Beyoncé reportedly earned more than US$280,000 ($430,000) a minute for her private gig in Dubai over the weekend.
The 41-year-old pop star returned to the stage for her first concert in almost five years by performing at the opening of new hotel Atlantis The Royal in the UAE city on Saturday night, with TMZ.com reporting she landed a whopping US$24 million ($37m) cheque for the show.
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Beyoncé's concert - which was invitation-only - lasted for 85 minutes which means she would have earned approximately US$282,000 ($435,000) per minute.
Beyoncé didn’t feature any of her new music in the set list, but she did perform hits including Beautiful Liar, Halo, Crazy In Love and Drunk In Love.