Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' tour has become the highest-grossing country tour in Billboard Boxscore history, solidifying her status as a leading figure in country music. The tour's success places it among the top female tours historically, alongside Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' which grossed $2.01 billion and P!nk's 'Summer Carnival' at $584.7 million. Beyoncé also holds two of the five biggest female tours with her 'Renaissance Tour' grossing $579.9 million. In music streaming, Chappell Roan's song 'The Subway' debuted at number one on the global Spotify chart with 8.351 million streams, marking the biggest streaming debut by a female artist in 2025. It also recorded 9.68 million streams on August 1, the largest debut of the year on Spotify. Other notable streaming debuts include Metro Boomin’s mixtape 'A FUTURISTIC SUMMA' with 7.3 million streams, Yeat’s EP 'DANGEROUS SUMMER' with 6.2 million streams, and Reneé Rapp's 'BITE ME' with 7.3 million streams. Taylor Swift's 'august' rose 90 spots to number 17 on the global Spotify chart with 3.317 million streams, while Demi Lovato's 'Fast' debuted at number 154 with 1.345 million streams. On August 1, the most streamed artists globally on Spotify were led by Bad Bunny, followed by Taylor Swift, Drake, and The Weeknd. Among female artists, Taylor Swift ranked first, followed by Billie Eilish and KAROL G.
Reneé Rapp's 'BITE ME' earned 7.3 million streams in its first full day of release on Spotify. https://t.co/mL5xOPNZTv
Chappell Roan's "The Subway" earned 9.68 million streams on the Spotify counter on August 1, the biggest debut of 2025. https://t.co/mWVsXEngn9
Yeat’s new EP 'DANGEROUS SUMMER' earned 6.2M first-day streams on Spotify 📊 https://t.co/AItUZvOJ7V