--- title: Mariah Carey's Twins Meet Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce PHOTO description: In what might be the most powerful playdate of our time, Blue Ivy met Mariah Carey's twins, Monroe and Moroccan backstage at Mimi's concert. canonical: https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-13T19:03:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:37.104Z og:title: Mariah Carey and Beyonce's Family Photo Is the Stuff of Dreams og:description: Squad goals og:url: https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mariah Carey and Beyonce's Family Photo Is the Stuff of Dreams twitter:description: Squad goals twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Beyoncé and Mariah Carey's Family Photo With Their Kids Is All the Internet Can Handle Today > Sponsored content. 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In politically charged 2016, Beyoncé raised her voice, but the singer has a long history of activism._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 13, 2016 7:03 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 13, 2016 7:03 PM UTC A new generation of power players with infinite star potential has been ushered in by none other than the pre-eminent divas of our time, [Mariah Carey](http://time.com/4587954/mariah-carey-christmas/) and [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4306316/beyonce-lemonade-black-woman-magic/). In what might be the most momentous meeting of our generation, Mariah Carey’s twins, Monroe and Moroccan ([affectionately known to the Lambily as “Dem Babies” thanks to Ol’ Dirty Bastard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tCTm5M3Cp8)) met [Roc Nation’s one true heir, Blue Ivy Carter](http://time.com/4551352/beyonce-blue-ivy-tina-knowles-salt-n-pepa-halloween-costume/) backstage after Mariah Carey’s holiday concert in New York City. The shot has been liked 158,000 times as of Tuesday. Moroccan and Monroe were dressed in cozy and festive holiday looks, while Blue Ivy embodied flawlessness with her choice of accessories: a statement headband and an oversized fans, proving that good style might just be hereditary. A fourth adorable little one joined Blue and MC’s twins, but her identity remains a mystery. Somewhere, [North West (and more likely Kanye West)](http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/10/north-west-blue-ivy-carter-play-date-kanye-west-jay-z-feud) is having a major case of FOMO. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/"},"headline":"Beyoncé and Mariah Carey's Family Photo With Their Kids Is All the Internet Can Handle Today","datePublished":"2016-12-13T19:03:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:37.104Z","description":"Squad goals","url":"https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Beyonce","Instagram","celebrity","Mariah Carey"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/","name":"Beyoncé and Mariah Carey's Family Photo With Their Kids Is All the Internet Can Handle Today"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"A Brief History of Beyoncé as Activist","description":"In politically charged 2016, Beyoncé raised her voice, but the singer has a long history of activism.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/joAaKlC4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-12-07T12:10:48.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/joAaKlC4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/","duration":"PT2M44S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```