The Carters

For the folk music group, see Carter Family.
The Carters
The Carters performing at the On the Run II Tour in 2018
The Carters performing at the On the Run II Tour in 2018
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The Carters are an American musical superduo consisting of singer and songwriter 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".[1] The couple had their first Billboard Hot 100 number one single the following year with "Crazy in Love".[2] As songwriters, they have co-written the number one hits "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy", "Savage (Remix)", and "Break My Soul".

History

The Carters performing in 2009

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, 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)".[3][4] 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).[5]

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.[6][7] Everything Is Love was released exclusively on Tidal for streaming and digital download, and was later made available across all other platforms.[8][9] 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.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[11]
 AUS
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		GER
[14] 		IRE
[15] 		NLD
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
[19]
Everything Is Love 2 6 4 23 10 4 12 5 5

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[24] 		US
R&B/
HH
[25] 		AUS
[26] 		CAN
[27] 		IRE
[28] 		NLD
[16] 		SWI
[29] 		UK
[19]
"Apeshit" 2018 13 9 51 24 33 59 69 33 Everything Is Love

Promotional single

Title Year
"Salud!"
(Tidal exclusive) 		2018

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[31] 		US
R&B/
HH
[32] 		UK
[19]
"Nice"
(original or featuring Pharrell Williams) 		2018 95 48 — Everything Is Love
"Boss" 77 38 87
"Summer" 84 42 96
"Black Effect" —[A] — —
"LoveHappy" —[B] —
"Friends" 99 —[D] —
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Recording collaborations

Title Year Artist(s) Also co-writers Album
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" 2002 Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse
"Crazy in Love" 2003 Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Yes Dangerously in Love
"That's How You Like It" Yes
"Déjà Vu" 2006 Yes B'Day
"Upgrade U" Yes
"Hollywood" Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Kingdom Come
"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 Beyoncé Watch the Throne
"Young Forever" (Live) 2012 Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Live in Brooklyn
"Part II (On the Run)" 2013 Yes Magna Carta Holy Grail
"Tom Ford" Jay-Z (Beyoncé on additional vocals[E])
"BBC"
"Drunk in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Yes Beyoncé
"Shining" 2017 DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé Yes Grateful
"Family Feud" 2018 Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Yes 4:44
"Top Off" DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé Yes Father of Asahd
"Mood 4 Eva" 2019 Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino featuring Oumou Sangaré Yes The Lion King: The Gift
"Sorry Not Sorry" 2021 DJ Khaled featuring Nas, Jay-Z, James Fauntleroy and Beyoncé[F] Yes Khaled Khaled

Songwriting collaborations

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Baby Boy" 2003 Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul Dangerously in Love
"Hip Hop Star" Beyoncé featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown
"Yes" Beyoncé
"Lose My Breath" 2004 Destiny's Child Destiny Fulfilled
"Kitty Kat" 2006 Beyoncé B'Day
"Welcome to Hollywood" 2007 B'Day: Deluxe Edition
"ManyFacedGod" 2017 Jay-Z featuring James Blake 4:44
"Brown Skin Girl" 2019 Beyoncé, Saint Jhn and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter The Lion King: The Gift
"Savage (Remix)" 2020 Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé Suga and 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

Notes

  1. ^ "Black Effect" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  2. ^ "LoveHappy" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  3. ^ "LoveHappy" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but reached number 15 on the Hot R&B Songs extension chart.[33]
  4. ^ "Friends" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, but reached number 1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles extension chart.[34]
  5. ^ On "Tom Ford" Beyoncé was credited as Third Ward Trill.
  6. ^ On "Sorry Not Sorry" Beyoncé was credited as Harmonies by the Hive.

Awards and nominations

For other uses, see List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé and List of awards and nominations received by Jay-Z.
Year Ceremony Work Nomination Result
2018 BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards[35][36] Themselves Best International Group Nominated
BET Hip Hop Awards[37] Everything Is Love Album of the Year Won
"Apeshit" Song of the Year Won
Best Collaboration Won
Clio Awards[38] Best Music Video Won
Camerimage Awards[39] Nominated
Best Cinematography in a Music Video Nominated
iHeartRadio MMVAs[40] Fan Fave Video Nominated
Best Direction Nominated
Themselves Best Hip Hop Artist or Group Nominated
Hiphop.de Awards [41] Themselves Best Live Act International Won
Los 40 Music Awards[42] "Apeshit" International Video of the Year Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards[43] Best Video Nominated
Themselves Best Live Act Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards[44] "Apeshit" Video of the Year Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
Best Art Direction Won
Best Choreography Nominated
Best Cinematography Won
Best Direction Nominated
Best Editing Nominated
Soul Train Music Awards Rhythm & Bars Award Nominated
UK Music Video Awards[45] Best International Urban Video Nominated
2019 Grammy Awards Best Music Video Nominated
Everything Is Love Best Urban Contemporary Album Won
"Summer" Best R&B Performance Nominated
Swedish GAFFA-Prisen Themselves Best Foreign Group Nominated
"Apeshit" International Hit of the Year Nominated
Everything Is Love International Album of the Year Nominated
Norwegian GAFFA-Prisen Themselves Best Foreign Group Nominated
Brit Awards International Group Won
50th NAACP Image Awards[46] "Apeshit" Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album Nominated
Everything Is Love Outstanding Album Nominated
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Themselves Top Touring Artist Nominated
Top Rap Tour Won
Top R&B Tour Won

Live performances

Tours

See also

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