Beyoncé’s Lemonade (April 23, 2016) — hour-long HBO visual album — became cultural watershed addressing Black womanhood, infidelity (Jay-Z’s cheating hinted), police brutality, Southern Black culture. Featured mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner. “Becky with the good hair” lyric sparked speculation (Rachel Roy suspected). Formation World Tour grossed $250M. Lost Album of Year Grammy to Adele (controversy). Cemented Beyoncé as generation’s most important artist, transcending pop into social commentary.
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