--- description: The six-year-old Blue Ivy Carter was caught on camera shushing Beyoncé before warning Jay-Z not to clap as well. title: Blue Ivy Had a Strong Reaction to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Clapping at the Grammys image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8b0f0aa03a0cb12/6988f9cc096a94fe6f6a146d/2018-grammy-awards-60th-blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [grammys2018](/tag/grammys2018/) ## grammys2018 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Blue Ivy Had a Strong Reaction to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Clapping at the Grammys by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 29, 2018 3:44 AM CUT  Recording artist Jay-Z, daughter Blue Ivy Carter and recording artist Beyonce attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. Recording artist Jay-Z, daughter Blue Ivy Carter and recording artist Beyonce attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.Lester Cohen—NARAS/Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 29, 2018 3:44 AM CUT Nobody tells Beyoncé what to do — except her six-year-old daughter, [Blue Ivy Carter.](http://time.com/5122478/beyonce-blue-ivy-grammys/ "undefined") Blue Ivy was in attendance at the [60th annual Grammy Awards](http://time.com/5122250/grammys-2018-winners-list/ "undefined") at Madison Square Garden with her mother and father, Jay-Z. During “Havana” singer Camila Cabello’s speech about the importance of [Dreamer children, ](http://time.com/5119624/donald-trump-dreamers-citizenship-plan/ "undefined") Beyoncé tried to clap — but Blue Ivy wasn’t having it. The six-year-old was caught on camera appearing to shush her mother before warning her father not to clap as well. The interaction only lasted a few seconds, but it was not missed by a number of Grammy viewers, who shared their thoughts on social media. > [](https://twitter.com/MusicHeadsTV/status/957806998858489856) > [](https://twitter.com/missjournalism/status/957811198162063360) > [](https://twitter.com/youngsinick/status/957812709311107072) > [](https://twitter.com/antoniodelotero/status/957808656845824001) Moral of the story: do not clap until Blue Ivy tells you to. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5122566/blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z-clap-grammys/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5122566/blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z-clap-grammys/"},"headline":"Blue Ivy Had a Strong Reaction to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Clapping at the Grammys","datePublished":"2018-01-29T03:44:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:03:06.998Z","description":"Do not clap until Blue Ivy says it's okay","url":"https://time.com/5122566/blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z-clap-grammys/","keywords":["grammys2018","awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8b0f0aa03a0cb12/6988f9cc096a94fe6f6a146d/2018-grammy-awards-60th-blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8b0f0aa03a0cb12/6988f9cc096a94fe6f6a146d/2018-grammy-awards-60th-blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Roaming Show","caption":"Recording artist Jay-Z, daughter Blue Ivy Carter and recording artist Beyonce attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.","creditText":"Lester Cohen—NARAS/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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/grammys2018/","name":"grammys2018"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5122566/blue-ivy-beyonce-jay-z-clap-grammys/","name":"Blue Ivy Had a Strong Reaction to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Clapping at the Grammys"}}]}] ```