Lemonade
by Beyoncé
  • Record Label: Parkwood
  • Release Date: Apr 23, 2016
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  1. BeyBoy
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    The best piece of music ever to be produced. A complete and utter testimony of Beyoncé’s mastery when it comes to storytelling, vocal production and instrumental versatility.
  2. beylegendd23
    Apr 21, 2017
    10
    one word: EMPOWERING.
    A stunning album with stunning visuals, stunning vocals and stunning production. A legendary album. Sooooo grateful. Thank you Beyoncé for releasing one of the best albums ever
  3. Vsantos
    Jun 17, 2017
    10
    what i can say about this album... The visual album it is the most beautiful movie i ever seen.. And the album it is so touching and beautiful that i don't have words to explain.. it is my favorite about of the earth... Beyoncé touch my soul i cry every time i listen to this.
  4. metachaticti
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    beyonce, a perfectionist. yes, this album is just perfect as all of the others she ever released. she is so fierce and strong and it can be clearly notice through her work
  5. Chris_51501
    Jun 9, 2017
    10
    It is perhaps one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song weaves together to form an intricate yet beautiful web about love. There is not a single bad song. Definitely recommend it.
  6. Touchking
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    um dos melhores álbuns do mundo, sem sombra de dúvidas. perfeito do início ao fim.
  7. adam_harris
    Jun 17, 2017
    10
    When you talk about impact, the first thing that comes to mind in Beyoncé. This album is pure art and genius to the highest degree! The visuals, the songwriting, the message behind the entire album deserves all the acclaim it gets. The album is for women, but specifically black women, storytelling to the highest level. How she will top this I will never know, but it's Beyoncé, so we allWhen you talk about impact, the first thing that comes to mind in Beyoncé. This album is pure art and genius to the highest degree! The visuals, the songwriting, the message behind the entire album deserves all the acclaim it gets. The album is for women, but specifically black women, storytelling to the highest level. How she will top this I will never know, but it's Beyoncé, so we all know she will.… Expand
  8. HectorPonceSkel
    Jun 24, 2017
    10
    It is the most powerful and sentimental music about love and the special relationship towards another person, which is unhappiness and deceit are things that the human being can not continue to support, this album is very real about each love relationship.
    The composition of each sound was a perfection.
  9. samuele1997
    Jun 26, 2017
    10
    Lemonade is an incredibly sophisticated piece of art and certainly one of the greatest and most influential albums of our time. The incredible power of the lyrics and breathtaking visuals make this the Beyoncé's best work to date and confirm her among gods of black music.
  10. cakefaria
    Jun 30, 2017
    10
    Lemonade is an incredible album, it's so powerful, intimate, beautiful. Her videography is simply impeccable, all the care and perfection of portraying what Beyoncé was feeling is simply incredible and agree with Adele, the album of the year 2016 is Lemonade and Grammys what should Beyoncé do to win an AOTY? Maybe be white...
  11. RealOpinions
    Jul 21, 2017
    10
    Un gran trabajo de Beyoncé, ella se reinventa en cada álbum y es tan fabuloso escucharlo, debo decir que es una Joya esté álbum, un álbum que muchas personas lo tomaron como escudo ante los tiempos en el que mundo vive.
  12. cristhianjoel30
    Jul 21, 2017
    10
    It's a masterpiece. An empowering album with great lyrics and a variety of music genres. Beyoncé is showing her talent again.My favorites are: "6 Inch", "All Night", "Sandcastles", "Freedom" and "Don't Hurt Yourself"
  13. ANTILEMONADE
    Jul 23, 2017
    10
    Masterpiece! This is the best album of 2016, in my opinion, and obviously he deserved win the album of the year at the Grammy. If you do not like it, I think it's wrong with you.
  14. 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
  15. Manuel_E
    Jul 29, 2017
    10
    An amazing and empowering album. Lemonade allows the listeners to travel with Beyonce through the journey she experiences comprised of lust, love, infidelity, and strength.
  16. JLukkas
    Sep 23, 2017
    10
    Lemonade is an incredible album that passes exactly the message that Beyonce wants and the world needs
    This message is passed with lyrics, rhythms, visuals and sounds that make you understand and get interested
  17. 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.
