You already know Queen Bey, now here comes King Lou. Louis Tomlinson just dropped the music video for his new song “Lemonade” — not to be confused with Beyoncé’s iconic album of the same name — and it’s truly wacky.
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The visual posted Monday (Oct. 13) opens with Tomlinson leaning against a car as a pesky photographer buzzes around him. He then falls asleep and wakes up inside a fever dream, surrounded by a group of people in full-body yellow suits. The group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.
“She’s so bitter, she’s so sweet/ Lemonade, lemonade,” he sings. “A little taste is all I need/ Lemonade, lemonade.”
“Lemonade” serves as the lead single from Tomlinson’s upcoming album, How Did I Get Here? The project — which drops Jan. 23, 2026 — will mark his third solo LP, and he has plans to embark on a North American tour in support of the album. He also will reunite with former One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik for an upcoming roadtrip docuseries on Netflix.
But while there’s much to be excited about on the horizon, How Did I Get Here? will also be the first album Tomlinson has dropped since the death of Liam Payne. In a recent Rolling Stone UK cover story, Tomlinson opened up about how the loss of his former bandmate has been “impossibly difficult.”
“There’s still a level in my head [where it feels] unjust and frustrating that he’s not with us anymore,” he told the publication. “Naively, I thought that because at this point, I’m relatively well versed in grief for my age, that it might soften the blow. [That was] super-naive. It’s very different. I’ve never lost a friend before.”
Watch Tomlinson’s “Lemonade” music video above.