BEYONCE was all smiles as she joined her Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland in New York city.
The Texas Hold Em singer, 43, sported blonde locks and a yellow top as she attended the Glamour Women of the Year bash at the Times Square Edition Hotel.
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Actress Brook Shields, 59, presented one of the top gongs during the evening.
Baywatch legend Pamela Anderson, 57, was also at the event – appearing to channel Elsa from Frozen in a floor length gown which included a long Princess-style cape.
Earlier in the year, The Sun revealed Bey was set to bank a whopping £30MILLION from her country album Cowboy Carter after it became Spotify’s most streamed record of the year – in one day.
The 27-track offering, which features collabs with country icons Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, along with heavyweights Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, had been met with rave reviews.
As well as rejuvenating country music, Queen Bey shrewdly tapped into the $3billion-a-year genre, which had seen a steady growth in fans and artists.
In 2020, country music made up 14.7 per cent of the market share for total music sales and streams in the US, a testament to its enduring popularity.
A music industry source said: “Beyonce has cleverly tapped into a hugely lucrative area which is often ignored by artists from other genres.
“She’s bulldozed the door down and reworked the style and sound perfectly.
“It’s estimated that her eighth album is going to be one of her most commercially successful to date, invigorating not only her existing fans, but those loyal to the country genre as well.
“It’s a genius move, which she has pulled off with aplomb and intelligence by really doing her homework and justice to the genre.”
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