‘Lemonade’ at 10: How Beyoncé’s culture-shifting, record-breaking masterpiece became an all-time Grammy snub
By Jaime Rodriguez
Published on April 19, 2026.
Beyonce's sixth studio album, Lemonade, was released without announcement in April 2016 and became the biggest global album worldwide. The 12-track album was conceived as a multimedia project with a full film accompanying the songs. It was praised by critics and led to a new wave of honest tell-all work from artists like Ariana Grande and Cardi B. Many expected it to be Beyoncé's first Album of the Year win. However, it was overshadowed by a potential cheating scandal when Lemonade's release was released months later. The album's cultural impact was so profound that it was nominated for four Emmys and even won the prestigious Peabody Award. Despite expectations that Beyoncé would win several Grammys, but the record-breaking album was snubbed.
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