‘The Mrs.Carter Show’: Beyonce World Tour Sweeps In $212 Million / Becomes Highest Paid Black Musician Of All Time

Published: Monday 28th Apr 2014 by David
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While a number of her contemporaries suffer slow but sure declines with every passing album, Beyonce continues to break new ground in her career this year, almost twenty years into it.

Why the icon now stands as the highest paid musician of African descent in Pop history?

Good news below…

By the time it wrapped in the March of this year, Carter’s ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ took her to 23 countries on four continents around the world, grossing $41.1 million from 25 sold out shows performed in its final European leg.

With these figures, the show ended its audience-wowing run with $212 million made for and by the performer, making the highest paid Black musician of all time, surpassing efforts made by ‘Rhythm Nation’ icon Janet Jackson, ‘Stranger in Moscow’ legend Michael Jackson and ‘Purple Reign’ game-changer Prince.

Billboard Biz:

“The pop diva was on the road for the bulk of 2013, performing in 23 countries on four continents through the end of the year.  The final 2014 leg of the tour kicked off in Scotland on Feb. 20, marking her third jaunt through Europe since last year’s mid-April launch.  This last string of shows began in the U.K., but dates followed in Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain before wrapping in Portugal on March 27.  Multiple performances at arenas in London and Dublin were reported during a previous week, so after adding revenue from those markets to the $24.1 million included in this tally, her final European leg grossed more than $41.1 million from 25 sold out shows.  The Mrs. Carter Show ended its yearlong run with overall revenue totaling $212 million from more than 1.8 million sold tickets at 126 concerts.”

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  1. pour it up April 28, 2014

    how many shows did she had to do to reach that lol!

    • KING RIH April 28, 2014

      Beyonce wont even hit 4 million at this rate. She’s the black Madonna. Can sell a tour, but not an album.

      girl bye

      • pour it up April 28, 2014

        comparing her to madonna is an insult to madonna sells out tour wiht 80 dates grosses $400 million beyonce had to do 132 to reach 220 million lol she cant evet get a hit flop in love fell down the charts beyond fast lol

      • RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

        When will Rihanna?

    • XoMoDe April 28, 2014

      Rihanna will never.

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  2. alejandro April 28, 2014

    trash

  3. KING RIH April 28, 2014

    i thought it was 220 million. Anyways, adjust MJ and Janet’s numbers to 2014 and we’ll see lol. How many dates did she do again? 132 lol

    //////////////////////////////////////

    WW SALES

    BEYONCÉ:
    WEEK 13: 57,000
    WEEK 14: 48,000
    WEEK 15: 42,000
    WEEK 16: 39,000
    =186.000

    SINGLES ARTIST:
    LOUD:
    WEEK 13: Loud – 143.600
    WEEK 14: Loud – 160.600
    WEEK 15: Loud – 146.300
    WEEK 16: Loud – 129.000
    =578.000+

    Talk That Talk:
    WEEK 13: Talk That Talk – 54.000
    WEEK 13: Talk That Talk – 54.000
    WEEK 13: Talk That Talk – 51.000
    WEEK 13: Talk That Talk – 49.000
    =208.000+

    Unapologetic:
    WEEK 13. 84,000
    WEEK 14. 74,000
    WEEK 15. 73,000
    WEEK 16. 75,000
    =306.000+

    • Oh Baby(B****** Will Bow Down And Deal) April 28, 2014

      LOL,where do you ratchets pull these FAKE numbers? Out R****’s h***** infested cooch? Miss me with all those lies. Rihanna has NEVER and will never sell an album as fast as BEYONCE has sold. Almost 2 mill in 4 months time in the U.S and over 3.5 WW! girl bye

      • Sandra April 28, 2014

        @baow down and deal
        Who cares about selling an album fast, when it stops selling after a few months? I’d rather have longevity and slow seller than selling much the first few weeks and then falling off. Beyance album won’t cross 4 million worldwide. Rihanna’s Loud album sold slower than Beyance album and Loud ended up selling over 6 million worldwide.

