From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé: List of musicians in billionaire club as Cowboy Carter singer joins elite list 

Beyoncé has made multiple headlines recently due to her increased net worth. While extreme wealth is common in show business, billionaire status has still remained rare. Artists who have achieved membership in the billionaire club usually have to expand beyond their primary careers. They build portfolios that include partnerships, investments, and ventures unrelated to acting or music.

And as per a recent report shared by Forbes on December 29, Beyoncé's decision to reinvent herself in 2024 with the release of her country album Cowboy Carter played a major part in accumulating her newfound wealth. The project opened up new commercial opportunities and was followed by a Christmas NFL halftime performance and what became the world’s highest-grossing concert tour of 2025.

These combined efforts ultimately earned Beyoncé her billionaire status. “She’s one of the music gods,” IAG chairman Dennis Arfa told Forbes in December 2023.

“The business she does, and the amount of people that she draws, that she can do a movie on her own. She can do things most can’t.”

The Forbes publication stated that Beyoncé was one of 22 billionaire entertainers globally, though only the fifth musician to achieve that status. She joined a short list that included her husband Jay-Z, along with Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna.

Below is the list of musicians who secured their place in the elite billionaire list.

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Music’s billion-dollar era reshaped by tours, catalogs and brand empires:

Jay-Z:

Beyoncé's husband had reached $2.5 billion and was first declared a billionaire by Forbes in June 2019. The “99 Problems” artist’s fortune included stakes in Tidal ($100 million) and Uber ($70 million), combined stakes in Armand de Brignac and D’Usse worth $410 million. It also included a $50 million art collection and a $75 million music catalog.

Taylor Swift:

Swift reached billionaire status in late May 2024 during the European leg of her Eras Tour. Her net worth had climbed from $600 million before the tour to $1.5 billion. She had sold over 200 million albums and had an Eras Tour that grossed about $2.1 billion, with an additional $200 million from the tour film, totaling roughly $2.3 billion.

Rihanna:

Rihanna's net worth sat at $1.4 billion. After she launched Fenty Beauty with LVMH's Kendo Brands in September 2017, the brand made $100 million in its first two months and $570 million in 2018. Valuations suggested a $2–$3 billion brand value; with a reported 50% holding, Rihanna's stake was described as worth $1–$1.5 billion, pre-tax.

Bruce Springsteen:

Springsteen reached billionaire status in July 2024, with Forbes estimating his net worth at around $1.1 billion following the 2021 sale of his catalog to Sony for an estimated $500–$550 million.

However, according to a report shared by Philly Voice, Springsteen later disputed the valuation and said he was not a billionaire. Despite his comments, Forbes continued to list him as one in its annual rankings, effectively rejecting Springsteen’s claims.

“Now according to Forbes magazine, I'm a billionaire,” Springsteen said during a performance.

“I wish I was, but that, ladies and gentlemen, is fake news. Because if I was a billionaire, first thing that I'd do is buy another car. Second thing I'd do, I'd buy another guitar. But really, they should have known their business, but they did not,” he added.

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Why Beyoncé said no amount of money was worth her peace:

Beyoncé had kept her public remarks about money sparse, choosing instead to speak about priorities that mattered at home. She told GQ that expanding into business had forced her to redraw boundaries so family time would not be sacrificed.

“One thing I've worked extremely hard on is making sure my kids can have as much normalcy and privacy as possible, ensuring my personal life isn't turned into a brand,” Beyoncé shared.

“It's very easy for celebrities to turn our lives into performance art,” she added.

She said she had protected those boundaries fiercely:

“I have made an extreme effort to stay true to my boundaries and protect myself and my family. No amount of money is worth my peace.”

The mother of Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir explained she planned tours and projects around her children, building work “around my family” and attempting

“To only tour when my kids are out of school. I always dreamt of a life where I could see the world with my family and expose them to different languages, architecture and lifestyles.”

Years earlier, speaking to Piers Morgan in 2013, she had noted that wealth eased worries but had not replaced contentment:

“It brings some happiness, it brings comfort, you don't have to worry about money, and [people] do and it's extremely tough ... I'm very happy that I don't right now,” she shared.