Beyoncé Shatters Her Own Record With Six-Night 'Cowboy Carter' Run At Tottenham Stadium In London
Beyoncé's light isn't dimming any time soon.
Moments after the "Cowboy Carter" singer wrapped up her spectacular six-night run at London's Tottenham Stadium, news broke that Beyoncé had set another record, a testament to her enduring and unmatched box office appeal.
According to a press release from Live Nation, shared by Beyoncé's longtime publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, the 43-year-old outdid herself once again.
After performing six sold-out shows in London for over 275,000 fans, Beyoncé broke her record for most concerts at the venue (previously set with five "RENAISSANCE" shows in 2023), while also setting new all-time stadium records for highest gross and most tickets sold by any artist.
The set of electrifying performances, featuring flying cars and horseshoes, and special appearances from her two daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter, grossed over £45 million (USD 61.5 million) in ticket sales.
Throughout the six-show run at Tottenham, Beyoncé graced the stage dressed in several high-fashion pieces, including custom looks from Stella McCartney, Burberry, and Off-White by Ibrahim Kamara.
Beyoncé first shared the news that she was venturing into the country music genre during the 2024 Super Bowl, dropping singles "16 Carriages" and "Texas Hold' Em," which eventually went on to become a No. 1 track on multiple charts, including Billboard's Hot 100.
At the Grammys in February 2025, the mother of three extended her record as the most-awarded performer in the academy's history (35) after winning trophies for Best Country Album, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, and Album of the Year.
The genre-bending project features guest vocals from singers such as Miley Cyrus, Shaboozey, Post Malone, and Dolly Parton. Additionally, it has moving covers of the songs "Blackbird" by The Beatles and "Jolene" by Parton.
In a previous interview, Parton, 79, opened up about how "honored" she felt that the Destiny's Child alum recorded her song with a different spin.
"I was just honored that she, of course, did a completely different take on 'Jolene' than my version of it," Parton said, per a previous report from The Blast. "Hers was more like, 'Well, you're not getting him, you're not taking him, you're going to go through me to get him.' Mine was more like, 'Please don't take him!' So I loved her interpretation."
However, some other country artists, specifically Luke Bryan, didn't share Parton's sentiment about Beyoncé's music.
While speaking with Andy Cohen about the CMAs excluding Beyoncé from the ballot during the 2024 awards, the "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" singer called the situation "tricky" before explaining what he believed might have happened.
"I'm all for everybody coming in and making country albums and all that. But just by declaring that, just because she made one. I don't need [a nomination], just 'cause I make one," he said.
"Everybody loved that Beyoncé made a country album," Bryan continued. "Nobody's mad about it. But where things get a little tricky and, and you know — if you're gonna make country albums, come into our world and be country with us a little bit."
He continued, "Beyoncé can do it exactly what she wants to. She's probably the biggest star in music."
"But come to an award show and high-five us, and have fun and get in the family too," Bryan added.
The Grammys, meanwhile, officially announced in June 2025 that it will be splitting the "Best Country Album" category into two for the 2026 award show: one focusing on "traditional" country and the other honoring "contemporary" country.
"[Country singers] said, we think we need more space for our music to be celebrated and honored," the Recording Academy's CEO, Harvey Mason Jr, explained, adding that the proposal had been submitted several times in the past before being passed this year.
"It makes country parallel with what's happening in other genres," he said, "But it is also creating space for where this genre is going."
As Mason continued, he explained that splitting the country album category into two gives more singers the chance to be recognized appropriately.
"The issues have been, traditionally, a lot of people that weren't sure whether [an album] was Americana or roots or folk or country were just jamming everything into one category," he said.
"There are obviously nuances between the different genres. Those experts in those genres understand those nuances, and I'm quite certain now you're going to see the right people going into Americana versus folk versus traditional country. [The change] gives us an opportunity to put things in more specific categories."
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