      • Oh Baby(B****** Will Bow Down And Deal) April 28, 2014

        @sandra
        But Beyonce is still selling and unlike Rihanna,without any promo. She hasn’t done any traditional promo for this album and still selling. Besides it’s too early to be talking about longevity when the album is literally 4 months old.

    • Sandra April 28, 2014

      @King_rih
      Exactly, MJ and Janet are still higher paid than beyonce, 80s/90s numbers are not comparable to 2014 numbers.

      • Sean April 29, 2014

        Yup!

        Touring numbers are not comparable during the 80s/90s to today. Plus, Janet, Michael and Prince never once had a tour that was 132 dates long.

        Also, the idea that because Beyonce’s tour has grossed more than Janet or Michael doesn’t mean that she’s paid more. You don’t even have to adjust for inflation. Janet and Mike were definitely paid more Beyonce.

        This article is so flawed.

  4. pour it up April 28, 2014

    its gonna be 5 months since the relased of “beyonce” and that mess hasnt even reach 2 million in the us or 5 million worldwide lol talk about a megaseller that album is average at finest and all that promotion that she used it for the music videos so dont play lol

    • RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

      But didn’t it take Rihanna a Year + to go platinum in the states with promotion. Beyonce on the other had is really paying this album dust no shade, and still sold 3 plus Million in 4months. Stick to single hun.

    • LanaDelSlayRey April 28, 2014

      WAT PROMO

    • XoMoDe April 28, 2014

      It’s been almost 2 years since Unapologetic and it’s still at only 1.1 million! LMAO!

  5. alejandro April 28, 2014

    king b

  6. JuanR April 28, 2014

    Damn Bey!
    Don’t hurt ’em! #Queen

  7. RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

    Sam its 229 million with 132 dates

  8. RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

    The s**** or the W**** of Babylon fans are the first on a Bey Post EARLY this morning.

  9. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    michael jackson is still the best performer of all time,i love beyslayonce though.

  10. H2O April 28, 2014

    So adding up what was unreported by Billboard, that’s 229.8 million from 132 dates?
    `
    Congrats King B!!!!!

    • the best dancer April 28, 2014

      i think y’all are trying to add in festival appearances which you cant do b/.c those are not only her shows.

      Anyway, 212 million is still GREAT. She did that

  11. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    where is lovebird?

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      He Died.

  12. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    hi h2o, you are from nigeria huh?

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      Latakia, Syria

  13. Stephy April 28, 2014

    Good Job Beyonce! She deserves this success considering the fact that she can sing & dance & put on a show all at once.

    Also, this means she has the largest grossing tour for a african american artist.

    If Michael Jackson didn’t go crazy he would’ve been the first artist to gross a billion dollars from 1 tour imo…

    • Sandra April 28, 2014

      No she hasn’t, Michael Jackson has the highest grossing tour by an african american artist. Actually he has 4 of the highest grossing tours by an african american artist. You can’t compare 2014 tour gross to 80s/90s gross without adding dollar inflation. And he did it with much less dates than beyance

  14. BeyIsKing April 28, 2014

    Lmao @ the Navy. Yas seethe b*tches seethe!
    As if Rihanna would.

  15. thor April 28, 2014

    desparation… please adjust MJ and JJ for 2014 before talking ISH

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      why lol

      • Sandra April 28, 2014

        @h20 Umm because money doesn’t have the same worth now as it did back then. Ever heard of inflation?

  16. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    hi stephy

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      Hi Austin! Michael Jackson is still the greatest I agree!

  17. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    owk h2o

  18. JOSE April 28, 2014

    and how much without festivals?

