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Beyonce Net Worth
Beyonce is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, director, model, dancer, fashion designer, entrepreneur, and businesswoman. Her contributions to music, dance, and fashion have established her as one of the most influential artists in the history of popular music. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
The group won the Best R&B/Soul Single award for their hit song “No, No, No”. One of the most popular Destiny’s Child songs was “Say my Name” which won the award for “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals,” and “Best R&B Song.” Other hits by Destiny’s Child include, “The Writing’s on the Wall”, “Jumpin, Jumpin,” and “Bills, Bills, Bills”. After they finished their album, “8 Days of Christmas,” the group decided to go their separate ways and work on solo projects. Beyonce is also a popular actress and has appeared in films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Fighting Temptations, Dreamgirls and The Pink Panther. She also has become very successful as a solo songwriter, with hits like, “Independent Woman”, “Cater 2 U”, “Grillz” and “Check on it”
Beyoncé is one of the world’s best-selling recording artists, having sold over 120 million records worldwide. Her success during the 2000s was recognized with the Recording Industry Association of America’s Top Certified Artist of the Decade, as well as Billboard magazine’s Top Radio Songs Artist and the Top Female Artist of the Decade. Beyoncé is the most nominated woman in the Grammy Award’s history and has the second-most wins for a woman with a total of 24. She is also the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
In 2014, she became the highest-earning black musician in history and was listed among Time‘s 100 most influential people in the world for the second year in a row. Forbes ranked her as the most powerful female in entertainment on their 2015 and 2017 lists. She occupied the sixth place for Time‘s Person of the Year in 2016, and in 2020, was named one of the 100 women who defined the last century by the same publication. Beyoncé was also included on Encyclopædia Britannica‘s 100 Women list in 2019, for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Beyoncé is often cited as an influence by other artists.
As a couple with Jay-Z, they have a combined net worth of $1.16 billion. In July 2017, Billboard announced that Beyoncé was the highest-paid musician of 2016, with an estimated total of $62.1 million
