The Carters
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 The Carters performing at the On the Run II Tour in 2018 | |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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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".[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".
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)".[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
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Work | Nomination | Result |
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| 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
- 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)
