Beyoncé insiders reveal the secrets to how she has become a record-breaking billionaire - ahead of epic run of Cowboy Carter London tour shows

Daily Mail​

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Beyoncé insiders have lifted the lid on how she has become a record-breaking billionaire.
The Houston-born superstar, 43, and her husband Jay-Z became music's first billionaire couple and are now worth around $3billion.
And in a new interview those who have worked with her over the years have revealed how her work ethic that is on 'another level' and her attention to detail have been reflected in her impressive bank balance.
Producer Larry Griffin Jr worked with the star on her 2011 album 4, told The Times Culture magazine: 'She knows exactly what she wants. It was one of the most intense weeks of my career.'
She recorded a whopping 75 songs for 4 and had to narrow them down to just 16 for its release.
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In an example of her incredible work ethic, she hosted listening parties where family and radio people scored each song from one to five.
Other insiders pointed out how the attention to detail on her current Cowboy Carter tour show 'another level' of planning and precision.
Architect Ray Winkler helped design sets for two of her tours and said in the Times interview: 'The visual landscapes of her shows are just extraordinary.'
Choreographer James Alsop worked with her for her song Run The World and added: 'She was involved in every aspect'.
James explained how she rarely took breaks, eating and drinking as she rehearsed.
Others who have worked with her also tell how she will watch tapes back of her shows to see how she can improve next time.
Beyoncé plays six nights at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London on June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 16.
So far the star has struggled to sell out some of her shows, and last month during one date suffered some mechanical failures on set.
The songstress was captured in fan video on the final show of her five-night run in Los Angeles as a robot on stage failed to hit its mark.
The mix-up came after Beyoncé was hit with a cease-and-desist letter for featuring images of a famous concert venue on her Cowboy Carter Tour, which has struggled to sell out its LA run and upcoming concerts in Chicago and London.
During one section of the concert at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium, Beyoncé took a break to sit on a large gold thrown as a robotic arm that wouldn't have been out of place in a factory attempted to pour a bottle of liquor into her glass on one of the throne's arms.
But the robot upended the bottle just an inch or two away from the drink, and instead poured the liquid all over the golden chair she was sitting in.
Beyoncé was supposed to follow up the over-the-top display by taking a sip of her drinking and grabbing a remote control on the other arm rest as if to turn on the TV before vegging out.
But the Texas Hold 'Em singer — who was dressed in a busty white Western suit covered in sequins and tassels — looked surprised and embarrassed as she briefly picked up her glass and realized that it was empty.
Her mouth started to curl into a smile as she quickly returned the empty glass to its spot on her arm rest.
But Beyoncé managed to tamp down her smile and continued with the act as she picked up the remote and flicked it as if to turn on a television.
'Beyoncé wanted to laugh so bad… she looked up at the robot like it wasn't a robot,' a user on X who posted the video wrote.
'Beyoncé is so unserious,' another person wrote in the replies.
Although the video vantage point didn't make it clear what led the robotic bartender to miss its mark, one fan claimed that the messy mistake was a result of 'human error.'
'They didn't put it directly on its mark kinda like when they didn't mark where she had to stand to perform Cozy,' they wrote.
'She ready to fire the robot,' another commenter joked.
The Single Ladies singer has face other controversies on her recently launched tour, including over her daughter Blue Ivy's substandard dance moves.
Beyoncé has lately been struggling to sell tickets for her ongoing tour, which may reflect less interest in her country-tinged Cowboy Carter material compared to her dance-friendly Renaissance material.
So far the star has struggled to sell out some of her shows, and last month during one date suffered some mechanical failures on set
The singer–songwriter also may be struggling to get fans who saw her on her whirlwind Renaissance tour to come back just two years later, this time at even higher prices.
Those prices — $200–$300 a ticket for some of the worst seats at her upcoming Chicago shows — may be also turning off fans.
Beyoncé appears to have drastically slashed prices at some of her shows in order to get fans to buy the unsold tickets.
Some fans who saw her in LA were able to nab tickets as cheap as $35 before Ticketmaster's fees, and tickets are still available for her upcoming six-night run in London, with some tickets now going for as little as £66.