'' Lemonade '' became her most critically acclaimed work to date , receiving universal acclaim according to Metacritic , a website collecting reviews from professional music critics . Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016 , including '' Rolling Stone '' , which listed '' Lemonade '' at number one . The album 's visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards , the most ever received by Beyoncé in a single year , and went on to win 8 awards , including Video of the Year for " Formation " . The eight wins made Beyoncé the most awarded artist in the history of the VMAs ( 24 ) , surpassing Madonna ( 20 ) . Beyoncé occupied the sixth place for '' Time magazine '' s 2016 Person of the Year
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
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