--- title: Beyoncé and Jay Z Welcome Twins description: After much anticipation and speculation, Beyoncé, Jay Z and big sister Blue Ivy Carter welcomed twins to their family canonical: https://time.com/4800193/beyonce-jay-z-twins-birth/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-18T12:26:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:03.889Z og:title: Beyoncé and Jay Z Welcome Newborn Twins og:description: Ring the alarm! og:url: https://time.com/4800193/beyonce-jay-z-twins-birth/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0519493b6188802e/6988cf9a0b72e31cb36ee0b4/beyonce-jay-z-twins-born.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The 59th GRAMMY Awards - Roaming Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé and Jay Z Welcome Newborn Twins twitter:description: Ring the alarm! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0519493b6188802e/6988cf9a0b72e31cb36ee0b4/beyonce-jay-z-twins-born.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Power Couple Beyoncé and Jay Z Welcome Their Newborn Twins  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 18, 2017 12:26 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Jay Z and Beyonce during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS) LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Jay Z and Beyonce during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS)Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for NARAS  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 18, 2017 12:26 PM UTC After much widespread anticipation and[ a myriad of excellent](http://time.com/4723076/beyonce-pregnancy-fashion/) maternity outfits, Beyoncé and Jay Z[ have welcomed](http://time.com/4656929/beyonce-second-baby/) a healthy pair of twins. While the couple has not officially announced their new additions, sources confirmed to [_People_](http://people.com/babies/beyonce-jay-z-welcome-twins/) that the twins arrived. Beyoncé announced that she and Jay Z would be expecting not one, but two new additions to the family in February of this year with [an artistic Instagram photo](http://time.com/4657826/beyonce-pregnant-twins-photos/) of herself clad in a veil and an exposed [baby bump ](http://time.com/4658035/beyonce-pregnant-twins-celebrity-reactions/)that sent the Internet into a tizzy. “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over,” the “Lemonade” singer captioned the photo. Phillip Prodger, head of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, [told TIME](http://time.com/4657982/beyonce-pregnant-2017-photo-analysis/) the photos blended references and depicted the expecting mother as a Renaissance Madonna. It took just 11 hours for Beyoncé Knowles to bust Instagram’s record for the most liked photograph on the photo-sharing platform ever. Beyoncé shared a slew of photos throughout her pregnancy, many who featured their 5-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. 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