The Carters are an American musical hip hop and R&B superduo consisting of singer Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z, who have been married since 2008. Outside of the Carters, the couple has also frequently collaborated in recordings and songwriting. Their first album and single under the moniker, Everything Is Love and "Apeshit", were released on June 16, 2018. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Carters have performed on two co-headlining concert tours, On the Run Tour (2014) and On the Run II Tour (2018).
As soloists, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released a number of recording collaborations, beginning with the 2002 single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde". The couple had their first Billboard Hot 100 number one single the following year with "Crazy in Love". As songwriters, they have co-written the number one hits "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy", "Savage (Remix)", and "Break My Soul".
History
2002–present: Recording and songwriting collaborations After working together on the music video for Amil's song "I Got That" in 2000, the couple went on to make their first recording collaboration with "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo co-wrote five tracks on Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), including its lead single "Crazy in Love", which topped the charts in the US. This was followed by two collaborations on her follow-up, B'Day (2006), which spawned their single "Déjà Vu", which peaked at number four in the US and number one in the UK.
Following several of Beyoncé's appearances on Jay-Z's records Kingdom Come and Watch the Throne, the duo released the number two US hit, "Drunk in Love", from Beyoncé's 2013 self-titled album. Beyoncé appeared as a vocalist on two songs on Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013). The couple later released two collaborations with DJ Khaled, and worked on The Lion King: The Gift (2019), which Beyoncé curated and executive-produced.
The couple has also collaborated in songwriting, typically on each other's songs, and have both received Grammy Awards as songwriters for "Crazy in Love", "Drunk in Love", and "Savage (Remix)". Jay-Z has writing credits on six Beyoncé albums, namely Dangerously in Love, B'Day, Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift, Renaissance (2022), and Cowboy Carter (2024).
2014; 2018: as The Carters and Everything Is Love In 2014 and 2018, The Carters embarked on two co-headlining concert tours, On the Run Tour and On the Run II Tour. On June 16, 2018, during a London stop of their On the Run II Tour, The Carters premiered the music video for "Apeshit". Following the conclusion of the video, the words "ALBUM OUT NOW" appeared on the screen. Everything Is Love was released exclusively on Tidal for streaming and digital download, and was later made available across all other platforms.ReCode, "You can listen to the new Beyonce and Jay-Z album on Spotify and Apple Music now" , ReCode, June 18, 2018, Retrieved Feb 7 2019 The record received positive reviews and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The album was later ranked as one of the best albums of the year by critics and won a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUS CAN GER IRE NLD NZ SWI UK Everything Is Love Released: June 16, 2018 Label: Parkwood, Roc Nation Formats: CD, streaming, digital download 2 6 4 23 10 4 12 5 5 US: 70,000 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH AUS CAN IRE NLD SWI UK "Apeshit" 2018 13 9 51 24 33 59 69 33 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum Everything Is Love
Promotional single TitleYear "Salud!"(Tidal exclusive) 2018
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH UK "Nice" 2018 95 48 — Everything Is Love "Boss" 77 38 87 RIAA: Gold "Summer" 84 42 96 "Black Effect" — — — "LoveHappy" — — "Friends" 99 — —"—" denotes items which failed to chart.
Recording collaborations Title Year Artist(s) Also co-writers Album "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" 2002 Jay-Z featuring BeyoncéThe Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse "Baby Freestyle" 2003 Jay-Z (Beyoncé on additional vocals)The S. Carter Collection "Crazy in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Dangerously in Love "That's How You Like It" "Déjà Vu" 2006 B'Day "Upgrade U" "Hollywood" Jay-Z featuring BeyoncéKingdom Come"Can't Knock the Hustle" (Live) "Beach Chair" Jay-Z featuring Chris Martin (Beyoncé on additional vocals) "Pray" 2007 Jay-Z (Beyoncé on additional vocals) American Gangster "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." "Venus vs. Mars" 2009 The Blueprint 3 "Lift Off" 2011 Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring BeyoncéWatch the Throne "Young Forever" (Live) 2012 Jay-Z featuring BeyoncéLive in Brooklyn "Part II (On the Run)" 2013 Magna Carta Holy Grail "Tom Ford" Jay-Z (Beyoncé on additional vocals) "BBC" "Drunk in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Beyoncé "Shining" 2017 DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé Grateful "Family Feud" 2018 Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé 4:44"Top Off" DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé Father of Asahd "Mood 4 Eva" 2019 Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino featuring Oumou Sangaré The Lion King: The Gift "Sorry Not Sorry" 2021 DJ Khaled featuring Nas, Jay-Z, James Fauntleroy and Beyoncé Khaled Khaled "Morning Dew (Donk)" (Remix) 2026 Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
Songwriting collaborations Title Year Artist(s) Album "Baby Boy" 2003 Beyoncé featuring Sean PaulDangerously in Love "Hip Hop Star" Beyoncé featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown "Yes" Beyoncé "Lose My Breath" 2004 Destiny's ChildDestiny Fulfilled "Kitty Kat" 2006 BeyoncéB'Day "Welcome to Hollywood" 2007B'Day: Deluxe Edition "ManyFacedGod" 2017 Jay-Z featuring James Blake4:44 "Brown Skin Girl" 2019 Beyoncé, Saint Jhn and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy CarterThe Lion King: The Gift "Savage (Remix)" 2020Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé Good News "Black Parade" Beyoncé The Lion King: The Gift (Deluxe Edition) "What It Feels Like" 2021 Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z Judas and the Black Messiah "Break My Soul" 2022 Beyoncé Renaissance "Alien Superstar" "America Has a Problem" "Ameriican Requiem" 2024 Cowboy Carter "Daughter" "Ya Ya" "Spaghettii" Beyoncé, Linda Martell and Shaboozey "Levii's Jeans" Beyoncé and Post Malone "Sweet / Honey / Buckiin'" Beyoncé and Shaboozey
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Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyWorkNominationResult 2018 BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards Themselves Best International Group BET Hip Hop Awards Everything Is Love Album of the Year "Apeshit" Song of the Year Best Collaboration Clio Awards Best Music Video Camerimage Awards Best Cinematography in a Music Video iHeartRadio MMVAs Fan Fave Video Best Direction Themselves Best Hip Hop Artist or Group Hiphop.de Awards Themselves Best Live Act International Los 40 Music Awards "Apeshit" International Video of the Year MTV Europe Music Awards Best Video Themselves Best Live Act MTV Video Music Awards "Apeshit" Video of the Year Best Collaboration Best Hip-Hop Video Best Art Direction Best Choreography Best Cinematography Best Direction Best Editing Soul Train Music Awards Rhythm & Bars Award UK Music Video Awards Best International Urban Video 2019 Grammy Awards Best Music Video Everything Is Love Best Urban Contemporary Album "Summer" Best R&B Performance Swedish GAFFA-Prisen Themselves Best Foreign Group "Apeshit" International Hit of the Year Everything Is Love International Album of the Year Norwegian GAFFA-Prisen Themselves Best Foreign Group Brit Awards International Group 50th NAACP Image Awards "Apeshit" Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album Everything Is Love Outstanding Album Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration Billboard Music AwardsThemselves Top Touring Artist Top Rap Tour Top R&B Tour
Live performances Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa (2 December 2018)
Tours On the Run Tour (2014) On the Run II Tour (2018)
See also List of musical supergroups List of songwriter collaborations
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