Lemonade

After a harsh realisation of infidelity, Beyoncé decided to do what all women would do in a situation like this: make a 40 minute Grammy nominated visual album that's essentially an elongated diss track towards your husband. Lemonade is feisty and unrelenting, with some softer moments that helps to build a story of love, hate and absolutely destroying shit.

Some of the vigorous bangers include the incredibly hard hitting Freedom, the anthemically black and lyrically powerful Formation, and the screeching Don't Hurt Yourself. And although there's a prominent theme of strength and independence all throughout this album, there are also ass aid before softer moments. For example, the solemn opener Pray You Catch Me is a gentle yet haunting discovery of the situation, and Sandcastles is a heartfelt ballad about the destruction of the relationship. There's also a wide range of genres on display, such as dives into R&B, pop, country and hip-hop, and she excels at pretty much everything. The only down sides to this album are tracks like Hold Up, that ironically don't hold up with the other songs in terms of lyrical content, and especially with production content too. Hold Up uses the MLG copyright free airhorn and it sounds horrendous. It's a shame, because the weaker tracks are at the start of the album which may unfortunately turn off listeners and make them believe that it doesn't get better, when in fact it gets momentously better the further you go on.

This album is a journey of self realisation, the finicky nature of love and the wide range of emotions that can outpour from a single person. Plus with a splash of minor storytelling, Lemonade stands as an iconic and substantial album from one of the queens of pop.

Favourite Song: Freedom

Best: Don't Hurt Yourself, 6 Inch, Daddy Lessons, Sandcastles, Forward, All Night, Formation

Worst: Hold Up