--- ---  # Beyoncé Is Expecting Twins With Husband Jay Z  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 1, 2017 6:52 PM UTC  Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2016. Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2016.Patrick Smith—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 1, 2017 6:52 PM UTC [Beyoncé](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2016-beyonce-runner-up/?xid=homepage) announced that she is expecting twins with husband Jay Z on Wednesday. The singer took to [Instagram](http://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/) to deliver the good news, posting a photo of her growing belly, along with the caption “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes.” [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4306316/beyonce-lemonade-black-woman-magic/) and Jay Z welcomed their first child, Blue Ivy Carter, on January 7, 2012. See Beyoncé’s Instagram announcement below. Beyoncé Expecting Twins with Jay Z, Instagram PHOTO ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4656929/beyonce-pregnant-twins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4656929/beyonce-pregnant-twins/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Is Expecting Twins With Husband Jay Z","datePublished":"2017-02-01T18:52:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:41.364Z","description":"Blue Ivy is about to be a big sister","url":"https://time.com/4656929/beyonce-pregnant-twins/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Beyonce","Jay-z","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c4ba562a1bdfc15/6988b7ee8e06019a0646900f/beyonce-super-bowl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c4ba562a1bdfc15/6988b7ee8e06019a0646900f/beyonce-super-bowl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show","caption":"SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)","creditText":"Patrick Smith—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/4656929/beyonce-pregnant-twins/","name":"Beyoncé Is Expecting Twins With Husband Jay Z"}}]}] ```