Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2025 was full of monumentally memorable moments!
Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.
Next up, Beyonce dominating music, touring, and business in one sweeping era.
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If 2025 belonged to anyone, it belonged to Queen Bey!
The year saw the cultural force operating at full throttle, beginning with the blockbuster ‘Cowboy Carter Tour.’ The run became one of the most ambitious and discussed live spectacles of the year, merging Country, Pop, and Americana with razor-sharp execution.
Before setting sail on the trek, awards season saw ‘Cowboy Carter’ secure Album of the Year at the GRAMMYs. The win marked a defining career moment, particularly after years of public debate surrounding recognition from the Recording Academy.
Away from the stage, just this week, Bey’s business acumen reached a new milestone. Forbes officially confirmed her billionaire status, cementing her place among the most financially successful artists in history.
TGJ Year in Review 2025: Beyonce
Beyonce FINALLY Wins Album of the Year
‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Country Tour of All-Time
Forbes names Beyonce a Billionaire
Beyonce Wins the First EMMY of Her Career
Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Named Tour of the Year
Definitely one heck of a year for her at this stage of her career, still setting milestones and achieving career growth and reinvention. Good for her, we’ll see what she has set for 2026.
Maybe back in the day, but at this point I don’t see what yall see in this chick. If you like Satanic, high witch priestess, robotic, mute Stepford wives with blonde extensions then I get it, but if not then I don’t get it.
She titled her concert wrong. It should have been called “The sell+out magayonce carter tour