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      202,282,626 // 123 dates

  19. xedos April 28, 2014

    She tour the world twice and makes 212 million
    Rihanna tour the world once and made 140 million
    It’s like a movie with a black cast. they always open on less screens than a white cast.
    Do the white movie always looks like it makes more
    But when you do the math the black move is doing better

  20. rihanna is bigger than beyonceai April 28, 2014

    When will Rihanna, you ask? WHEN SHE IS 35 like beyonce. don’t even TRY AND USE this to shade rig rih. RIH is 26; when BEY was 26, 10 years ago, she was not playing stadiums like rih. SO, just imagine what rig will do at that age.

    IN 2004, BEY WAS 26 like RIH and although she has hits, she was not smashing like rih.There were no stadiums for bey in 2004; she was not taking over Vogue – she had not even covered vogue back in 2004; here was not ” 1st black women leading a dream works animation” There were no fashion icon crowns being handed to BEY AT 26; there was no mega selling” flop ” singles.

    Put it in perspective. THEY are not the same age; they did not start the same. Always remember RIH is on course to break any record Beyonce sets; Rih Rih will smash madonna in the UK, BEY wa snot doing that back 2004.

    SO, chill. How is Rita Whora single doing in the USA?

    • aynon April 28, 2014

      Actually When Beyonce was 26 in 2007 (not 2004) she was playing stadiums in Asia and Europe on her Beyonce Experience Tour, Was the second highest paid entertainer after Madonna and Celine, Had 11 Grammys, Was Nominated for a golden globe after her acclaimed performance in Dreamgirls. Beyonce was Massive when she was 26 on the same level or even arguably bigger than Rihanna is now. So the above comment isn’t valid unfortunately.

      • RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

        Thank you

      • H2O April 28, 2014

        True.

      • rihanna is bigger than beyonceai April 28, 2014

        What stadiums in Europe? RIH is the 1st black woman to headline the major ones in Europe. In Turkey, Rih is one of three females along with GAGA AND MADONNA, so stop LYING. BEY was not headlining STADE DE FRANCE AND SELLING IT OUT AT 25.

        NOPE. RIH AT 25 / 26 is bigger than BEY was then. AND WHEN RIH IS 35 OR WHATEVER HER REAL age is, SHE WILL SMASH HER S***.

      • Naomi April 28, 2014

        How do you know Rihanna will still be able to slay at 32? Shes not an acclaimed performer.
        Glass ball you have?

  21. rihanna is bigger than beyonceai April 28, 2014

    RIH RIH will smash this record before she turns 30. You already know, don’t act brand new.

  22. Navy Commander(Al Sheikh ABeech) April 28, 2014

    If you adjust mjs numbers for inflation he still out sold her but congrats

    • Sandra April 28, 2014

      True

  23. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    @stephy,sure MJ is everything,i noticed that he hated to tour during his lifetime,he always said is exhausting.

  24. rihanna is bigger than beyonceai April 28, 2014

    I see you still popping off about mariah on twitter. Now u claim Arian’s song would have been great For mariah? UMMMM, she has the classic, joint with ODB, no need for Iggy. Problem would have been better for sack FLOP RITA WHORA, cos RIGHT NOW, RITA WHORA CAREER HAS PROBLEMS and LIKE I HAVE SAID, SHE WILL GET DROPPED, AND no amont of f****** and sucking will keep her around this time.

  25. FutureCIARA April 28, 2014

    Slay Bey!

    But this means most of the H.IV+ been inflating her tour gross numbers dramatically!!

    I read some H.iv stan say she grossed like over $250 millz……..

    If $212m is the real $ then slay indeed, But the H.iv stay inflating #s

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      Whatever the tour has generated … It’s still more lucrative than every, every, everything the failure you stan for has achieved throughout her pathetic “career” …

      • FutureCIARA April 28, 2014

        Great to see you stay checkin and keeping tabs on her “career”

    • RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

      229mm from a 132 dates

  26. Stephy April 28, 2014

    Michael Jackson is forever gonna be the biggest BLACK artist of all time!

