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. Tonyo
    May 5, 2016
    3
    MONEY MONEY MONEY!

    3 ans après son album éponyme, Beyoncé est de retour et elle propose un schéma presque identique au précédent, c'est-à-dire sortir son album par surprise. Là où BEYONCÉ était un album cohérent et bien produit, LEMONADE est un album fouilli et bruyant où sa voix est moins maîtrisée qu'auparavant. Un album vraiment passable et dispensable. On retiendra uniquement    MONEY MONEY MONEY!

    3 ans après son album éponyme, Beyoncé est de retour et elle propose un schéma presque identique au précédent, c'est-à-dire sortir son album par surprise. Là où BEYONCÉ était un album cohérent et bien produit, LEMONADE est un album fouilli et bruyant où sa voix est moins maîtrisée qu'auparavant.

    Un album vraiment passable et dispensable.
    On retiendra uniquement Pray You Catch Me, 6 Inch, Forward, All Night. Même Kendrick n'arrive pas à relever le niveau de cet album.    … Expand
  2. kateblack
    Aug 26, 2016
    3
    The lyrics are very good, the whole concept of the album is very good but the production is very boring. Non iconic music is something you hear once and really that's it. I miss Beyonce Sasha fierce Bday, fierce and iconic.
  3. Jann_Junx
    Aug 31, 2019
    3
    Sin duda Lemonade se veía prometedor, pero sigue atada a lo mismo, especialmente en sus presentaciones, haciendo lo mismo una y otra vez.
  4. Lorran
    Aug 10, 2019
    3
    Infelizmente o álbum é muito superestimado pelo cenário musical.
    Algumas letras não transitam com a aura do álbum, indo de encontro com uma técnica já vista.
  5. Rebbe
    Aug 28, 2020
    3
    Es un álbum que no tiene muchos mensajes la única canción que me parece muy buena tanto el sonido como en letra es formation, el álbum habla de lo mismo sus letras no me parecen tan buenas y los sonidos y ritmos regulares.
  6. EludiumQ36
    Apr 27, 2016
    2
    The hour-long "Lemonade" Visual Album on HBO was a dark, racially tribal study in the self-indulgence of an urban-pop queen. I don't see this is of any interest to anyone outside her family and vigilante-leaning "Bey Hive". Shawn Carter's ("Jay Z") alleged infidelity was over two yrs ago. If this is an emotional response to that then why the long delay? They're supposedly reconciled by nowThe hour-long "Lemonade" Visual Album on HBO was a dark, racially tribal study in the self-indulgence of an urban-pop queen. I don't see this is of any interest to anyone outside her family and vigilante-leaning "Bey Hive". Shawn Carter's ("Jay Z") alleged infidelity was over two yrs ago. If this is an emotional response to that then why the long delay? They're supposedly reconciled by now so what's the point of so much dark and threatening messaging? Or that's what I'd wonder if I were Shawn. But I'm not and this "Lemonade" is too bitter for my taste.… Expand
  7. yrcrazy
    May 6, 2016
    2
    Such a shame that even professional reviewers are part of the strange beyonce fan cult. If you pretend to like stuff because its trendy then this album is definitely for you.
  8. Onoros
    Dec 23, 2016
    2
    Just Overrated. 2/10 ................................................................................................................................
  9. BYEonce
    Apr 26, 2016
    2
    "R.I.P. to the girl you used to see
    Her days are over, baby she's over"
    These lyrics from an unknown song by an unknown singer are perfect to describe this album and Beyonce's come back. She proves with this album that she's more thirsty for money than LEMONADE putting 0 effort to make it as we could have heard and that's very sad because I actually supported her but I'm so    "R.I.P. to the girl you used to see
    Her days are over, baby she's over"
    These lyrics from an unknown song by an unknown singer are perfect to describe this album and Beyonce's come back.

    She proves with this album that she's more thirsty for money than LEMONADE putting 0 effort to make it as we could have heard and that's very sad because I actually supported her but I'm so disappointed I was waiting for way much better.

    It's way too communal and the album is only made for black people, Some people couldn't identify themselves to the lyrics etc that's sad because people could feel like they're not anymore part of Beyonce's target audience. An album by an international artist like her shouldn't be that sectarian. Once again, that's my opinion, no problem with Beyonce I love her neither with afro americans.

    There's only one song I actually like it's "Forward" because it's the shortest song on LEMONADE and because when I played the fist song of the album for the first time I was looking "Forward" to stop listening to this joke of the century.

    She's trying so hard to be a Rihanna wanna be singer, like using Rihanna's exactly same type of songs. Rihanna has a particular way to sing and specific types of songs so when I hear "Hold Up" "Sorry", "All Night' anyway... every songs on LEMONADE my thoughts are like "Rihanna could have sung that song". It's very annoying to listen an album by an artiste where every single song reminds me of an other artist. it's a lack of originality.

