American singer and song writer Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter Reportedly Pocketed At Least $24 Million For Private ‘Atlantis The Royal’ Performance according to Forbes.
The singer headlined the launch of the ritzy ‘Atlantis the Royal’ hotel in Dubai, where she is reported to have pocketed $24 million for the hour-long set, making her one of the highest earners in the lucrative world of exclusive events.
1. Beyoncé tops the list after she was paid $24 million to play at the launch of Dubai hotel ‘Atlantis The Royal’ on Saturday
2. The Rolling Stones. In 2002, private equity billionaire David Bonderman paid The Rolling Stones $18.7million to perform at his 60th birthday.
3. Celline dion. In 2011 billboard reported that Celine Dion played between 2 and 3 private events a year, each for $8.5 million.
4. The Eagles $6 million. An unnamed patron once allegedly paid the Eagles $6 million to play Hotel California.
5. Christina Aguilera In 2005, People reported Andrei Melnichenko, who bankrolled J-Lo’s performance in 2007, paid Christina Aguilera $6 million to sing at his wedding in the South of France.
6. Beyoncé played at the pre-wedding festivities of Isha Ambani, the daughter of Mukesh Ambani, the tenth richest man in the world, in 2018, reportedly for upwards of $4.7 million.
7. George Michael raked in a reported $4.2 million after an unnamed Russian mining and lumber tycoon flew him to Moscow to perform at a private party in 2007.
8.Bruno Mars. Motorola CEO Greg Brown reportedly paid Bruno Mars $3.2 million to play at his son’s wedding in 2021.
9.Aerosmith. Former body armor magnate David Brooks reportedly paid Aerosmith $2.9 million to play at his daughter’s bat mitzvah in 2005, provided they let his nephew play the drums, according to Billboard, though Brooks was later charged with, among other crimes, using company funds to pay the band’s hefty fee.
10. Jennifer Lopez performed at Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko’s and his wife’s joint birthday party in 2007 for a reported $2.8 million, according to Billboard, plus an extra $1.1 million for flights and hotels.