    Off The Wall: 1979 (20,000,000+)

    Thriller: 1982 (65,000,000+)

    Bad: 1987 (32,000,000+)

    Dangerous: 1991 (30,000,000+)

    History: 1995 (20,000,000+)

    Invincible: 2001 (10,000,000+)

    The Bad World Tour: 1987 – 1989 (125,000,000+)

    The Dangerous World Tour: 1992 – 1993 (100,000,000+)

    The History World Tour: 1996 – 1997 (150,000,000+)

    The Jackson 5: Sold 100,000,000+ Records

    Michael Jackson: Sold 400,000,000+ Records

    Career: 1968 – 2009 LEGENDARY!

    Winner Of 13 Grammy Awards Including 6 Hall Of Fame Grammy Awards & Inducted Into The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame TWICE!!!

    13 number 1’s in USA as a solo artst

    4 number 1’s in the USA as a group artist

    17 all together

    The only artist with a 3x Diamond album in any country!

    The Best Selling album of all time & Co wrote one of the best selling singles of all time

    We Are The World: 1985 (20,000,000+)

    LEGENDARY Is Michael Jackson

    • Oh Baby(B****** Will Bow Down And Deal) April 28, 2014

      say whatever you want,history books will always reveal BEYONCE as the BIGGEST TOURING BLACK ARTIST OF ALLLL TIME! she’ll probably break her own record come the next album,watch this space!

      • whut April 28, 2014

        Nope. Tina Turner is in the history books with that title.

      • Sandra April 28, 2014

        @oh baby bithcesh will deal
        Dream on you absolute fool, MJ was and still is the biggest black touring act of all time, beyance couldn’t even outgross him even with twice as many tour dates, poor floponce. Come back when beyance can sell 30 million copies of one album in the US alone.

    • Sandra April 28, 2014

      @stephy
      Yes true, but the HIStory tour grossed 165 million (in 1996/1997 gross, in today’s gross that is 242 million) and Dangerous tour grossed around 130 million in 1993, in today’s gross that is 213 million. and the Bad tour grossed 125 million in 1987-1989, in today’s gross that is around 250 million. Not to forget the Victory tour in 1984 grossed 75 million, with today’s gross that is 172 million. All of these tours broke records as the highest grossing tours of all time every time. MJ is in the Guinness Book of world records as the Highest paid black artist of all time, earning 125 mill(today 242 million) in 1989.

  27. Rihanna Lately April 28, 2014

    When will Mariah Carey?
    Her peers Celine, Legendary Madonna, Janet even the youngest Legend Britney now this basic Fat pork b**** is outpeaking her LOL.

    Idc about this biitch my faves next tour is coming for Madonna’s Wig @ 32 Rihanna will outsell every dead or Living female musician.

    Beyoncé is beyond basic does the same damn moves and people go and see her ugh yall are student. I’d rather see Adelephant live than this porky things ho. 🙂

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      I stopped reading after Britney Spears was called a “Legend”…

    • RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

      You must be on that Whitney and Bobby…..

  28. Stephy April 28, 2014

    Also, Michael Jackson is the most awarded POP star of all time!

    Along with other countless of achievements…

    Including getting 5 number 1 hits from 1 album without the help of PAYOLA, YOUTUBE, STREAMING & ITUNES!!!

    Katy Perry Sucks Ass

  29. Rihanna Lately April 28, 2014

    If you’re a Cierror stan don’t both commenting just stfu and worry about that flop ass looking ass baby she’s pregnant rather than commenting. But anyways her career is DEAD nothing will save error

  30. H2O April 28, 2014

    I don’t see anyone “adjusting” their pathetic centenarian/dead favs’ useless, irrelevant 1946 album sales to 2013-4 standards when using them for flamebait on Beyonce threads so I don’t see the point of “adjusting” tour numbers here …..
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    “The Mrs. Carter Show” outgrossed every single world tour by a Black artist and it’s not even close to what her upcoming tours will do ….. Just accept, get used to it and move on

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      Ummm Michael Jackson was not even alive in 1946….

