For reasons good, bad, ugly, and everything in between, 2024 was one for the books!

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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.

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Next, we look back on how Taylor Swift made it rain all year long thanks to her hotly selling ‘Eras Tour.’

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In what came as little surprise (but still jaw-dropping news), Forbes reported at the top of 2024’s fourth quarter that Swift had slid right past singer and beauty mogul Rihanna to be named the world’s richest female musician.

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Taylor’s net worth now hovers around the $1.6 billion mark.

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At just 34-years-old, the history-making diva reportedly became a billionaire solely based on the value of her songs and live performances with the former worth an estimated $600 million while the latter (which includes her tours) have raked in another cool $600 million.

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Elsewhere, she’s said to own an estimated $125 million in real estate.

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If anything, however, what drove her surpassing the likes of Rih, Beyonce, and Madonna on the “richest female musician” list was her ‘Eras Tour‘ – the highest-grossing tour of all time.

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At writing, the global jaunt – which kicked off in March 2023 – has pulled in over $1 billion in total gross. It’s the first tour by any artist to boast such.

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It’s en route to crossing the $2 billion threshold when the final count comes.

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[main photo source: Getty Images/AP Photos]

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