Overview
- She becomes the fifth musician billionaire, joining Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna.
- Pollstar and Forbes put the Cowboy Carter tour at over $400 million in ticket sales plus roughly $50 million in merchandise.
- Forbes estimates she earned $148 million in 2025 before taxes, ranking her as the year’s third-highest-paid musician.
- Parkwood Entertainment manages and produces her projects, allowing her to capture higher back-end profits, according to Forbes.
- Other recent paydays include about $50 million for Netflix’s NFL Christmas Day halftime show and roughly $10 million from Levi’s commercials.