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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tBeyonc\u00e9 has added another milestone to her iconic career as she became the first Black woman ever to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Her latest release, Cowboy Carter, also debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, selling 407,000 album units during the first week of April. The 32-time [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIn total, the Cowboy Carter Tour<\/em> grossed more than $400 million in ticket sales, per Pollstar, and another $50 million in merchandise sold at the shows,\u201d Forbes<\/em> reported. \u201cAnd because [her entertainment company, Parkwood Entertainment] produced it all, Beyonc\u00e9 was able to secure higher profit margins. Combining what she made touring with earnings from her music catalog and sponsorship deals this year, Forbes estimates she brought in $148 million in 2025 before taxes, making her the third-highest paid musician in the world.\u201d<\/p>\nBeyonc\u00e9 founded Parkwood in 2008. The business \u201cmanages her career and produces all of her music, documentaries and concerts, fronting most of the production costs in order to capture more of the back-end economics,\u201d according to Forbes<\/em>.<\/p>\nOne year prior to Cowboy Carter<\/em>\u2019s release, Beyonc\u00e9 saw another career high with her Renaissance World Tour<\/em>, which grossed nearly $600 million. The tour supported Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s 2022 Renaissance<\/em> album, with each three-hour concert featuring the album\u2019s tracks as well as other songs from her extensive discography.<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-2191420660-beyonce\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2191420660-beyonce.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Alex Slitz\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBeyonc\u00e9 subsequently released a Renaissance World Tour<\/em> concert film, which was distributed directly through AMC. She earned \u201cnearly half of the movie\u2019s $44 million global box office gross,\u201d Forbes reported.<\/p>\nThe outlet also noted Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s estimated $60 million earnings from her 2019 Netflix documentary, Homecoming: A Film by Beyonc\u00e9<\/em>.<\/p>\nIn addition to her musical ventures, Beyonc\u00e9 has expanded her empire into a hair-care brand C\u00e9cred, a whiskey label, SirDavis, and a now-discontinued clothing line, Ivy Park.<\/p>\n
Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s billionaire achievement comes one year after Billboard<\/em> named the \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d singer as the No. 1 greatest pop star of the 21st century<\/a>, beating out Swift, 36, Lady Gaga<\/strong>, Drake<\/strong> and other artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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Beyonc\u00e9 founded Parkwood in 2008. The business \u201cmanages her career and produces all of her music, documentaries and concerts, fronting most of the production costs in order to capture more of the back-end economics,\u201d according to Forbes<\/em>.<\/p>\n One year prior to Cowboy Carter<\/em>\u2019s release, Beyonc\u00e9 saw another career high with her Renaissance World Tour<\/em>, which grossed nearly $600 million. The tour supported Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s 2022 Renaissance<\/em> album, with each three-hour concert featuring the album\u2019s tracks as well as other songs from her extensive discography.<\/p>\n Beyonc\u00e9 subsequently released a Renaissance World Tour<\/em> concert film, which was distributed directly through AMC. She earned \u201cnearly half of the movie\u2019s $44 million global box office gross,\u201d Forbes reported.<\/p>\n The outlet also noted Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s estimated $60 million earnings from her 2019 Netflix documentary, Homecoming: A Film by Beyonc\u00e9<\/em>.<\/p>\n In addition to her musical ventures, Beyonc\u00e9 has expanded her empire into a hair-care brand C\u00e9cred, a whiskey label, SirDavis, and a now-discontinued clothing line, Ivy Park.<\/p>\n Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s billionaire achievement comes one year after Billboard<\/em> named the \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d singer as the No. 1 greatest pop star of the 21st century<\/a>, beating out Swift, 36, Lady Gaga<\/strong>, Drake<\/strong> and other artists.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>Thank You!<\/h3>\n
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