The Carters

The Carters
The Carters
	The Carters performing at the On the Run Tour in 2014
Background information
Genres	R&B; hip hop;
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Parkwood; Columbia; Roc Nation;
Members	Beyoncé; Jay-Z;

The Carters (stylized in all caps) are an American musical superduo consisting of singer and songwriter Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z, who have been married since 2008. Their first album under the moniker, Everything Is Love, was released on June 16, 2018. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Before formally naming their collaboration, the duo performed together on two world tours, On the Run Tour (2014) and OTR II (2018), and released a number of recording collaborations, beginning with the 2002 single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" from Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse.^[1] The couple had their first Billboard Hot 100 number one single the following year with "Crazy in Love" from Beyoncé's debut solo album Dangerously in Love.^[2] The duo has also collaborated in songwriting, including the number one hits "Baby Boy", "Savage (Remix)", and "Break My Soul".

^ "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.
^ "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.