  18. RAUL13
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    Grandioso álbum, el mejor que he escuchado en toda mi vida, lleno de calidad y mas calidad.
    PRAY YOU CATCH ME: 10/10
    HOLD UP: 10/10
    DON'T HURT YOURSELF: 10/10
    SORRY: 10/10
    6 INCH: 10/10
    DADDY LESSONS: 10/10
    LOVE DROUGHT: 10/10
    SANDCASTLES: 10/10
    FORWARD: 10/10
    FREEDOM: 10/10
    ALL NIGHT: 10/10
    FORMATION: 10/10
  19. vhluna
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    The best album of Beyoncé. Incredible. Political. Empowering.
    From R&B and Urban to rock and roll, passing by country. Well done Queen B. The best tracks are: "Don't hurt yourself", "Sorry", "Daddy Lessons", "Freedom" and "All night".
  20. 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.
  21. MRayOfLight
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    A great album from the beginning to the end, no doubt a masterpiece, Queen B slay it again. My favorites songs are Pray You Catch Me, Sandcastles, 6inch and Freedom :)
  22. PedroH5523
    Aug 8, 2018
    10
    Lemonade is a masterpiece, really good worked, really good lyrics, beats and playlist, it's almost impossible to listen "Pray You Catch Me" and try not to listen "Hold Up" "Don't Hurt Yourself" and "Sorry", and it's very very hard to not listen every songs in the album, despite the fact that exist other albums that are so good and even better than Lemonade, Beyoncé worked hard and made anLemonade is a masterpiece, really good worked, really good lyrics, beats and playlist, it's almost impossible to listen "Pray You Catch Me" and try not to listen "Hold Up" "Don't Hurt Yourself" and "Sorry", and it's very very hard to not listen every songs in the album, despite the fact that exist other albums that are so good and even better than Lemonade, Beyoncé worked hard and made an amazing album with amazing songs and a really, really remark-ble music that will live for a long, very long time if it don't live forever, Beyoncé still the Queen B and still The Best Female Singer and Artist of This Decade or even the 21 Century and Lemonade still a real piece of art among a big amount of musical trash.… Expand
  23. Victor_2017B
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Álbum mais lindo dela. Sem palavras. Grandioso, aclamado e gigantesco. Uma obra de arte.
  24. 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.
  25. benaminoooooooo
    Feb 1, 2018
    10
    MARAVILHOSOOOOOOOOOO
    Claramente o álbum mais completo da Beyoncé, acho que podemos dizer que com esse trabalho ela realmente se tornou uma artista completa.
  26. santos00
    Feb 2, 2018
    10
    Beyoncé transforma suas dores, angústias e incertezas em uma bíblia maravilhosa com músicas e letras impecáveis. Rainha da indústria musical e do milênio!
  27. Lucas-carvalho
    Feb 16, 2018
    10
    Puta que pariu que album do caralho! Beyonce mostrou que nao so tem uma puta voz como tambem é muito versatil
  28. leostarboy
    Sep 9, 2020
    10
    Lemonade is a stunning album, one that sees her exploring sounds she never has before. It also voices a rarely seen concept, that of the album-length ode to infidelity. Even stranger, it doesn’t double as an album-length ode to breaking up. Cynics will cry foul, that Beyoncé remains an entitled superstar, raging at a paper tiger. Those cynics will be ignoring one of this year’s finest albums.
  29. KristianT13
    Apr 10, 2018
    10
    never in my life had I seen and heard an album as excellent and as varied as this one, without a doubt beyonce every day more demonstrates the great artist that he is, while still giving great messages to the culture through his music
  30. THELUCASSY
    Jun 15, 2018
    10
    O melhor álbum da carreira da Queen B. Um álbum com tom político, pessoal e poderoso.
  31. partyfavor
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    Her best album. Very nice constructed story telling of her thriving the affair of her husband, Jay Z. As expected from her, she really made a Lemonade out of the lemons given to her during these trying times. Moreover, the visuals she delivered just given more life to the tracks in this album. Utter perfection.
