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Beyonce has reached billionaire status and her Country album and tour helped get her there. According to Forbes in a Dec. 29 report, Beyoncé’s net worth has crossed $1 billion, making her one of the world’s richest entertainers. She has joined an exclusive list of musicians including her husband Jay Z. A husband and wife being in this rare financial sphere is historic. Only Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen have crossed the billionaire bar. Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father and former manager, posted on Instagram praising her for becoming the fifth musician ever to hit billionaire status, showing family pride. “I am so very proud of my daughter. She worked hard and it paid off!,” he said alongside a clipping of the Forbes announcement. How Did She Do It? The financial boost stems primarily from her music business — especially touring and ownership of her catalog. But Beyonce has diversified her financial portfolio to include stock in Uber • Her “Cowboy Carter” tour in 2025 gr...

buzzz worthy. . . Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Jay Z PHYSICALLY ATTACKED by Beyonce's Sister Solange - Watch More Celebrity Videos or Subscribe TMZ has obtained video that appears to show Beyonce's Sister, Solange attacking Jay Z in an elevator as they were leaving last week's Met Gala after party.  As a party of four enters an elevator, a woman, who appears to be Solange punches and kicks a man, who appears to be Jay Z.  The second man (likely a security guard) holds the aggressor back as the woman who appears to be Beyonce seems to be addressing Jay Z. Beyonce does not immediately intervene, suggesting she did not object the attack from her little sis. Beyonce only gets involved to the extent that she stands in between her husband  and only sibling when it appears Solange is ready to attack again. Just before they get off the elevator,  Solange pounces at Jay Z again.  He never responds physically, except to block the ...

buzzz worthy. . .                       JAY Z LEADS NOMINATIONS WITH NINE; KENDRICK LAMAR, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE,  AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS EACH EARN SEVEN; DRAKE AND BOB LUDWIG EACH GARNER FIVE    SARA BAREILLES, DAFT PUNK, KENDRICK LAMAR, MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS, AND TAYLOR SWIFT VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE 56TH ANNUAL GRAMMY   AWARDS ® JAN. 26, 2014, LIVE   ON CBS Hip Hop's Jay Z  leads Grammy Award nominations with nine, but Album of the Year is not one of them.  That category includes entertainers from a cross polarization of genres: two new hip-hop stars (Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis), a "poptry" sweetheart (Taylor Swift), a returning female pop purist (Sarah Barielles) and a French electronica band (Daft Punk).   Barielles laned her place in  eh coveted category without the chart rankings of other conten...

buzzz worthy. . . Beyonce's father denies stealing from her; files court papers against accusers By Nekesa Mumbi Moody NEW YORK (AP) —  Mathew Knowles  insists he still has an amicable relationship with his daughter  Beyonce  — even though she dumped him as her manager two months ago — but is alleging that people close to her have tried to destroy his reputation with allegations that he stole from her. Knowles filed papers in a Texas court this week alleging that members of Beyonce's camp, which he says includes her label, Columbia Records, Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and her superstar husband  Jay-Z' s Roc Nation, have made "negative comments about me." "We absolutely have not taken any money from Beyonce, and all dollars will be accounted for," he told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday afternoon. "In no way have we stole money. Again, this about the people who have made these claims — they have to come into the light." K...