Beyoncé has done it again this time, rewriting the rulebook for country music. Her Cowboy Carter tour has officially become the highest-grossing country music tour of all time, pulling in over $400 million across just 32 shows.
The tour, which ran from April 28 to July 26, sold over 1.6 million tickets in just nine U.S. cities. According to Billboard Boxscore, it’s now the shortest tour across all genres to surpass the $400 million mark, beating even Beyoncé’s own Renaissance World Tour.
Fans were treated to unforgettable moments including appearances by Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, Shaboozey, and Beyoncé’s family. The grand finale in Las Vegas featured a surprise reunion of Destiny’s Child, as Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined Beyoncé to perform classic hits like Bootylicious and Lose My Breath.
The tour supported her eighth studio album Cowboy Carter, which topped charts and earned 11 Grammy nominations, winning three including Album of the Year and Best Country Album. Despite its critical and commercial success, Beyoncé was notably snubbed by the Country Music Awards, receiving zero nominations a move fans and critics alike have called out as gatekeeping within the genre.
Still, Cowboy Carter has made a lasting impact. Beyoncé is now not only the first Black woman to top Billboard’s Country Albums chart, but she’s also helped carve out space for Black artists in a genre that has long struggled with inclusion.
With the Cowboy Carter era now closed, Beyoncé leaves behind not just records, but a cultural statement one that resonates far beyond the stage.