  32. QihangZhang
    Apr 26, 2018
    10
    The lyrics of “Formation” are obviously filled with black power. We can hear Beyonce’s unique rap singing in the verse that has been featured in her last top-ten hit “Drunk in Love”, talking about how excellent and stylish she is and featuring several symbols of Black heritage such as afros and Jackson Five nostrils. After introducing those important self-defining features, she started toThe lyrics of “Formation” are obviously filled with black power. We can hear Beyonce’s unique rap singing in the verse that has been featured in her last top-ten hit “Drunk in Love”, talking about how excellent and stylish she is and featuring several symbols of Black heritage such as afros and Jackson Five nostrils. After introducing those important self-defining features, she started to announce her attitude in the chorus. The chorus, with the styles of Bounce and Hip Hop, starts to repeat certain inspirational statements like “I dream hard and work hard … cause I slay, I slay, I slay.” Moreover, we can even notice certain words like Albino Alligators, which are used to satirize the white supremacy in the society. The lyrics are orientated to encourage the cultural, political and commercial independence of the black power so it is unavoidable to hear various critical and even extreme comments on this song. However, Beyonce is supported by the majority of people and organizations in the society. For example, Saturday Night Live made an interesting parody video mocking the racist reactions of the conservative white community to “Formation”.

    The music video of “Formation” actually adds more controversial symbols of the African American culture and sensitive political implications to it. The video starts with a tragic scene in New Orleans after the hurricane Katrina in 2005, as an irony that the police rarely did anything to protect the safety of black communities there. Then we can see Beyonce plays several roles as a black woman — a mistress, a housewife, or a leader and she portrays every role as indomitable and self-conscious who will is not pitiful in both look and behaviors. It ends with Beyonce and the car on which she stands sinking into the flood, an irony that the police almost became the stand-by during the whole disaster, which is dramatic but politically inflammatory. Actually, we can detect more political implications such as the scene that a black child is dancing hip-hop in front of a crowd of white policemen with weapons and they surrendered to the kid in front of a wall with slogan “Stop Shooting Us!”, as a reference to the recent shooting accidents happened to some black teenagers by the police. All of those scenes imply that this video is definitely politically inspirational — The long-held discrimination toward African American communities is still ubiquitous in most aspects of the society including the government. Moreover, the video indirectly supports the Black Lives Matter Movement with the mothers of certain victims holding pictures of their sons.

    Its live performance then puts everything explicit or implicit in this song on the stage in front of the whole nation and directly asserts its central content — the black power. She took the stage of Super Bowl on February 7th, with her “Black Panther with Golden X” outfit as a tribute to Michael Jackson and the dancers’ X formation as a tribute to Malcom X. She then instantly joined the performance of Bruno Mars and they shared the stage just like two boxers on stage competing for the spotlight. Noticeably, Bruno Mars, who is partly Filipino, and she, who is from Houston, are both two black superstars in this century and they later performed with Coldplay from UK, strongly calling for marriage equality and race equality around the world as one. What a theme!

    Admittedly, it is impossible to avoid mentioning the other nine tracks from this album. The album begins with “Pray You Catch Me”, filled with elusive scent of doubts and mistrusts from a broken-heart. The anger accumulates with the Reggae style “Hold Up” and electro-R&B “Sorry” while she claims women’s independence again, implying that she can still be Queen Bee without Jay Z. Then there is the incredible duet “6 Inches” with The Weeknd, which emphasizes women’s economic independence — “She works for her money from the start to the finish, she worth every dollar and she worth every minute.” In the following songs “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles”, she expresses some forgiveness and her weakness but soon reconnects her personal hardship with the whole nation’s pain. After the interlude “Forward”, “Freedom” is another epic track with elements of rock and roll and Kendrick Lamar’s rap verse, calling for both racial and sexual equality. “All Night”, about rekindled unity and love after a long period of disbeliefs and separations, is a perfect ending for this story while symbolizing the unity of different races, genders and LGBT communities ( a clip from the music video features a scene of a black man and white man kissing). All of them seem to describe the process of this affair and re-unity, but actually symbolize the struggles of millions of Americans for a truly equal society — she uses her own experience to reflect on the social problems with the current American society.    … Expand
  33. badboytrxye
    Apr 30, 2018
    10
    QUE ÁLBUM INCRÍVEL, DONA DO MEU CU E DO MEU OUVIDO. JAY Z POC FUDIDA DO INFERNO, BEYONCÉ RAINHA, JAY Z CUZÃO
  34. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    10
    Beyonce's new album is groundbreaking, and this album will open many avenues in the music world. Its militancy is icrivel, even with many producers we can feel the touch of Beyonce in each song. INNOVATOR!
