The announcement from Forbes Magazine follows a record-breaking period in her career, highlighted by the global success of her 2025 Cowboy Carter Tour and the commercial achievements of her latest album of the same name. The Cowboy Carter Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of 2025, further solidifying her commercial dominance. The Cowboy Carter Tour featured an elaborate three-hour spectacle with a flying car, robotic arms serving SirDavis whiskey, a golden mechanical bull, and appearances by Jay-Z, her children, and former Destiny’s Child bandmates. The Cowboy Carter era included a Christmas NFL halftime performance for Netflix, generating an estimated $50 million, alongside Levi’s commercials aligned with her Western aesthetic. In interviews, Beyoncé has indicated that Renaissance and Cowboy Carter form the first two parts of a trilogy of albums exploring different genres.

Source: Forbes December 31, 2025 03:18 UTC