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World Service,03 Jun 2026,45 mins

Good Bad Billionaire: Beyonce

The Documentary Podcast

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Beyonce started out as a little girl competing in local talent shows, but over the course of a 30-year career in music she transformed herself into a mogul worth $1 billion. Journalist Zing Tsjeng and 麻豆社 business editor Simon Jack trace Beyonce鈥檚 early years in girl group Girls Tyme, the turbulent rise of Destiny鈥檚 Child, and her breakout as a solo artist, before examining the strategic decisions that transformed her from performer to powerful businesswoman and entrepreneur. Beyonce鈥檚 rise to billionaire features conflicts with family and friends, brand battles, and questions around feminism, capitalism, and control. Is she a force for empowerment, a ruthless operator, or simply one of the most effective wealth-builders in modern entertainment?

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