  35. TaylorNAZISTA
    Jun 20, 2018
    10
    Melhor album da carreira ......................................................................................
  36. w2i3l0l2
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    absolutely her best album. visuals on point, musically gorgeous, emotional! uou B. you did it queen!
  37. BaboManjate
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Album perfeito. É uma obra de arte visual que valoriza a mulher negra, e sua cultura ao mesmo tempo que nos mostra os sentimentos de uma mulher traída até encontrar o caminho pra o perdão. Perfeito
  38. IsaqueAriel
    Jun 18, 2018
    10
    Maravilhoso álbum. Com uma linda mensagem de empoderamento dos negros. Esse album tem uma ótima vibe.Todas as músicas são ótimas. Lemonade é o álbum do milênio.
  39. Cleitonmonea
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Icônico, atemporal, cativante, emocionante, monumental e bem trabalhado, Lemonade é a masterpiece da carreira.
  40. lauraioanas
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    Hands down best album out there, still unbeatable. What else could you expect from Beyonce?
  41. Thay-04
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    The album that defined a decade and deserved aoty at the grammys. A masterpiece!!!!
  42. jonantlew
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Amazing album. A complete body of work that transcends genre. I loved her live performance of it in 2016 at the VMAs
  43. ConolCassidy
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    10/10! Album of the Century
  44. Beyfa
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    BEST ALBUM ALL THE TIME BEYONCÉ IS AMAZING BETTER SINGRR BETTER DANCER OMG IS SUPERSTAR
  45. Mariaedu2212
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    Simplesmente incrível, esse álbum foi muito importante para muitas pessoas, essa mulher é boa em tudo que faz
  46. zailaurbi2
    Jun 20, 2018
    10
    O PODER DO NOME LEMONADE DEPOIS DE 2 ANOS DO LANÇAMENTO MOSTRA COMO ESSE ÁLBUM É MONUMENTAL, PARABÉNS BEYONCÉ POR ESSA OBRA DE ARTE!!! Chora ai Louvre '-'
  47. cheiry4
    Jun 21, 2018
    10
    One of Beyoncé's best albums! So much meaning behind the lyrics and visuals which is something we don't see a lot in the music industry anymore.
  48. malloryr
    Jun 27, 2018
    10
    Beyoncé is the queen! I think this is her best album. Absolutely iconic. I love listening to SORRY when I'm mad about my love life. It makes me feel better! It makes me feel like I WILL put my middle fingers up high and wave them in his face!!! FORMATION is probably my favorite song in the history of songs. It just makes me want to get up dance with my girls. HOLD UP and ALL NIGHT areBeyoncé is the queen! I think this is her best album. Absolutely iconic. I love listening to SORRY when I'm mad about my love life. It makes me feel better! It makes me feel like I WILL put my middle fingers up high and wave them in his face!!! FORMATION is probably my favorite song in the history of songs. It just makes me want to get up dance with my girls. HOLD UP and ALL NIGHT are awesome if you're in love. DON'T HURT YOURSELF shows Beyoncé could literally be in a rock band. Overall, I feel this album is unique and shows her range. 11/10.… Expand
  49. DELLAVEGHAROSA
    Jun 29, 2018
    10
    Nunca ouvi um álbum tão forte e completo de vários ritmos e estilos diferentes como esse. Realmente vai entrar para historia esse álbum maravilhoso. Parabéns a todos envolvidos nessa obra prima!!
