Grammy Awards: Beyonce & Jay Z's show-stopper

The Grammys show, music's biggest night, kicked off with first couple of hip hop Beyonce and Jay-Z offering up a sultry performance of their "Drunk in Love."

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Beyonce and Jay Z have proved once agian why they are called the king and queen of R&B.

Their out of the world opening performance during Grammy Awards cast a spell.

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Unlike the risqué, attention-grabbing performances that have dominated music award shows of late, the couple put on a classy performance that made their mark without the sleaze factor.

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It was the couple's first live rendition of the romantic song and a performance that will be hard to top, despite a number of high profile artists on the line-up for the evening.

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The stage was dark and smoke surrounded the superstar until she finally got up and started to strut a bit. When Jay Z came out for his verse, the audience erupted.

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The pair held hands, slow-danced a bit and got the show off to a steamy start. It was a near flawless performance — and the first time they’ve played this song together in public live.

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The two are no stranger to Grammy collaborations. Last year, Jay performed “Suit & Tie” with Justin Timberlake. In 2009 he joined forces with Colplay in 2009 for “Lost!” and in one of the weirder collaborations, he performed a Beatles medley with Paul McCartney and Linkin Park in 2006.

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Beyoncé has performed solo numerous times and in 2008, she played “Proud Mary” with Tina Turner. Tonight’s performance was the first time they husband-wife power couple have performed together on the Grammys.

Beyonce and  Jay-Z  perform "Drunk In Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California January 26, 2014. (Reuters)

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