Jay Z Or Beyonce: Who Had The Biggest Year In 2013?
It's been a year of money-making, award-winning, album-dropping and lots of holidaying for music's biggest couple Jay-Z and Beyonce. Here's how it played out for the hot couple.
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1. 2013 has been a big year for both Beyonce and Jay Z in their own rights.
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2. Beyonce kicked it off by winning a Grammy for best R&B Performance for 'Love On Top'
Beyonce poses in the press room with her trophy for best R&B performance
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3. But Jay Z trumped his wifey by cleaning up three!
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4. The two headed over to The Bahamas to celebrate Blue Ivy's first birthday
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5. And shared some beautiful snaps on Bey's Tumblr page
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6. Beyonce got one of the biggest gigs of her life when she performed at Barack Obamas inauguration
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7. And Jay Z was right there beside her.
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8. Then came Beyonce's incredible Super Bowl performance
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9. And the hilarious photos that captured her fiercest moments
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10. Best of all, it saw Beyonce reunite with Destiny's Child for one night only.
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11. They came under fire when they celebrated their anniversary in Cuba, but the trip was proved legal.
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12. And so Jay Z released 'Open Letter' as a response to those that criticised them for the holiday.
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13. Back in the US, Beyonce had released her first documentary, entitled 'Life Is But A Dream'.
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14. Jay Z was hooking up with Justin Timberlake to release 'Suit And Tie' and 'Holy Grail'.
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15. And Beyonce was keeping busy modelling as the new face of H&M.
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16. Jay Z then dropped by the Salisbury cathedral to visit the original 'Magna Carta'.
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17. And he chose that very location to reveal the artwork for his LP..
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18. He hooked up with Samsung so that their customers got the digital download completely free.
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19. That together with regular sales resulted in the album debuting at No. 1 - so they celebrated!
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20. More fun followed when Beyonce shared pics of herself pre-bungee jump.
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21. And mid-bungee jump!
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22. 2013 saw Beyonce embark on her 'Mrs Carter World Tour'.
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23. And Jay Z travelled the world for his 'Magna Carta Holy Grail Tour'.
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24. It saw Bey premiere a new haircut.
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25. And headline V Festival.
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26. Whilst Jay Z took over Wireless Festival.
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27. Is it any wonder that they were two of the highest paid musicians this year?
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28. We're not sure how he found time, but somehow then came the six hour video for 'Picasso Baby'.
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29. And Beyonce turned her mind to acting, as she promoted 'Epic,' a film she did a voice over for.
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30. She was already thinking about 2014 when she released her future calendar pictures.
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31. The two found time for more luxurious holidays together this year.
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32. The pictures didn't make us jealous or anything...
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33. And lucky Jay, he came home to discover that he'd been nominated for nine 2014 Grammys!
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34. It may be December, but the year was only just getting started for Beyonce...
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35. She announced added European dates to her Mrs Carter World Tour.
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36. And then, out of nowhere, dropped an entire album overnight.
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37. With 14 songs and 17 videos.
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38. Plus, she's been releasing a series of mini documentaries on YouTube.
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39. The two then released the official video for their collaboration 'Drunk In Love'.
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40. And the 'XO' video followed.
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41. And finally, the arty video for 'Mine,' Bey's collaboration with Drake.
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42. And that was all just in 2013! Who's ready for 2014?