The 25 Biggest Moments From Beyoncé and Jay Z's Roller Coaster 2014
It's been a crazy year for Beyoncé and Jay Z. There was their 'On The Run Tour,' lift-gate with Solange, holidays, wedding-crashing and tons in-between. Let's relive it.
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1. January 2014: Beyoncé and Jay Z perform 'Drunk In Love' for the first time at The Grammys.
Beyoncé and Jay Z started 2014 as they meant to go on, with a bang. They brought Bey's still relatively new self-titled album to the 2014 Grammys when they did a steamy performance of 'Drunk In Love.' Picture: Getty
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2. January 2014: Beyoncé crashes some random girls karaoke party, they can't believe it.
Can you believe it was almost one year ago that this photo went viral? When Beyoncé went out to karaoke bar with Jay, Kelly and some friends she heard some girl in a booth singing her song. What did she do? Crashed it and joined the party obviously! (But one poor girl did manage to sleep through the entire thing.) Picture: Facebook/ SingSingKaraoke
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3. April 2014: Beyoncé joins Solange at Coachella for a surprise dance.
The world went wild when Beyoncé joined her sister Solange on stage at Coachella to finish the set off with her. The two performed a dance and giggled and hugged and it was beautiful.
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4. April 2014: Jay Z and Nas are snapped hanging out together backstage at Coachella.
Meanwhile, backstage at Coachella Jay Z was spending time with his once enemy, Nas, showing the two have fully patched things up.
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5. April 2014: Beyoncé is named one of TIME Magazine's most influential people in 2014.
And she covered their '100 Most Influential' issue. Picture: Courtesy of TIME
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6. May 2014: Footage of Solange beating up Jay Z in a lift leaks online.
It's hard to believe that it's been seven months since lift-gate. We all saw the lift's video footage of Beyoncé remaining stationary as her sister drop kicked her husband in the lift at the Met Gala 2014. It was probably the most controversial moment of the year, for anymore, with endless theories and rumours spreading around the internet.
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7. May 2014: The Knowles-Carter statement following the elevator fight.
Not long after, the three issued a joint statement that read; "Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family."
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8. May 2014: Beyoncé and Jay Z announce their collaborative 'On The Run Tour' with this poster.
After whispers of a joint tour were spreading, the two confirmed it in May.
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9. May: They release an epic trailer teasing their 'On The Run Tour' that starred just about everyone.
The amazing Holywood-like trailer starred Blake Lively, Rashida Jones, Jake Gyllenhaal and more. It lead you to believe it was for an actual movie, but our hopes were shattered when it ended with the line "Coming Never." Picture: Beyonce.com/Mason Poole
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10. June 2014: Bey and Jay kick off their 'On The Run Tour' in Miami.
Only two months later the couple kicked off their tour in Miami. The tour featured a 44-song setlist that kicked off with '03 Bonnie and Clyde' and head them do a 'Young Forever and Halo' mash-up. Pictures: Beyonce.com/Kevin Mazur
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11. June 2014: Beyoncé teams up with Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland for 'Say Yes.'
Beyoncé reunited with her Desinty's Child family once more for a new Michelle Williams gospel single.
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12. July 2014: Beyoncé sings a special rendition of 'Crazy In Love' in '50 Shades Of Grey' trailer.
No one saw this one coming. When the first '50 Shades Of Grey' trailer dropping back in July 2014 Beyoncé's vocals were heard all over it singing a new, sultry version of her hit song 'Crazy In Love.'
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13. August 2014: Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj drop the 'Flawless Remix' and Bey quiets her haters.
Out of nowhere, Beyoncé dropped a big remix to her hit 'Flawless,' with Nicki Minaj jumped in. The best bit was when she addressed the elevator incident that occurred a few months earlier, rapping; "Of course sometimes sh*t goes down when there's a billion dollars in an elevator."
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14. August 2014: Jay Z and Blue join Beyoncé as she's awarded the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
The sweetest moment of Beyoncé and Jay Z's year happened when Jay and Blue presented Beyoncé with a special award after her MTV VMA performance. An emotional Bey kissed her family amidst rumours that her and Jay Z were divorcing. Picture: Getty
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15. September 2014: Beyoncé and Jay Z star in the short film 'Bang Bang.'
Directed by the New York-based filmmaker and photographer Dikayl Rimmasch, 'Bang Bang' followed the alter egos of hip-hop's power couple as they "speed through the Californian desert in a dusty 1960s Pontiac GTO with a manifest poise and stylish swagger that could only be embodied by the world’s foremost musical couple".
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16. September 2014: Visuals from Beyoncé and Jay Z's wedding are shown during 'On The Run Tour'
During their 'On The Run' tour visual of Beyonce and Jay Z's wedding were shown on screen during their performances. It's the first time any footage or photographs of their mysterious wedding day were made public, and an emotional moment.
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17. September 2014: Beyoncé and Jay Z enjoy a break together.
Beyonce returning to Paris Bey and Jay were joined by family as they sailed the med and enjoyed a wll deserved break. The photos from the holiday were stunning. Picture: Beyonce.com
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18. September 2014: Nicki Minaj joins Beyoncé in Paris for a special performance of 'Flawless (Remix)'
Beyoncé and Jay Z took their 'On The Run Tour' to Paris and Bey was joined by Nicki Minaj to perform 'Flawless (Remix)'. Picture: Splash
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19. September 2014: Bey and Jay gatecrash a lucky fan's wedding in Italy.
Back in September these amazing photos of Beyoncé and Jay Z stumbling into a church where a fan was getting married were taken. Picture: Splash
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20. October 2014: Bey and Jay do the tourist trail in Paris, take the best photo ever.
The Mona Lisa never looked so good. Picture: Beyonce.com
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21. October 2014: Beyoncé announces she's working on a Topshop collaboration.
You'd think it was time for Beyoncé to rest after the couple of months they'd had. But there's no rest for Beyoncé. She was back to work, this time on a sportswear collaborative collection for Topshop. Picture: Getty
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22. October 2014: Beyoncé and Blue Ivy took on Halloween and won.
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy dressed as Janet and Michael Jackson for halloween, need we say more?
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23. November 2014: Beyoncé named highest earning female musician in 2014 by Forbes.
In November Forbes announced that Beyoncé earned more than $115 million in 2014, more than doubling what we earned in the previous year. Picture: Tumblr/i.am.beyonce
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24. November 2014: Beyoncé and Jay Z attend Solange's wedding.
Last month it was Solange's time to shine as she married her long term partner in a New Orleans ceremony. Picture: Getty
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25. November 2014: Beyoncé's never finished, drops the '7/11' video
Of course, just because the album and tour are done with, don't think Bey doesn't have more surprises up her sleeve. Not only has she released a platinum edition album, but on it were two new songs and the amazing video for her '7/11' single came shortly after.
