Pop diva Beyoncé has finally revealed her "visual album" called "Lemonade" over the weekend on HBO. The one-hour film tackles about love and empowerment, among other subjects.
CNN said that the album is a collection of music videos about women empowerment and relationships. It run for more than an hour but did not bore the audience with the material it offered.
Discussing the footages in the album, the same report said "Lemonade" appeared as "an ode to black women." Queen B also shared a part of her personal life with video snaps of her father, Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy.
The film also highlighted the battles of black women in the society with the appearance of the mothers Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown, who lost their lives to police brutality and gun violence. Their mothers were seen holding their photos on the part of the album called "Resurrection."
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It was added in the New York Times report that other stages in the visual album included "intuition," "hope," "denial," and "forgiveness." She has portrayed black women from the time they were voiceless until now where they are already an important part of the society.
The 12 tracks of the album, as per Vox, also features guest artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jack White and The Weekend. With her new release, Beyonce looked like she did different types of music, even country, to infuse new colors into her album.
Beyonce's video shots in the album started with her telling Jay Z about divorce by smashing windows using a baseball bat as she talked about being wronged and lied to. She was also seen quoting Malcolm X on the situation of black women in America. "The most unprotected person in America is the black woman," she added.
A separate New York Times report said "Lemonade" became exclusively available on Jay Z's streaming service "Tidal" with a downloadable version planned to be made available for $17.99. But the exclusive release only lasted for a day as iTunes also scheduled a release on midnight of Sunday.
