She previewed one track, “Grown Woman,” in a Pepsi ad, while another single, “Standing on the Sun,” was the backdrop for an H&M campaign. She headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in February, sang for the president’s second inauguration and launched a sold-out world tour, which is ongoing. The magazine calculates figures from June 2013 to June 2014, so Beyoncé's take will include the 83 shows she’s so far scheduled to play next year.įor her part, Beyoncé dangled plenty of hints that new music would be arriving at some point this year. “She’ll also challenge for music’s earnings crown, which went to Madonna at $125 million for 2013,” Forbes predicts. Her best annual revenue figures came in 20, when she collectively brought in $87 million each year, according to Forbes. It’s projecting that “she should easily double the $53 million she made this year.” Carter world tour, endorsement deals with Pepsi and H&M ), Beyoncé's new record may also help make this year her most lucrative ever, Forbes reports.
The impressive list of collaborators could help add lasting impact to her album in a music business that’s quick to move from one release to the next.Ĭoupled with her other business ventures (the Mrs. Kanye gave a cryptic tweet a little more than a month in advance of “Yeezus” and Jay Z announced his forthcoming album in a Samsung commercial just a couple weeks before “Magna Carta Holy Grail.” Still, both those other albums dominated the pop music conversation in the weeks surrounding their releases.įor her album, Beyoncé worked with producers Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and The-Dream, among others guest vocalists include her husband Jay Z, Frank Ocean and Drake. PHOTOS: 2013’s year of controversial rap lyrics Her husband Jay Z and close comrade Kanye West recently did the same, though they lacked the same element of surprise that accompanied Beyoncé's latest.