Beyoncé is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes, making her the third female musician in history to cross the threshold. The Cowboy Carter Tour grossed more than $400 million in ticket sales, according to trade publication Pollstar. Forbes estimated that Beyoncé earned $148 million this year before taxes — making her the third-highest-paid musician in the world. Beyoncé was shut out of the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations despite being one of the year’s biggest industry stories. “Because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive,” she wrote.

Source: Forbes December 31, 2025 13:31 UTC