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#32 Beyoncé, 'Lemonade' (2016)

‘Lemonade’ is the sixth and most recent record by Beyoncé. It was Beyoncé’s response to the infidelities of her husband, Jay-Z, and she holds nothing back. Opening with ‘Pray You Catch Me’ and the lyrics “You can taste the dishonesty/It's all over your breath/As you pass it off so cavalier.” The first single to be released from the record was ‘Formation,’ a surprise release the day before its performance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, which preceded the ‘Formation World Tour.’ The song is a female empowerment anthem specifically about black identity, heritage and culture.

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