    • whut April 28, 2014

      Its called economics. That’s how it works. Beyonce fans don’t want to accept that because it proves that she’s not number 1.

      • Yeah I Said It April 28, 2014

        The econimc system changes. Just like the sales climate. So no you cant compare.

    • Sandra April 28, 2014

      @h20
      Deal with the fact that Beyance tour did not outgross any tour by MJ and Janet. Beyance had to do over 130 dates and still couldn’t come close. Nice try though

  31. Rihanna Lately April 28, 2014

    This site is cute now omg….

    I should comment more regular. Ugh mooriah stans turn me off. They fave is so fat and disgusting.
    This stephy biitch should stfu no one CARES about those old ass outdated sales.

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      Don’t get mad cause thier facts!

      • Rihanna Lately April 28, 2014

        Still outdated and Ancient NO ONE cares biitch. Who cares about that biitch on your avi anyways. The GP cares for Whitney she’s the Voice and the greatest singer not that smoke & mirrors that’s on your avi. ‘Studio Vocalists’

      • Stephy April 28, 2014

        No one said Mariah Carey was the greatest singer of all time. Also, I never posted outdated sales of Mariah on this post. Plus, dont you stan for a certain studio singer yourself.

        Goodbye, Mariah Carey did better vocals LIVE than Rihanna will EVER do.

        Ps. Whitney Houston sold less albums & singles than Mariah but yes she WAS The VOICE !

  32. RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

    CHile peopele kill me, MJ is DEAD….Dead, gone, not here anymore. Damn MJ will always be the best. Let this woman have her shine.

    MJ IS DEAD

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      No one said he was alive asshole!

      • RICHIE_RICH April 28, 2014

        Who are you again?

      • Stephy April 28, 2014

        The person you was responding too…

  33. MariahIsMusic April 28, 2014

    Hello yall how do you upload an avi?!
    Back to the topic
    Lord Rihanna stans are beyond stupid, mariah was never a touring force.
    Worry about Rih being Katy and Beyoncé’s biitch.
    Anyways congratulations Queen Beyoncé.

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      Go to WordPress.com & create an account. Put an image up then come back & add your website/email to the website box…

  34. Stephy April 28, 2014

    Beyonce did excellent with this tour tho…

  35. Mya April 28, 2014

    The Mrs. Carter Show had 132 shows. So the tour grossed $229 million worldwide, becoming the 4th biggest female tour of all time. Only behind 2 Madonna tours and Celine Dion.

  36. Mya April 28, 2014

    Beyonce is coming for the 300 million next tour. Go Queen B.

  37. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    beyonce is amazing, buh she will be remembered more as a performer than a musician,she has no classic song..i love mrs carter

    • Diva April 28, 2014

      Is the why she has 17 Grammys, her music is universal acclaimed, she has the most grammy nods for a female artist in history with 46, also why she’s the 3rd most awarded artist in history only behind Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston with over 458 awards? Lol Stay Mad.

      • H2O April 28, 2014

        Why are you attacking him/her lol

      • whut April 28, 2014

        Actually she’s the fourth most awarded. Janet is 3rd behind Whitney.

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      You my brother are correct! Everyone knows Miss Beyonce is a great performer but her music is far from classics. She has like 3 classics. But I love Mrs Carter too…

  38. rihanna is bigger than beyonceai April 28, 2014

    HOW MUCH HAS BEYONCE SOLD? WHAT HIST DID SHE HAVE ON THAT LP?

  39. MariahIsMusic April 28, 2014

    Stephy its not working 🙁

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      Type in http://www.email.wordpress.com in the website box…

      Make sure you put your email name not the whole @yahoo part tho…

      Dont forget to put your email in the email box too…

  40. Naomi April 28, 2014

    People adjusting Janets gross LMAO. Im sure if you adjust Beyonces gross 10 years from now it will be over 300 million or something>>>>>_/

    And its 228 million Sam come correct.

