Lemonade is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyonc�. It was released on April 23, 2016, by Parkwood Entertainment and distributed through Columbia Records. The record is Beyonc�'s second "visual album", following her eponymous 2013 record, and a concept album according to official description: "a conceptual project based on every woman�s journey of self knowledge and healing".[2] While its predecessor featured individual music videos for each track, Lemonade was accompanied upon its release by a one-hour film aired on HBO. Primarily an R&B album, Lemonade encompasses a variety of genres including pop, reggae, blues, rock, hip hop, soul, funk, Americana, country, gospel, electronic and trap. It features guest vocals from James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, and Jack White. The album contains samples and interpolations of a number of hip-hop and rock songs.