The Carters

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. The Carters have performed on two co-headlining concert tours, On the Run Tour and On the Run II Tour.
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 ", 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, 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, 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. The couple later released two collaborations with DJ Khaled, and worked on The Lion King: The Gift, 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 ". Jay-Z has writing credits on six Beyoncé albums, namely Dangerously in Love, B'Day, Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift, Renaissance, and Cowboy Carter.

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. 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

Singles

Promotional single

Other charted songs

Recording collaborations

Songwriting collaborations

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Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Work	Nomination	Result
2018	BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards	Themselves	Best International Group
2018	BET Hip Hop Awards	Everything Is Love	Album of the Year	Won
2018	BET Hip Hop Awards	"Apeshit"	Song of the Year	Won
2018	BET Hip Hop Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Collaboration	Won
2018	Clio Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Music Video	Won
2018	Camerimage Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Music Video	Nomitated
2018	Camerimage Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Cinematography in a Music Video	Nomitated
2018	iHeartRadio MMVAs	"Apeshit"	Fan Fave Video
2018	iHeartRadio MMVAs	"Apeshit"	Best Direction
2018	iHeartRadio MMVAs	Themselves	Best Hip Hop Artist or Group
2018	Hiphop.de Awards	Themselves	Best Live Act International	Won
2018	Los 40 Music Awards	"Apeshit"	International Video of the Year
2018	MTV Europe Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Video
2018	MTV Europe Music Awards	Themselves	Best Live Act
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Video of the Year
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Collaboration
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Hip-Hop Video
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Art Direction	Won
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Choreography
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Cinematography	Won
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Direction
2018	MTV Video Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Editing
2018	Soul Train Music Awards	"Apeshit"	Rhythm & Bars Award
2018	UK Music Video Awards	"Apeshit"	Best International Urban Video
2019	Grammy Awards	"Apeshit"	Best Music Video	Nomitated
2019	Grammy Awards	Everything Is Love	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Won
2019	Grammy Awards	"Summer"	Best R&B Performance	Nomitated
2019	Swedish GAFFA-Prisen	Themselves	Best Foreign Group	Nomitated
2019	Swedish GAFFA-Prisen	"Apeshit"	International Hit of the Year	Nomitated
2019	Swedish GAFFA-Prisen	Everything Is Love	International Album of the Year	Nomitated
2019	Norwegian GAFFA-Prisen	Themselves	Best Foreign Group	Nomitated
2019	Brit Awards	Themselves	International Group	Won
2019	50th NAACP Image Awards	"Apeshit"	Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album	Nomitated
2019	50th NAACP Image Awards	Everything Is Love	Outstanding Album	Nomitated
2019	50th NAACP Image Awards	Everything Is Love	Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	Nomitated
2019	Billboard Music Awards	Themselves	Top Touring Artist	Nomitated
2019	Billboard Music Awards	Themselves	Top Rap Tour	Won
2019	Billboard Music Awards	Themselves	Top R&B Tour	Won

Live performances

Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa
Tours
On the Run Tour
On the Run II Tour