Beyoncé and husband, Jay Z, are expecting twins.
The cultural and music powerhouse dropped the news in an Instagram post, Wednesday afternoon with a picture showing her cradling a baby bump.
The announcement was yet another example of the Beyoncé’s penchant for tightly controlling her own narrative. She revealed she was pregnant in 2011 with a knowing belly rub at the MTV Video Music Awards, after a spirited performance of “Love on Top” — and a microphone drop.
Their first daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, was born, January 7, 2012.
While Beyoncé is famously averse to interviews and rarely discusses her personal life without setting the terms, she put the spotlight on her marriage with the release last year of the album and HBO film “Lemonade.”
In her 2013 documentary, “Life Is But a Dream,” Beyoncé discussed having an earlier miscarriage.
“About two years ago, I was pregnant for the first time,” she said. “I flew back to New York to get my checkup — and no heartbeat.” Jay Z alluded to the experience in his song “Glory.” reports the New York Times.
The couple's fans responded with typical enthusiasm to the announcement.
Twitter said more than half a million tweets were sent about the pregnancy within 45 minutes.
Jay Z and Beyoncé are not the only musical duo with baby news. Rumour has it that, Pharrell Williams and his wife, Helen Lasichanh, recently welcomed triplets.