The Rise and Fall of Celebrity Performances

"I've never been so close to a performing celebrity before in my life," she says. "That was when I realized that you could hire celebrities, for performing private parties" In January 2023, Beyonce did her first show in more than four years at a new hotel in Dubai,. which apparently earned her $24 million for an hour long set. The hotel was owned by the government of Dubai, which has criminalized homosexuality.