Beyoncé Just Changed All Our Lives For The Better With The Release Of ‘LEMONADE: The Visual Album’

Unless you live under a very sad depressing rock, you probably knew that Beyoncé premiered a film called Lemonade on HBO tonight. It all started last weekend when she dropped a mysterious 1-minute long video teaser. Members of the Beyhive everywhere were basically losing it this entire week in preparation for SOMETHING, even though no one knew what to expect.

Beyoncé didn’t disappoint. The film was an hour-long visual that accompanied several of the tracks on the album which dropped exclusively on TIDAL about midway through the HBO feature. A lot of thematic ground was covered in Lemonade throughout the gorgeous visuals, music, and spoken word poetry. As described by TIDAL, the album is “a conceptual project based on every woman’s journey of self-knowledge and healing.” It covers topics such as suffering through a male romantic partner’s infidelity, daddy issues, black feminism, and made a point to bring the deep south back from the margins of radical blackness. In addition, Lemonade took a moment to honor Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown as well by portraying their mothers holding portraits of their late sons.

In case you missed out on the television event, check out some of these tweets to get caught up and head on over to TIDAL to experience it all for yourself.

…And excuse me while I go recover.

#LEMONADE – the visual album by @beyonce only on TIDAL 🍋🍋 https://t.co/4DA3phH5Wg pic.twitter.com/JS2qivdRXU

— TIDAL (@TIDALHiFi) April 24, 2016

"I tried to make a home out of you but doors lead to trap doors." pic.twitter.com/qKVaYHgSOW

— Nigel Zeff (@nigelandrewww) April 24, 2016

Lemonade is making me teary-eyed only 3 minutes in. Oh my god. pic.twitter.com/o684LBmMU1

— Nigel Zeff (@nigelandrewww) April 24, 2016

"Why can't you see me? Everyone else can." #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/Ay5FncvgaS

— Nigel Zeff (@nigelandrewww) April 24, 2016

#LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/jYT89OhCJh

— Nigel Zeff (@nigelandrewww) April 24, 2016

Beyoncé why u gotta do me like this 😭😍 #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/YfYIyeQ2ZR

— Nigel Zeff (@nigelandrewww) April 24, 2016

This imagery 😍😍😍 #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/jZly3MPMXl

— Nigel Zeff (@nigelandrewww) April 24, 2016

#Lemonade 😱😱😱😱
was that for real? #BeyonceismyReligion

— APRILcarrion (@ApriLcarrion) April 24, 2016

Now that #LEMONADE is over there's only one thing to go do. pic.twitter.com/YBfHgCc3ez

— Jackée Harry (@JackeeHarry) April 24, 2016

Honoring Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin. ❤️ #RIP #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/PoXtIprMbP

— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@Bey_Legion) April 24, 2016

The song that @Beyonce sang to JayZ is the most beautiful song I have ever heard in my life #Lemonade

— Todrick Hall (@todrick) April 24, 2016

#LEMONADE is so different to anything she's ever released before. Queen of experimentation and creativity and innovation. I LIVE.

— ELIAS (@wtfelias) April 24, 2016

"Women don't quit on themselves." This is glorious and devastating and powerful and everything. #LEMONADE

— PAPER Magazine (@papermagazine) April 24, 2016