Emancipation is the nineteenth studio album by American recording artist Prince.

The title refers to Prince's freedom from his contract with Warner Bros. Records after 18 years, with which he had a contentious relationship.

The album was Prince's third to be released that year (along with Chaos and Disorder and the soundtrack album of the Spike Lee movie Girl 6), which made 1996 one of the most prolific years for material released by Prince.

Emancipation marked the first album in Prince's career to include cover versions of songs written by other songwriters.

The subsequent Jam of the Year World Tour was a major success (though very few songs from Emancipation were included in the concerts and the vast majority of the album's tracks remained unperformed), resulting in a significant comeback for Prince after the commercial and critical disappointment of Chaos and Disorder from four months earlier.