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Originally posted by Dark_Lorde
Um... are you for real?
The billboard source you quoted is only in refrence to Madonna's MUSIC money making.
Billboard didn't include the $75 million in merchandise sales and $15 million in TV rights and DVD sales.. what does that = $125M which is what was reported by forbes.
That's not even counting $10 million for her Material Girl clothing line and shoe line. She also earned $60 million from sales of her debut perfume, Truth or Dare. She teamed up with Smirnoff Vodka and made $10 million dollars. And even though no exact numbers have been released, it’s been reported that her investments in Vita Coco coconut water and gym chain Hard Candy have earned her a fortune.
That was just in 2012. Forbes listed $125m because thats all they could accuratly guess as admitted by forbes themselves her people dont cooperate with them when they make these lists.
Beyonce is not even close and she freely and openly admits to this and to wanting an empire like Madonna.
Why are you trying it? HALP
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If you actually read through carefully, you'd understand that I made the same point: the Billboard article he was using as his primary source with Beyoncé's earnings only factored in her music.
Billboard didn't factor in Beyoncé's merchandise sales and TV and DVD rights either.
Beyoncé also has a huge list of endorsements including a huge deal with Pepsi, a lucrative, ironclad contract with L'Oréal, hugely successful fragrances (selling more in total than Madonna has), etc.
And you know if Beyoncé's team does? She's a very private person, and all signs point to her wanting to protect her privacy, investments, earnings, etc. You have no idea just how many celebrities willingly cooperate with Forbes. Madonna is not the sole exception.
No, she doesn't admit to being worth less or earning less than any celebrity.
It's actually quite pathetic that you're trying to make it seem like you know how large the gap between Madonna and Beyoncé in earnings is.
From what we know, Beyoncé is only $10 million behind. That's all we can go on: published numbers.
What I am trying to do is use legit sources and published numbers to backup my claims about Beyoncé instead of making excuses that you are unable to backup.
Please go ahead and show me articles that prove that Madonna's team doesn't cooperate with Forbes, but Beyoncé's does. Show me a credible article that shows she earned $75 million in merchandise sales from her tour. Show me a credible article that shows she earned $60 million from perfume sales. You're pulling this information from the New York Post that claimed that Madonna was a billionaire after her 2013 earnings. She probably has a net worth close to that, but none of that information is made public by Madonna's team, so why would the less-than-credible New York Post have access to this information over Forbes? Stay consistent with your excuses.