    • whut April 28, 2014

      That’s how economics works. You can’t compare totals from 20 years ago with totals today with adjusting for inflation * average ticket prices.

  41. MariahIsMusic April 28, 2014

    STEPHY 🙁

  42. MariahIsMusic April 28, 2014

    How do you put Avi on? I’m gonna start to comment regular again like I did years ago. How do you put a picture on??! Yall help me 🙁 🙁

    • Stephy April 28, 2014

      Did you create your WordPress account?

      • MariahIsMusic April 28, 2014

        I did it keeps saying invalid invalid invalid 🙁 .. Or it doesn’t say anything 🙁

      • Stephy April 28, 2014

        Huh? Once you create your account come back &

        1.) Write your user name

        2.) Type In Your Email

        3.) Type in your email/wordpress in the website box…

        For Example: http://www.stephy4567.wordpress.com….

  43. Revolution April 28, 2014

    She is the top act of her generation with ease. I mean almost generations now since her original genration have all faded out except Justin Timberlake. Now Beys still on top of a new one.

    • Revolution April 28, 2014

      almost TWO generations*

  44. Naomi April 28, 2014

    She has less dates than Gaga and Pink so the dates excuse is void. So is the Rihanna is younger excuse. Rihanna at 25 has 7 albums. Beyonce at 25 had 1 solo album, B Day came out on her 26th birthday.

  45. Davis April 28, 2014

    THE MOTHERFUCKING QUEEN!

  46. Royalkev April 28, 2014

    ‘Rhythm Nation’ icon Janet Jackson, ‘Stranger in Moscow’ legend Michael Jackson …

    Come on guys, JJ & MJ are both “legends”. Don’t downplay Janet because she’s mentioned in the same sentence with her brother.

    As for ‘Yonce, I’m so proud of her. She’s been on such an amazing journey, reaching so many awesome milestones in her career. Congrats B!

  47. DRB April 28, 2014

    The overall gross of the tour isn’t what she gets paid. And you really wanna run this title like she’s done more than Michael?

    I have a suggestion: For a week, run factual stories.

  48. S****** Blonde April 28, 2014

    Gosh!, how she dared to cover ‘S** on Fire’, she murdered the song, one of the best songs of the past 20 years, dear Bey PLEASE! don’t sing Rock songs, it’s not your style, you’re not good at that.

  49. Bey Fan April 28, 2014

    Mj and Janet are the two greatest entertainers… no one can take that from them. But Beyonce is the best entertainer of our generation… She deserve her shine. She works her ass off.

    Comparing her to MJ and JJ is truly a testament of how great she is.

  50. whut April 28, 2014

    This post is grossly inaccurate. You cannot say that she has the highest grossing tour by a black artist without properly stating the other artists tour grosses according to 2014 dollars.

    For instance:

    Janet Jackson: her tour grosses are (in 2014 dollars)

    Rhythm Nation Tour- $261,645,313, Attendance: 2 Million

    janet. Tour- $276,986,666, Attendance:2.5 Million

    The Velvet Rope Tour- $240,000,000, Attendance: 2 Million

    Then there’s tours by Michael, Whitney, & Tina, which all have grosses over $250 million and up.

    It’s great that Beyonce has such success. But its irresponsible to report that she outgrossed these legends, because its simply not true. You can celebrate Beyonces success without disrespecting the Legends.

  51. LOL April 28, 2014

    LOL AND SHE STILL DIDN’T OUTGROSS GAGA LOL

    FACE IT FLEAS. SLAVEONCE WILL ALWAYS BE BEHIND SOMEBODY LOL

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      She outgrossed every single Gaga tour, those are not even the full numbers.