  50. ewhite
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    Inarguably the best album of 2016 and one of the best this decade. Beyoncé takes great risks with this album, exploring many genres such as R&B, country, pop, hip-hop, rock and roll, electro R&B etc. The visuals are equally as stunning as the songs exploring many personal and touchy subjects, mainly her husband's infidelity. Overall Lemonade is a monumental, empowering and stunning visualInarguably the best album of 2016 and one of the best this decade. Beyoncé takes great risks with this album, exploring many genres such as R&B, country, pop, hip-hop, rock and roll, electro R&B etc. The visuals are equally as stunning as the songs exploring many personal and touchy subjects, mainly her husband's infidelity. Overall Lemonade is a monumental, empowering and stunning visual body of work and her second greatest effort, behind her eponymous 2013 album, BEYONCÉ.… Expand
  51. 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
  52. gustaqc
    Aug 31, 2018
    10
    Absolutely STUNNING album. She proves herself as the most versatile artist of our generation, there are so many styles on this album: Soul, R&B, Ballads, Pop, Country, Rock, Regggae, Bounce... This may be acknowladged in a few decades as the best album in history. It's incredible. I've never experienced something like it before. This made me fall in love with her and now i'm an stan.
  53. fabiannn
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    One of the most legendary artist in music history. An incredible album, excellence
  54. brashadcarr23
    Nov 10, 2018
    10
    classic album by the queen of music for 15 years and running. a superstar for 20 years man this crazy
  55. All_ButTrU4
    Apr 16, 2022
    10
    An extension of Beyoncé influence Lemonade is an album that refuses to be classified. It tackles politics, infidelity and forgiveness. Just as relevant as it's predecessor "Lemonade " is a milestone not only culturally but most personally black female narratives. Her album is focused on telling it's story through a predominantly black female perspective. "Sorry "&"Don't hurt yourselfAn extension of Beyoncé influence Lemonade is an album that refuses to be classified. It tackles politics, infidelity and forgiveness. Just as relevant as it's predecessor "Lemonade " is a milestone not only culturally but most personally black female narratives. Her album is focused on telling it's story through a predominantly black female perspective. "Sorry "&"Don't hurt yourself ",confirming the rumors around the tension and infidelity in her power relationship with Jay-z . It also address her own personal past with "daddy issues" a Dixie Chicks indebt jive that looks to a warning from her own father to avoid unfaithful partner's like himself, a sobering moment on the "marry your father" rhetoric. I can remember just how powerful hearing "Formation " for the first time, an unusually political single for Beyoncé. The audacious lines like "hot sauce in my bag/swag" or "i like my negro nose and Jackson 5 nostrils "too black stereotypes and insecurities as points of pride.

    Featuring a wide frame of collaborators from the rock staple Jack White or a solo James Blake interlude. The weeknd feature "6inch " is a sensual nearly sinister braggadocious elevated by Abel's ab libs and cautioning verses.

    Another classic in Beyoncé's pantheon .    … Expand
  56. 4R73N15
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Flawless body of work! The storytelling, the sound, the flow.... everything is a 10/10
  57. 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!
  58. Jayrton
    Aug 14, 2019
    10
    The themes of the album such as infidelity and black power come to the listeners boldly, with unique visual art and out of soulless music.
  59. its_guillonce
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    This is her best album PERIOD.
    Bey has put all her soul in this work, and here is the result, the deserved best album of the year, and an incredible sioundtrack that explains her life
  60. ivanhugo
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    O álbum mais pessoal da Beyoncé até agora. Músicas que, se escutadas na ordem, se mostram bastante coesas. O meu preferido da rainha
  61. Ginaxhrist
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    This was and still is the most amazing piece of work ever released by a human being. She keeps upping the standard! She is a legend! Wonderful. Honestly adored this album. It’s so good.
  62. Yanagitani
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé é definitivamente a maior artista de todos os tempos. Trabalhos bem minimalistas, coesos e com impacto cultural.
  63. MathSilva
    Jun 11, 2019
    10
    Perfeito, incrivel
    Perfeito, incrível Perfeito, incrivel Perfeito Perfeito Perfeito Perfeito
    Perfeito
  64. sernboard
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    The best body of work since Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
    A magnum opus literally a magnum opus
  65. honeybeynathan
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    An impeccable body of work. Beyoncé took us on a journey through he pain grief and hearing with this album and has touched people that I know with this project. She really is a one of a kind artist.
