Vulture notes that the Louvre wouldn't comment on how much the couple paid to rent out the museum for the shoot.

As The New York Times points out, around 500 shoots take place at the Louvre every year, with Wonder Woman and Fifty Shades Freed among recent notable examples. It's not all that surprising that the Louvre would agree to the super-famous couple wanting to shoot there, but it is pretty shocking that the museum reportedly costs about $17,500 for people to get the privilege to film there. “The deadlines were very tight but the Louvre was quickly convinced because the synopsis showed a real attachment to the museum and its beloved artworks.” During their last visit in May 2018, they explained their idea of filming,” a spokesperson explained to Vulture. Ce qui nest franchement pas si fou lorsque lon sait que le Louvre. “Beyoncé and JAY-Z visited the Louvre four times in the last ten years. On peut donc penser que Jay-Z et Beyoncé ont déboursé entre 20.000 et 30.000 euros pour les deux nuits de tournage au Louvre. The Louvre's art and architecture is a character all its own in the video, which is why the museum said oui so quickly when the Carters asked to film inside. The 6-minute cut follows Bey and husband Jay Z on a dance-filled tour through the famed French art museum.

The album, which was released by the duo under the name The Carters, was accompanied by a lavish video for the Quavo-featuring single 'Apeshit.' Filmed on location in the Louvre in Paris, the Ricky Saiz-directed video also acts as a very effective commercial for the iconic museum, so it makes sense that the Louvre agreed to it. Beyonc teased the album's first video on Saturday with a snippet posted to Instagram. Lors d’un concert de leur tournée commune On The Run II samedi. Over the weekend, Beyoncé and JAY-Z surprised the world with the sudden drop of their first collaborative album, Everything Is Love. Si la surprise est de taille, la sortie d’un album entre Beyoncé et Jay-Z était précédé d’une attente de longue haleine.

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