      2013: $188.6 million / 107 dates – PollStar
      2014: $41.1 million / 25 dates – Billboard

      Stay Irate!

      • LOL April 28, 2014

        LOL LIES. $212 MILLION IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM BILLBOARD.

        MONSTER BALL GROSSED $227 MILLION. STRAIGHT FROM BILLBOARD.

        R U CALLING BILLBOARD A LIAR? LOL

        STAY PRESSED.

      • H2O April 28, 2014

        No one is calling Billboard liars, not when in their very own words Beyonce has sold 30 million+ albums in the US alone ….. but they didn’t report all the dates Beyonce played.

  52. LOL April 28, 2014

    LOL TINA TURNER IS THE HIGHEST GROSSING BLACK FEMALE TOURING ARTIST OF ALL TIME.

    KEEP LIVING IN YOUR FANTASY LAND, FLEAS.

    SLAVEONCE WILL ALWAYS PLAY MAID TO TINA, JANET, AND WHITNEY LOL.

    WORRY ABOUT GETTING PAST RIHANNA FIRST LOL

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      I don’t see how when she just outgrossed all of them but whatever

      • LOL April 28, 2014

        LOL BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T OUTGROSS ANY OF THEM, HON. DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND YOU’LL SEE.

        FLEAS JUST CANT ACCEPT REALITY. DESPERATEYONCE WILL ALWAYS BE A MAID LOL

      • H2O April 28, 2014

        Yeh she just did .. 🙁

  53. gina April 28, 2014

    Such lies. Beyonce did not outgross Michael, Janet, Tina, or Prince. Billboard would have reported it that way if she did. Only a dumb beyonce fan would believe that. The rest of the world knows the truth.

  54. MissImpartial April 28, 2014

    What a bull I don’t know why Beyonce camp always lie and try to deceive the people. She hasn’t out grossed Michael Jackson or Janet Jackson tours. Surly a King B” should out gross everyone and not be stuck in one category. I have never seen someone so desperate for legend status. And people wonder why no one respects her achievements or believes them when her own camp lies. I guess the Behive will believe this and run with it like it is the new Bible.

  55. LOL April 28, 2014

    LOL THE FLEAS DON’T WANT THE LEGENDS’ TOUR GROSSES ADJUSTED BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT JAY Z’S H0 IS AT THE BOTTOM OF YET ANOTHER LIST LOL.

    WE ALL KNOW THE FLEAS DON’T LIVE IN REALITY LOL.

    THE MONSTER BALL ALREADY SHYTED ON THE MRS. RECYCLED JLO SHOW. WAIT UNTIL THE ARTRAVE BALL FINISHES LOL

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      “On the Run” will outgross “The Monster” by multiple times, and “ArtRave” won’t outgross “The Mrs. Carter Show” ….. I don’t know why you’re trying …..

      KII @ you using like 9 singers and their tours against Beyonce all at once and still failing measurably

      • LOL April 28, 2014

        LOL THE WORD IS MISERABLY, FLEA.

        YOU KNOW, HOW YOU FLEAS ARE MISERABLY TRYING TO CONVINCE EVERYONE THAT DESPERATEYONCE OUTGROSSES EVERYBODY LOL.

        FACTS DON’T LIE, DEAR. FLEAS DO LOL

      • Yeah I Said It April 28, 2014

        If the facts don’t lie why are you here? The facts show she did better than all her female contempories.

  56. Austin Dumas April 28, 2014

    majority of beyonce’s fan are always bitter of nothing and afraid of the truth..beyonce is dope and i love her more than u guys,buh call a spade a spade..she has no classic,memorable,life touching songs which actually matters..in the next ten years who will be listening to #i’ve been drinking watermelon? #plays mj’s the way you make me feel.

    • Barb B**** April 28, 2014

      Thats in your opinion.

