Where most celebrity couples try to stave off interest in their relationships and marriages with fierce privacy, Black pop culture’s most famous couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, have leaned into capitalising on curiosity about their union by sharing bits and pieces of the highs and lows of their marriage in their music.
The rapper recently thrilled and shocked fans with a revelation that Beyoncé had moved out of their home and back in with her mother during a rough patch in their marriage.
Bossip reports that the song is by frequent Beyoncé collaborator D’Angelo, and it is called I Want You Forever off The Book of Clarence soundtrack, which was produced and composed by Jay-Z.
“You know that week you ran back to your mama house, ask my friend, they can vouch/Slept on the couch ‘cause the bed ain’t a bed without you,” raps Jay-Z.
This is not the first time the celebrity couple laid their marital woes bare on a music project. In 2016, Beyoncé opened up about Jay-Z’s cheating and the impact it had on her health and their life in her critically acclaimed album, Lemonade.
The following year, he responded to her album with a sonic apology in the form of an album titled 4:44.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s wedding named among 2023’s most Googled celebrity weddings
Although Jay-Z and Beyoncé wed in 2008, public interest in their wedding and 16-year marriage remains high.
New research by Chapel of the Flowers listed the most popular celebrity weddings of all time, according to which were Googled the most in 2023.
The final list was compiled using data from more than 100 of the most influential married stars from 1923 to 2023, and a combination of SEO tools, AHREFs and Google Keyword Planner were used to analyse the search volumes for celebrity weddings in America to establish which celebrity weddings caused the most intrigue last year.
“Celebrities are known for [inspiring] trends, and their weddings are no exception. While today’s stars are no doubt leading the way, taking a close look at the historic ceremonies held in the last 100 years, it’s incredibly fascinating to see which weddings and couples are still popular in 2023.” said a spokesperson for Chapel of the Flowers.
Following their recent reunion and marriage, Jennifer Lopez’s wedding to Ben Affleck was America’s most Googled celebrity wedding in 2023, with 99 755 average monthly searches.
British Royal family members dominate the charts, with 4 entries in the top 10, followed by other celebrity couples like Justin and Hailey Bieber, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, and Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen.
Nostalgia still features on the list, as Hollywood legend Elvis Presley’s wedding to Priscilla Presley received 18,200 monthly searches in America in 2023.
The same can be said for screen icon Marilyn Monroe, whose wedding to Joe DiMaggio is searched on average 13,000 times across America each month in 2023.