  66. ROBYWON
    Sep 5, 2021
    10
    Can a woman be the best version of herself? With 'Lemonade' Beyoncé explains how to deal with life's difficulties. Especially if you're a black woman, in a world where white men dominate. And other women don't give you peace either, so much so that you have to remind the world that you're the one holding the reins, even when there are hidden back doors. The Houston Girl tackles every genreCan a woman be the best version of herself? With 'Lemonade' Beyoncé explains how to deal with life's difficulties. Especially if you're a black woman, in a world where white men dominate. And other women don't give you peace either, so much so that you have to remind the world that you're the one holding the reins, even when there are hidden back doors. The Houston Girl tackles every genre of music, in a full-length soundtrack that takes you through her introspection, until it puts everyone back in 'Formation'.… Expand
  67. Yuri_Guerreiro
    Apr 26, 2019
    10
    Lemonade is an intense, powerful, honest and necessary shout for freedom.As Beyoncé builds this strong and notable posture of resistence and empowerment in face of personal and social strugles, a really eclectic, experimental, captivating and unique musical identity is developed to us as well. An album with personality and musical ambition that came to be a modern classic of pop music.
  68. PaulaZanella
    May 4, 2019
    10
    This piece is more than a music álbum, this is a powerful pessage for girls to stand up. The lyrics are closer to the heart and more intelligent.
  69. DBlackD
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest albums of 2010s. Thank you Beyoncé for this strong and Beautiful masterpiece. My best songs on Lemonade are: All Night, Formation, Daddy Lessons, Freedom, Don't Hurt Yourself, 6 Inch
  70. supercutx
    Jun 3, 2019
    10
    This is incredible the second best album of all time. the first is melodrama go and listen to it too!
  71. isac
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Esse álbum é o maior ato visual e musical que o mundo ja teve! Beyoncé lenda viva
  72. laurapenttinen
    Jun 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good album. I love every song. All night, formation, love drought are whole masterpieces… Expand
  73. diegoasies
    Nov 4, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a great album, for me, the best in Beyoncé lyrics, the best of this album is its sound, its best song without doubt 6 inch… Expand
  74. Israelr4
    Jul 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Album da carreira, Beyoncé rainha !
    Lemonade obra prima , I Love you queen b    … Expand
  75. Auravoting
    Jul 13, 2019
    10
    Incredible i mean the whole album is groundbreaking the amount of different genres she managed to pull off effortlessly whilst serving A*vocals?! Incredible
  76. Chloelongx
    Aug 24, 2019
    10
    Beyoncé’s best work yet. A cage lover full of genres from reggae to rock to country to pop.
  77. snsknowles
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Álbum da década e não choca pela perfeição. Beyoncé mais uma vez surpreendendo e inovando seu trabalho nessa indústria.
  78. Peteersoon
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    A masterpiece áudio visual ❤️
  79. Aragaomatt
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Se eu pudesse dava 1000. A própria Adele descreveu esse álbum como "MONUMENTAL". E é mesmo. Um trabalho denso, profundo, repleto de significados e simbolismos. É impressionante como a Beyoncé sempre se supera. Em tempos de trabalhos tão superficiais e comuns, o LEMONADE é sem nenhuma dúvida uma março na indústria e na história musical.
  80. meguinha28
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    omg, this album a incredible in some many ways! beyonce did that and brought this masterpiece
  81. Willianvitor_12
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Esse álbum é maravilhoso, Beyoncé sabe como misturas estilos musicais e deixar tudo incrível, Rainha que não decepciona
  82. nemanjabukvic
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    One of the best albums, if not the best of this decade. The visuals play a big role and take the whole story to another level. Amazing.
  83. Giliarde
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    Like as adele said lemonade is a monument, it came to revolutionize and delivers rhythms together with an impeccable visual experience!
  84. Pricci
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    The best album of 2016 for sure. We can feel her emotions through the lyrics and that’s why this is a very powerful album. It’s 2021 and I can’t stop listening to it
  85. lemoluca
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    the best album ever made in history, a modern masterpiece, monumental, espetacular, a delicious flavor. BEYONCÉ, that's the name of biggest artist alive!!!
