When History Becomes Herstory: The Most Powerful Women of the Last 100 Years

38. Beyoncé: In Control of Her Career

Beyoncé is someone who needs no introduction. She was named music’s most powerful woman by ‘BBC BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.’ The female superstar came in first in a list of the music industry’s 40 most influential women, in recognition of her feminism, activism and empowering messages.

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Beyoncé also reached the No. 3 spot on Forbes’ highest paid female musicians list, making $60 million in 2018. In her album ‘Formation,’ Beyoncé continues her mantra of being an independent woman, demonstrating how she has taken control of her career and that instead of her husband Jay-Z, now she’s the one to ‘get your song played on the radio station.’

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