The music that Beyoncé recorded separately was what became Lemonade and was released first. Jay-Z recounted how he and Beyoncé were in the studio to record music, both separately and together, describing it as "using our art almost like a therapy session" after his infidelity. Beyoncé and her collaborators also played music in the studio to inspire each other. Beyoncé had the idea to write each song corresponding to the eleven chapters that can be seen in the Lemonade film, and posted moodboards around the studio representing each chapter to provide direction to her collaborators. The album was written in stages, with Beyoncé retreating to her home to work on the recordings with recording and mixing engineer Stuart White, as well as to take care of her daughter. Lemonade was recorded between June 2014 and July 2015 across 11 studios in the United States. Everyone experiences pain, but sometimes you need to be uncomfortable to transform." Recording and production Art that makes people feel proud of their struggle. When asked what she wanted to accomplish with the next phase of her career in an interview with Elle, published on April 4, 2016, Beyoncé said: "I hope I can create art that helps people heal. A group of protesters planned to stage an "anti-Beyoncé" rally outside of the NFL's headquarters in New York City, New York on the day general sale of tickets went for sale, but no protesters showed up instead, dozens of Beyoncé supporters held a rally for her. As a result of this, the hashtags "#BoycottBeyonce" and "#IStandWithBeyonce" began trending on social media platforms such as Twitter and Beyoncé faced boycotts from police unions. Beyoncé was both praised and criticized over her "Formation" and the Black Panther-influenced costume for her Super Bowl halftime performance. Immediately after the performance, a commercial aired announcing The Formation World Tour, which kicked off in Miami, Florida on April 27, 2016, with the first pre-sales going on sale just two days after the announcement on February 9, 2016. The following day, Beyoncé performed "Formation" during her performance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show.
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On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released " Formation" free on the music streaming service Tidal and its accompanying music video on her official YouTube account.
Based on critical ratings and appraisals, Lemonade is widely regarded as one of the best albums of the 21st century. The album's visuals received 11 nominations and won eight of those at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, including Breakthrough Long Form Video and Video of the Year. It won Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video, but lost Album of the Year to Adele's 25. Lemonade was nominated for nine Grammy Awards at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017), including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning 653,000 with additional album-equivalent units, including 485,000 copies in its first week of sales. Supported by five singles-" Formation", " Sorry", " Hold Up", " Freedom", and " All Night- Lemonade received widespread critical acclaim, and is the most acclaimed studio album of Beyoncé's career. It features guest vocals from James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, and Jack White, and contains samples and interpolations of a number of hip hop and rock songs. Primarily an R&B album, Lemonade encompasses a variety of genres, including reggae, blues, rock, hip hop, soul, funk, Americana, country, gospel, electronic, and trap. It is Beyoncé's second "visual album", following her self-titled fifth studio album (2013), and a concept album with a song cycle that relates Beyoncé's emotional journey after her husband's infidelity in a generational and racial context. It was released on Apby Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records, accompanied by a sixty-five-minute film of the same title on HBO. " All Night" DecemLemonade is the sixth studio album by Beyoncé.