha generado en mí. Definitivamente una obra maestra. Beyoncé nos demuestra, una vez más, que puede hacer verdadero arte.
  18. alansamb
    Apr 25, 2016
    8
    O álbum é ótimo, mas seria muito melhor se fosse apenas um extended play com as 5 melhores músicas (Daddy Lessons, Sorry, Don't Hurt Yourself, 6 Inch e Freedom). Beyoncé insistiu em baladas cansativas sobre levar chifre do Shrek-Z e não ajudou muito. Bom filme e boa música, só precisa ter caráter como artista e escrever as próprias músicas.
  19. bbluigi
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    The album is her best work to date! She proved to us her versatility by giving us a collection of country, RnB, pop, rock, trap and so much more. Her vocals are soft yet powerful and she "SLAYS." The visuals of the album are 10 times better than that of her previous album and that is an huge achievement for her and her team. Many worried of how she would out-do herself this time, and sheThe album is her best work to date! She proved to us her versatility by giving us a collection of country, RnB, pop, rock, trap and so much more. Her vocals are soft yet powerful and she "SLAYS." The visuals of the album are 10 times better than that of her previous album and that is an huge achievement for her and her team. Many worried of how she would out-do herself this time, and she definitely did just that: Out-do herself and her peers(if she even has any at her level).… Expand
  20. Aleexis14
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    The album is excellent. Beyoncé continues to push the boundaries & excel out of her comfort zone. The standouts are definitely Freedom, 6 Inch, & All Night.
  21. lui44
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    O álbum te leva à uma percepção diferente da música,uma mistura de ritmos e estilos que se encaixaram perfeitamente na voz da Beyoncé. Os vocais são os melhores que já escutei dela.
  22. GabrielMusic
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    WORK OF ART = LEMONADE, melhor album da cantora em anos, o melhor álbum da década, Beyoncé traz um trabalho ousado que só alguém que vem se tornando lenda dia pós dia poderia trazer...
  23. frandecurgez
    Apr 26, 2016
    10
    Lemonade is an album you can't stop listening to. Beyoncé is, without any doubt, one of the greatest entertainers ever. With this album she exposes herself to the limit and shows the world how both powerful and vulnerable she can be. Every song on this record is perfect. The film is flawless and beautiful. Lemonade is an extraordinary piece of art. Beyoncé is ART.
  24. rebelheart123
    Jun 14, 2016
    10
    PERFEITO PISOU NA CARA DA RIHANNA COM AQUELE PROJETO MAL ACABADO DO ANTI QUE TINHA QUE FICAR É VERMELHO PRA COMBINAR COM A CAPA, ESSE POVO TODO TÁ DANDO VERMELHO PORQUE O ÁLBUM É CONCEITUAL DEMAIS PRA CABEÇA FENTY DELES QUE É SÓ VER A ÍDOLA FAZENDO UMA FAROFA COM UMA BATIDA DIFERENTE E JÁ SAI CHAMANDO DE CONCEITUAL
  25. Clubsocial
    Aug 23, 2016
    10
    Melhor álbum da carreira

    Pray you catch me: 8/10
    Hold Up: 10/10
    Sorry: 7.8/10
    6 INCH: 8.6/10
    Daddy Lessons: 8.3/10
    Love Drought: 10/10
    Sandcastles: 9.1/10
    Forward: 10/10
    Freedom: 10/10
    All night: 7.5/10
    Formation: 10/10
  26. Ryandeat
    Jul 18, 2016
    10
    AOTY?

    Absolutely! Beyoncé's work gets better and better through the years. The mix of music genres is amazing! Undoubtedly, her best album so far.
  27. surfbortx
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her most emotional, self-righteous & emancipating album to date, in a summary this album tells a tale of pure love, pain and and rage.

    To start on this album we'll speak solely on the music

    Pray You Catch Me is the moment Bey has waited so long for, the cry for help & it's sung and structured in a way that can feel that she can't find a way to say it so she hopes to be caught in the moment and start from there.

    Hold Up takes a note from the powerful woman Bey is, this is the 'Sasha Fierce' of the album a 'i'm the best you're ever going to get in such a jazz soul vibe, this is the narration of Bey's love for Jay, a testimony of 'you're doing me dirty and I won't let this s#*t run'.

    Don't Hurt Yourself is the vocally assisted Jack White song that shows the hard to forgive side of Bey, a Neo-Soul Rock Anthem, 'i am the fire breathing dragon' describes this song perfectly. This song is rage + revel! A moment where she let loose and said what she had to say, this is personally the greatest battle cry song she's ever done.

    Sorry is the ascending moment of this album, this song shows a moment in which she gives herself a break and realises this is best for her, not the other way around. This is a self loving, heartbroken anthem on doing what's best for you. This is where the concept of Single Ladies meets Angel.

    6 Inch is the Strippers Hymn, assisted by vocals by the alluring Weeknd. This is the anthem for the woman about her money, this is for the working woman + the woman about her coin & an owner of her sexuality! a smoker jam.

    Daddy Lessons is a more acoustic vibe for Bey, held together strongly by her flawless vocals she gives a sweet serenading moment that tells us a story of how she keeps her head high, due to what her father taught her This is a spiritual country song, a lesson she learnt from her father to be stronger than her counterpart.

    Love Drought is as Daddy Lessons shows a turn to healing. This is a transcending song that reminds you slyly of Mine due to the falling vibe. This is the kintsukuroi moment of the album, the healing! The warm embrace of dominant submission. To willingly forgive and love again.

    Sandcastles is an ode to her love for Jay and the foundation they've created This reminisces what is built and how it is easily destroyed, this is vocally shaking and so vulnerable.

    Forward is a interlude so haunting, it channels the anxiety of her heartbreak through James Blake truly powerful. Resonating a male voice of solace a true moment that resonates in the Visual Album. A beautiful cinematic moment.

    FREEDOM is the 'IM BLACK AND IM HERE - WE MAY NOT BE TRULY FREE BUT IM FREE. AND IM HERE.' Kendrick serves an open letter on his views on the pain his people endure.

    ALL NIGHT is the healing, this is the answer to questions asked in the opening of this album, this is the moment love came back + love will start again, it's a magical experience.

    Formation as you already know, is the cultured moment that stands out to the rest of her singles in previous albums.

    As a Visual Album, tied together with scenery that morphs into each other + sealed with beautiful spoken word that tells a tale as you watch one being created the monologues grasp you and teach you the mind of a woman, the mind bent with anger, envy and goes even thorough as she taps into moments that resonate black culture and the love for her race.

    Truly a captivating creation that was daring and experimental while smartly formed and highly recommend this as it is 1 of the greatest albums of this millennium.

    It is the moments of heartbreak and journey of womanhood + her journey as a black woman, her pain, her loss + her healing. EVERYTHING.    … Expand
  28. henriquegloria
    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!
  29. LUUIZSANTTO
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    ÁLBUM INCRÍVEL, POREM NÃO É O MEU FAVORITO DA QUEEN B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  30. andreizimm
    Apr 25, 2016
    10
    Lemonade é um álbum completamente diferente de tudo que Beyoncé já fez. É pessoal, fala sobre uma possível traição, mostrando a sua fúria. Mas também é político, mostra a sua insatisfação contra a brutalidade e a violência sofrida por pessoas negras. Beyoncé prova mais uma vez que não está para brincadeira, ela fez não somente uma obra-prima, mas está fazendo a revolução.
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Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 0 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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