  86. Viniciusvalles
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Such an experience. By far my favorite album of all time. It's so well put together. Art in its most pure form… Expand
  87. LipeAlvez
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We're witnessing the most important album of all time. We know that we got to bow down to the QUEEN ❤️… Expand
  88. Jpalves
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O melhor álbum da discografia da Beyoncé, um trabalho extremamente bem pensado e detalhado. Do filme as faixas é uma emersão muito bem vinda.… Expand
  89. Moniyonce
    Sep 13, 2019
    10
    Album of the decade, its bold, its experimental, its a masterpiece. No one is touching her artistry, there has been nothing like it
  90. jajajajaja
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    A 10 is not enough for this masterpiece. By far the best album-movie of the century. Pure magic. Just perfec, like the performance and the tpur that Beyonce did for it.
  91. Docetangerina
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Ela é incrível, esse álbum é pergeito, maior e melhor artista da terra.
  92. Neto_leite4
    Jul 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Queen B entregou o melhor álbum da história, as melhores músicas, melhores estruturas visuais e vocais.… Expand
  93. juliofeijon
    Jul 23, 2019
    10
    O conceito e a produção desse álbum deve ser contemplada. Um de seus melhores (ou o melhor) álbum já lançado. A sonoridade e os ritmos trazidos nele são incríveis.
  94. falecidatexana
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    The real album of the year, not Adele. She mixed genres and visions and yet it was great.
  95. Rata11
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    My favorite Beyoncé album, totally varied and excellent. One of the best works of all time and the greatest singer of this era
  96. cesarvilchezz
    Aug 6, 2019
    10
    A complete twist to the concept of visual album. Beyoncé returns to overcome herself again with a super wide amount of genres all in a single album, poetry included. Topics such as black feminism, infidelity or loneliness are talked about here, and it perfectly reflects the actual situation of a black woman in America.
  97. Shawntxz
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Mind blowing album. Beyoncé took us through a journey of a black American woman and relationships. The key element of this album is forgiveness. Which is so beautiful!
  98. iam-geen
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    It is Beyoncé's strongest album, the sound speaks for itself and tells a whole story. its beautiful!
  99. hanifam
    Oct 1, 2019
    10
    We usually marvel about the exploration of genres within an artists discography, however in ‘Lemonade’ alone, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has explored at least 5 Genres. Rock (Don’t Hurt Yourself), Hip Hop (Freedom), R&B (6 inch), Pop (Sorry) and Country (Daddy Lessons).... Give this woman the respect and accolades she truly deserves. A brutally honest work of art, delving into theWe usually marvel about the exploration of genres within an artists discography, however in ‘Lemonade’ alone, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has explored at least 5 Genres. Rock (Don’t Hurt Yourself), Hip Hop (Freedom), R&B (6 inch), Pop (Sorry) and Country (Daddy Lessons).... Give this woman the respect and accolades she truly deserves. A brutally honest work of art, delving into the heartbreak and hatred felt by the woman because of her unfaithful husband.
    The Album naturally transitions within the emotions felt by the suspecting wife of a unfaithful husband, and therefore the true value of the album could only be interpreted through listening to the song in the order Beyoncé intended.

    ‘Pray You Catch Me’, the first single of the album is a slow, vocally driven R&B track which begins with the disinterested and unbothered toned “ohs”, as we are aware that Beyoncé is not certain her husband is cheating, the monotony of the introduction of her first song could metaphorically represent the calm before the storm, the calm being her ignorance and the storm being the rage, hatred and disappointment she feels (which is expressed through the other tracks).

    ‘Hold up’ which is the second song of ‘Lemonade’ starts off as more upbeat, fast and pop-infused than its predecessor ‘Pray You Catch Me’. The album transitions from feelings of uncertainty and ignorance towards self-reflection and disappointing. She sings the disappointing and heart wrenching line “hold up, they don’t love you like I love you”, and hip hop “had the baddest woman in the game all in your shee-ee-eets”. The track is conveyed as an introduction to the passionately negative emotions the wife feels towards her unfaithful husband.    … Expand
  100. MarcusWinicius
    Aug 24, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum Maravilhoso, conteúdo maravilhoso e rico em cultura , Parabens Queen Be aguardo o próximo álbum… Expand
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#2 Best Album of 2016
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#2 Most Discussed Album of 2016
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#9 Most Shared Album of 2016

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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
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  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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