Platan, sem kom eingöngu út á tónlistarveitunni Tidal, var kynnt með klukkutíma langri stuttmynd þar sem sjá mátti myndbönd fyrir hvert lag á plötunni. Góðir gestir eru á plötunni og má þar nefna Jack White, The Weeknd, James Blake og Kendrick Lamar.
Aðalumræðuefnið á internetinu virðist þó vera textarnir á plötunni en þar virðist Beyoncé skjót all harkalega á eiginmann sinn. Besta dæmið um það má finna á lagi nr.2 , Hold up, þar sem eftirfarandi textabrot koma við sögu.
Can't you see there's no other man above you?
What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you.
Síðar í laginu má einni finna eftirfarandi textabrot.
What’s worse, lookin’ jealous or crazy? Jealous and crazy.
I like been walked all over lately, walked all over lately.
I’d rather be crazy.
Það lítur allt út fyrir að Jay-Z sé í vondum málum sé miðað við samantekt Buzzfeed sem tók saman þrettán tilvitnanir úr textum Lemonade. Mikið hefur verið tíst um þetta á samfélagsmiðlinum Twitter.
Can someone go check on Jay-Z and make sure he's still alive #LEMONADE
— Conall Keenan (@_conallkeenan) April 24, 2016
WAIT WHAT IS GOING ON BEYONCÉ IS CALLING OUT JAY-Z IN THIS.
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) April 24, 2016
IS THIS A DIVORCE VISUAL ALBUM. #LEMONADE
Twitter is making it sound to me like Beyoncé just served Jay-Z divorce papers on live TV possibly in song format
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) April 24, 2016
"You hurt me, you hurt yourself. Try not to hurt yourself."
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) April 24, 2016
Ummm.....somebody check on Jay Z. #LEMONADE
Jay- Z watching #Lemonade, finding out he's getting a divorce.
— Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) April 24, 2016
If this is an hour-long divorce announcement... #LEMONADE
— Brice Sander (@bricesander) April 24, 2016
My sister just said it would be crazy if she announced a separation or divorce after this. #LEMONADE
— Krissy Brierre-Davis (@krissybri) April 24, 2016
Jay Z watching #Lemonade like... pic.twitter.com/sgjJaPe2cS
— anna (@nutellaANDpizza) April 24, 2016
Power move to divorce your husband Jay Z on an HBO special
— Feitelberg (@FeitsBarstool) April 24, 2016
Jay Z right now. #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/0bOJ4fDIPV
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) April 24, 2016