Beyonce and Jay Z have recently celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary!
Beyonce and Jay Z got hitched back in 2008 and the pair have been through so much together.
Without further ado, here are the highlights of their relationship.
Despite both being in the spotlight regularly, they both keep their lives private.
This included details of their first encounter and date together.
Beyonce revealed she first met the iconic rapper in 2000 on a plane to the MTV Spring Break Festival.
After spending a year as friends, both decided to take their relationship to new and romantic heights.
They headed to the famed Japanese Nobu restaurant for their first date.
Between 2002 and 2003, they collaborated on music for the first time with “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Crazy In Love.”
Speculation quickly heated up if the pair were together due to the affective lyrics of both songs.
Both made it official at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2004, and won their first Grammy that same year.
Four years later, the couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony and shared the news with the world.
January 2009 saw Beyonce and Jay Z’s first appearance at the presidential inauguration.
Beyonce mostly took the spotlight with her powerful voice singing “America is Beautiful” and “At Last.”
In 2011, both returned to the VMA stage where Beyonce revealed she was pregnant.
They both welcomed their first child Blue Ivy Carter on 7th January 2012.
A year later, their autobiographical documentary Life Is But A Dream was released.
It showcased never before seen footage of their lives, and daughter.
A few months later, the musicians continued to change the game with their album launches and tours.
Jay Z released Magna Carter’s Holy Grail featuring a collaboration single with his wife.
Beyonce blew everyone away when she unexpectedly launched her fifth album in December of that same year.
The album featured another collaboration, the steamy and acclaimed “Drunk in Love.”
2014 was off to a rocky start for the couple with cheating rumors surfacing.
Beyonce’s sister punched Jay inside an elevator shown on CCTV footage at the Met Gala Festival.
The family reconciled and released a public statement with Jay Z and Beyonce heading off tour shortly after.
2016 saw the release of Beyonce’s sixth studio album Lemonade and it was a bombshell.
Not only was this Beyonce’s most personal and challenging album, but some songs hinted at Jay Z’s infidelity.
However, she made things clear with the rapper when she gave a special shoutout on her Formation World Tour.
Beyonce announced on Instagram that she and Jay would expect twins in 2017.
This sent the world spinning and Rumi and Sir Carter were born in June.
Jay Z released his album 4:44 that same month with most of his songs confirming the rumored infidelity allegations.
One of Jay Z’s songs “Family Feud” featured their eldest daughter Blue.
The couple continued to tour and collaborate between 2018 and 2020 and achieved more milestones.
The biggest was their 2018 album “Everything is Love”.
In August 2021, the iconic music couple were Tiffany And Co’s mascots.
They appeared in the campaign’s launch advertisement “ABOUT LOVE” and proved very significant.
In addition to wearing stunning jewelry, the company pledged $2 million for internships and scholarships at black universities.
Fast forward to February of this year, Beyonce releases her “Renaissance” album and makes history.
She won her 32nd Grammy, becoming the artist with the most Grammys under her belt.
In her brief but emotional speech, she thanked Jay and her children for their immense support.
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