Beyonce who has been recently compared with Michael Jackson on stage performances was paid half of what Ariana Grande received for coachella.
To headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Queen Bey as fondly called by her teeming fans received $4 million while Ariana Grande was paid $8 million for the same show.
People could not understand this. The BeyHive community were displeased by this unfounded report and took to social media to air their minds. Some even said Ariana earning more was ‘white privilege’ especially since beyonce’s performance made a huge impact last year by showcasing every facet of blackness anyone could think of. It also honored everyone who paved the way for lots of people.
But here is how Queen Bey doused the anger of hers fans. Her entrepreneur-al skills were in play.
While Ariana gets paid $8 million, she gets paid $4 million. Negotiated exclusive rights to her performance which she made into a live album, sells the performance to Netflix and gets paid more millions for streaming rights, came up with a CD and the cash keeps rolling in.
And that’s how the queen won.
This is the difference between an artist and a business minded person.. Entrepreneurs all around the world should be tapping from this wisdom.
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