The Carters

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".

  1. ^ "Beyoncé Can't Believe It's Been 15 Years Since Bonnie & Clyde—And Neither Can We". E! Online. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Here's why Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love' is the best song of the millennium". NME. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.