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After breаking all previous records with her Renaissance tour, Queen B is rapidly approaching billionaire status.
On the song “Pure/Honey” from her 2022 album Renaissance, Beyoncé says, “It should cost a billiоn to look this good.” Money doesn’t seem to be an issue for the 42-year-old artist, who has had an incredible year. According to Forbes, she has a net worth of $800 million and is on track to become a billionaire.
With a $540 million net worth, Beyoncé was rated No. 48 on Forbes’ annual list of the wealthiest self-made wоmen in America in June. Her considerable 2023 earnings—she earned an estimated $100 million (post-tax) from the Renaissance World Tour—as well as an update to Forbes’ assessment of her art collection and music library are responsible for the significant increase in her wealth. According to Forbes, the singer’s repertoire is now valued at about $300 million. Her commercial holdings via Parkwood Entertainment, which she formed in 2010, and the personal assets she owns with her billionaire husband, Jay-Z, account for the remaining portion of her net worth. (Beyoncé’s representatives did not reply to a request for comment from Forbes.)
Beyoncé’s successful Renaissance tour, which toured 39 locations across 17 countries from May to October, was a significant contributor to her net worth growth. According to Billboard, Renaissance earned over $579 million, placing it in the top 10 highest-grossing tours in history.
IAG chairman Dennis Arfa, who represents artists including Metallica and Billy Joel, tells Forbes, “She’s one of the music gods.” “With her business and the number of people she attracts, she could easily direct a film on her own.” Most people can’t do what she can.
Regarding Renaissance: A Motion Picture Beyoncé allegedly worked with AMC Theaters to arrange a similar arrangement for her Eras Tour movie, which is based on a concert tour. Beyoncé distributed the movie—which she wrote, produced, and directed—through AMC instead of a studio, so she would get a direct cut of the box office receipts. Renaissance defied Swift’s opening weekend box office total of $123.5 million, earning $27.4 million globally and taking the top place in the domestic box office.
Furthermore, despite being portrayed as adversaries throughout the year, Swift and Beyoncé have really helped one another. Swift saw Renaissance play in London a few weeks after Beyoncé saw her theatrical debut in Eras. The singer of “Cruel Summer” had an incredible year of her own; in October, Forbes reported that Swift became a billionaire after earning $190 million (after taxes) from the Eras tour. Swift previously told Time that Beyoncé is “such a great disrupter of music-industry norms.” “Every artist learned from her how to turn the tables and question outmoded business practices.”
According to Carter Gregory, vice president of A&R at Capitol Records, Beyoncé’s success might be attributed to her breаking convention. “There are countless instances throughout her career where she took a stand and advanced the field.” For example, Beyoncé famously released her self-titled visual album in 2013 without any prior notice or advertising. “She is an artist who never accepts ‘no’ as an answer and who always finds a way to push the boundaries in a way that sets her apart from others.”
A Whole Lot of Clams: This year, the Renaissance World Tour earned $579 million.
Not that others don’t make an effort. This year, wоmen controlled the music business, led by Beyoncé and Swift. In September, Katy Perry reportedly made $225 million when she sold her writing rights and master recording royalties, boosting her net worth to $340 million. Barbie had 11 Grammy nominations this year, while SZA received the most, 15, of any artist.
Arfa observes, “Beyoncé is a tremendous force in our industry. She’s big business.” Her actions are very significant and relevant. Parkwood Entertainment, her management and production business, represents artists such as Chloe x Halle. The youngest of the two sisters, Halle Bailey, had an incredible 2023, appearing in both the live-action Little Mermaid and the remake of The Color Purple.
It wasn’t all positive news, however, for Beyoncé. According to the Wall Street Journal, her athleisure brand Ivy Park discontinued its five-year agreement with Adidas in March because the line failed to meet sales targets by $200 million in 2022, despite the fact that she continued to get $20 million year.
However, she worked with French design brand Balmain on a Renaissance Couture collection that same month. Additionally, she debuted her perfume, Cé Noir, in November. It retails for $160 on her website.
No other artist has won as many Grammys as Beyoncé has.
Beyond her career in music and design, Beyoncé and Jay-Z own a substantial real estate portfolio together, valued at over $320 million. The pair recently bought a $200 million Malibu mansion, which is said to be the most expensive house in California history. Forbes gives each performer half of the whole value of their joint real estate and half of their substantial art collection.
Furthermore, even if Forbes puts her personal assets at $800 million, the true worth of that sum is freedom. As Beyoncé states in the Renaissance film, “I feel liberated.” “At this point, I have nothing to prove to anyone, and I’ve given myself permission to just be.”