    • royalkev April 28, 2014

      Crazy In Love
      Irreplaceable
      Halo
      Sweet Dreams
      If I Were a Boy
      Listen
      Love on Top
      & especially Single Ladies …

      Do you really think these songs won’t be remembered 10 years from now? All day long US reporters are talking about actor George Clooney “putting a ring on it” and being engaged to his fiance. You’d have to be under a rock to not see how often people quote that song that came out in ’08 (it’s already been 6 years). Even Bowdown & RTW stuck! Trust me nobody’s going to forget Bey’s impact for a very looooong time!

  57. Barb B**** April 28, 2014

    Congratulations Bey!

  58. HOTSTUFF April 28, 2014

    RIhanna will definitely break this record she’s only 9 years into her career. But congrats to Beyonso cause she (was ) a black woman.

  59. cocobutta April 28, 2014

    “She works hard for the money, so you better treat her right”

    YES Bey work hard & earn PLENTY…
    Well done on having such a great work ethic

  60. Tyler April 28, 2014

    Oohh kill em’ QUEEN BEY. She’s Not bossy, she’s the B.O.S.S

  61. LOL April 28, 2014

    LOL I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE FLEAS EXCUSES WHEN THE MONSTER TOUR OUTGROSSES THIS LOW BUDGET VERSION LOL.

    • Yeah I Said It April 28, 2014

      I can’t wait to see your face when they do.

      • Yeah I Said It April 28, 2014

        On the run…

    • H2O April 28, 2014

      Isn’t “The Monster Ball” like 6 dates so far?

  62. FAT April 28, 2014

    The Undisputed Queen of Pop Culture!!!!!!

  63. Sandra April 28, 2014

    This is a lie. Michael Jackson is the highest paid black musician of all time, earning 125 million dollars (in 1989), with inflation to today’s value it’s 241 million dollars.
    Beyonce doesn’t even come close.

    • J. Harvey April 29, 2014

      Key words being “with inflation”.

  64. coolness April 28, 2014

    I’m so proud of Beyonce! She went from a little girl with a big voice who admired MJ, Tina and Janet to a lead singer of a best-selling girl group to an it-girl at the start of her solo career and now she’s a TITAN! She will NEVER be forgotten. Her legacy is firm and intact 🙂

  65. Micks April 28, 2014

    Lol. The fact she is only compared to the likes of MJ and Janet says enough for me.
    She is current Queen.

  66. 0 FUKS GIVEN April 28, 2014

    HIGHEST GROSSING TOURS BY BLACK ARTIST

    1. $229,727,960 Beyoncé The Mrs. Carter
    2. 165,000,000 Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour
    3. $140,118,252 Rihanna Diamonds World Tour
    4. $127,000,000 JANET- Rhythm Nation World Tour
    5. $125,738,964 Michael Jackson Bad
    6. $119.5 million Beyonce I Am… World Tour
    7. $90 million The Beyoncé Experience
    8. $89 million Rihanna Loud TOUR
    9. $84,798,974 TINA TURNER- 50th Anniversary Tour
    10. $70.8 million Destiny Fulfilled Lovin’ It Tour

    • J. Harvey April 29, 2014

      Bey reppin hard on the list. Props to Rihanna too. And of course love to the Jackson’s and Tina Turner.

  67. dartell April 28, 2014

    Why is there still this difference between white and black artists?

  68. Navy Nick April 28, 2014

    WOW that JANET clip took me back-I ADORE JABET & THAT WAS JUST BREATHTAKING TO WATCH! LOVE & MISS HER!!!! BEYONCE, girl yes mam, u are the business honey…NOT MAD @ ALL!!!! SHE IS A TRUE ENTERTAINER

  69. J. Harvey April 29, 2014

    No matter what she accomplishes, some will forever try to discredit her. With a title like that, no matter what is said at this point…it’s set in stone….it goes in the books. Congrats Beyonce. Your family must be proud. Wye a new video of Matthews mattress cringe for attentions and handouts!

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