    To conclude, Forward is dope, but the rest is boring. 2/10 because of "Forward" and "Rihanna's type of songs"    … Expand
  10. ragnarraphael
    May 14, 2016
    2
    I don't know how you can call this album a MASTERPIECE. This is her worst album so far... Its not even empowering. Only couple of songs are good but not great. She tries to sell albums with fake marital problems...
  11. KarenCarey
    May 24, 2016
    2
    Não gostei muito do álbum, não faz muito o estilo de música que Beyoncé canta, tem 4 músicas que se salvam que são Sorry, Formation, 6 Inch e Love Drought, essas que citei recomendo pois são ótimas já as outras não achei isso tudo não, o 4 é muito melhor
  12. merle
    Aug 3, 2016
    2
    I wonder why she has to wear a bathing suite to get people to listen to her music. I like a lot of female artists but none of them have to dress like a hooker to get people to buy their music. Their music sells itself, then again what is Beyonce selling?
  13. AndyRyse
    Aug 17, 2016
    2
    A very overrated album which insurance Beyonce did not write his name was all a show with her husband nothing bye....................................................................
  14. joseblack0ut
    Aug 25, 2016
    2
    I really was expecting something BIG, but once i heard it i was very dissapointed. It has good song, but nothing special, nothing new. And the thematic... oh Lord, a whole album based on your husband cheating on you??? I think the thematic was intentional to create expectation and controversy, i don't really believe it. Anyways, as I said, it has some good songs.
  15. vinnynguyen
    Jun 17, 2017
    2
    Once you get past the idea that this was by Beyonce, this album is nothing special, at all. Very overrated as Beyonce is seen as such a relevant figure.
  16. Andr3as
    Apr 25, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You know.. when you try so hard to create a masterpiece, it will transform into a kitsch. That's what Beyonce ended to do with Lemonade. She wanted to create a record about 'Black Lives Matter' (which is a fantastic idea) but in the end she made the album all about herself (like always).. She still needs to understand that she's not the most important human being from this world. The main idea of Lemonade it's really good, even the fact that she used some samples for creating the album, but we can't see the essence of this record? Is it a sad record? Is it a funky record? What's this record really about? About Jay-Z and his affair with a lady (Becky with nice hair) or about being black? You decide.… Expand
  17. jesskrtj
    Apr 28, 2016
    1
    This is an emotionally raw album -- although there are 58 songwriting credits so it might not be that personal -- that shows Bey's vast vocal range and amazing vibrato control.
    Although for all its conceptual poetry and great vocal delivery, Lemonade is just not as exciting as B'day or 4.
    Formation and Freedom are the only songs that stand out. Unlike Bey's other albums, I feel that    This is an emotionally raw album -- although there are 58 songwriting credits so it might not be that personal -- that shows Bey's vast vocal range and amazing vibrato control.
    Although for all its conceptual poetry and great vocal delivery, Lemonade is just not as exciting as B'day or 4.
    Formation and Freedom are the only songs that stand out.
    Unlike Bey's other albums, I feel that this one is undeservedly over-hype.    … Expand
  18. metaxri
    Apr 30, 2016
    1
    Way too pretentious. It's a good album putting the gimmicks and fake tabloids aside. It does not feel genuine. She's clearly it for the SCHMONEY and it shows. The music is not that great however, which everybody forgets to talk about regarding LEMONADE as the visuals and gimmicks overshadow it, massively.
  19. Metacritic25
    Sep 15, 2016
    1
    Beyoncé used to make good music but this decade it seems she has no more inspiration. All of her songs are vulgar and very sexual. She's also singing about issues that don't really exist. I tried to give it a chance but I am disappointed. There's no hit on the album, no melody, no great lyrics either.
  20. dakota80
    Oct 21, 2016
    1
    The mix of genres and all the different people working on one album was not pulled off well and the album did not flow from start to finish. The album heavily relied on hype from the visual album and the implications of adultery in her well publicized marriage. Whenever people mention this album, they talk about her husband's infidelity or the beautiful visuals from the music video, butThe mix of genres and all the different people working on one album was not pulled off well and the album did not flow from start to finish. The album heavily relied on hype from the visual album and the implications of adultery in her well publicized marriage. Whenever people mention this album, they talk about her husband's infidelity or the beautiful visuals from the music video, but never actually the music. In such a pop culture moment, the music should live up to the visuals and hype and it just fell flat. I do not see how this album could possibly be so personal when the lyrics and music and even the poetry in the visual album were mainly written by other people. I would love to listen to an album written with Beyonce's words only to really feel her pain and emotion, but some people cannot express themselves well and need to pay other people to do it for them.… Expand
  21. BornThisJoanne
    Oct 25, 2016
    1
    I am really disappointed by Beyonce Knowles new album Lemonade. It´s very flat and boring. None of the songs stand out, they all sound very basic to me. Furthermore, I am not a fan of visual albums because a good artist can express his vision or art with only his music and not with a movie or tons of videos. Really shocked by how terrible this album is.
  22. Marcosotica
    Oct 2, 2017
    1
    Bem ruim amores, por isso perdeu os grammys. Beyonce nao tem mais talento, parece q is over para as boas musicas. Infelizmente essa é a realidade hoje em dia.
  23. JaceNguyen2402
    Sep 28, 2018
    1
    Lemonade is by far her best album. Very strong, bold and unique. What a flawless masterpiece. 10/10.
  24. edsonsouna
    Jun 17, 2019
    1
    Superestimada, não acho que seja um dos melhores de todos os tempos. Forçou.
  25. ujjwalsagwan
    Jul 24, 2020
    1
    Worst Album ever she's just giving us the Same type of music
  26. Edgarflores17
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Creo que 2 canciones solo tienen un mensaje y son buenas el resto no me gustaron, nada comerciales solo le mete misterio y aburren.
  27. AlexSans
    Sep 16, 2020
    1
    Un álbum que no tiene mucho sentido bastante melodías y ritmos desatinados un álbum que quiere llamar la atención con cosas que no son ni música no me gusto.
  28. lilkillpappy
    Jun 6, 2016
    0
    The state of pop music is very bad. If you are someone that mostly listens to indie artists you will understand how emotionally hollow this music is and how severely lacking in creativity it actually is. I will not be duped into buying corporate produced crap for the masses
  29. Awesomeperson
    Sep 17, 2016
    0
    **** overrated mess. piece of garbage. Beyonce, this is by far your most disappointing album. Several albums that came out this year deserve much more acclaim than this. The whole album from start to finish has been a boring, snoozefest.
  30. Rumours
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Extremely overrated album, the only good song on the album is Love Drought.
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Critic score distribution:
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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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