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Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Kids: Meet Their Children Who Stole the Spotlight on Her ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have proved to be one of Hollywood’s biggest power couples time and time again. The Grammy award-winning artists enjoyed married life for a few years after their 2008 nuptials before expanding their family.
The “Drunk in Love” musicians welcomed baby No.1, daughter Blue Ivy Carter, on January 7, 2012 after Beyoncé shared the big news during her iconic 2011 VMAs performance.
Jay-Z and Queen Bey secretly welcomed twins Sir and Rumi Carter on June 13, 2017, and the pair have kept the little ones out of the spotlight for the most part.
That being said, the couple’s children appeared in the trailer for Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, prior to Blue Ivy and Rumi making cameos during her 2025 Cowboy Carter Tour. Life & Style rounds up more fun facts about the Carter kids.
Blue Ivy Carter
At such a young age, Blue has already proven to have the superstar blood from her A-list parents.
In 2021, she won her first Grammy at nine years old in the Best Music Video category for her mother’s hit “Brown Skinned Girl.” Blue Ivy received a writing credit for the song.
Two years later, Blue gained her own fan base, Ivy League, after she debuted her fantastic dancing skills during Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour.
“That’s when Blue Ivy went and started practicing and practicing, and basically saying, ‘I’ll show you,’” her grandfather, Mathew Knowles, said about the criticism she faced in the documentary Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. “That’s a Knowles right there.”
Blue yet again dazzled fans while showing off her moves on the Cowboy Carter Tour in April 2025, nailing explosive choreography during “America Has a Problem” and a dance number set to “Deja Vu.”
“It was her mom’s decision,” Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles, said about letting Blue Ivy take the stage to Elle. “But I encouraged it because my girls were allowed to express themselves creatively in any way they chose to. If they wanted to perform, then they got to perform. I tried to encourage everything that they wanted to do—every dream that they had. So, my personal two cents was, I hope you let her do it.”
“Her mother, being protective of her, thought she was too young. She was like, ‘This is a heavy thing. It’s 70,000 people out there sometimes, so that’s a big deal for you to get in front of those people.’ And so her response came from a place of protection.”
Rumi Carter
Beyoncé opened up about her difficult pregnancy with her twins as she suffered from preeclampsia, a “complication of pregnancy” that includes high blood pressure and levels of protein in urine that indicate kidney damage, according to Mayo Clinic.
“I was swollen from toxemia and had been on bed rest for over a month,” Beyoncé told Vogue in 2018, revealing that she weighed 218 pounds during the twins’ delivery. “My health and my babies’ health were in danger, so I had an emergency C-section. We spent many weeks in the NICU. My husband was a soldier and such a strong support system for me.”
Rumi has since grown up quite a bit and made a rare public appearance for “Protector” during her mom’s Cowboy Carter Tour alongside her big sister.
“RUMI HIT THE STAGE WITH A LITTLE RUNWAY STRUT. She said, ‘Oh, we walkin’? Say less,’” Tina gushed in the caption of an Instagram post shared in May. “The way she watches Blue and mirrors her every move… you can tell she’s taking notes. She doesn’t just want to join the legacy… she wants to SLAY it too!”
“Rumi said on last tour that she was ready to hit the stage,” Tina proudly added. “She learned choreography and was ready. I’m so happy to see her on stage with her mommy and her sister.. she really did straight out there. One day she’s gonna cut loose and walk down the runway one day you watch!!”
Sir Carter
Unlike his sisters, Sir has remained almost completely out of the limelight.
“Raising three kids isn’t easy,” Beyoncé told GQ in September 2024. “The older they get, the more they become their own individuals with unique needs, hobbies, and social lives. My twins are God-sent. Parenting constantly teaches you about yourself. It takes a lot of prayer and patience. I love it. It’s grounding and fulfilling. My kids come with me everywhere I go. They come to my office after school, and they are in the studio with me.”
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