Teyana Taylor recently said that she wondered if she'd be uncomfortable for calling herself the 'Icon Of The Year' for which she received an award. Here's how she had built her fortune!
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleTeyana Taylor has been awarded the Icon Of The Year at the BET Awards 2026, which took place in the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 28, 2026. The multi-hyphenated American artist is known for her skills as a singer, dancer, actress, and director. While receiving the Icon of the Year award recently, she was seen sobbing as she revealed that she wondered for a while whether she should feel uncomfortable with the same; however, she realised that for almost two decades she had worked really hard to reach where she is right now.
Teyana stepped into the limelight at a very young age, at 15, when she choreographed Beyoncé for her music video, Ring The Alarm. Following this, she grabbed significant attention with her solo performance in Kanye West's music video, Fade. As she has now become the Icon of the Year, let's have a look at how she built her million-dollar fortune.
Teyana Taylor was awarded the Icon of the Year Award at the BET Awards 2026. The gorgeous singer became emotional, and in her acceptance speech she said that while she wondered that she would be uncomfortable, saying that she had worked really hard for 20 years, and what she's getting is not out of arrogance but with gratitude. She mentioned that she cares about only the fact of how many people she stood beside rather than how many people are beneath her, and that's what legacy stands for her.
Tenaya further accepted the title 'icon', saying that she's someone who has always believed that pouring someone else's cup is something that makes her, her. She further asked her two daughters to remember her as home, even when the world calls her an icon. An excerpt from her speech could be read as:
"Most of my career has been spent building my own dream while helping somebody else build theirs, because I believe there's room for all of us to win, even if that means pouring from my own cup into someone else's, so they can overflow. Not because I had to, but because that's just who I am. That's pretty damn iconic, if you ask me, because this business can be very wicked."
According to several reports, Celebrity Net Worth recently suggested that Teyana Taylor's net worth is estimated to be USD 3-8 million, which she achieved through her two-decade-long career, including collaborations, brand deals, acting and more. According to TOI, she earns USD 98K per month and USD 1 million annually. Speaking of 2026, her net worth can see a significant jump, given her back-to-back attention-grabbing wins, first with the Golden Globe award and now with being the Icon of the Year at the BET. Speaking of how she built her million-dollar career, the main source of her income is her music career. Her independent albums like K.T.S.E and The Album, with the latter witnessing 500k equivalent units sold, and as per reports, it also got a RIAA Gold Certification.
Teyana Taylor also got awarded as the Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe Awards, for her role in One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Along with these, she also has collaborations with some of the biggest brands like Jordan Brand, PrettyLittleThings and MAC, among others. While her career helped her to reach a million-dollar fortune, her divorce settlement news also made rounds back in 2023.
According to the buzz, she, along with her divorce from NBA player Iman Shumpert in 2016, received full ownership of her business and companies, plus USD 8K in child support, excluding her kids' school fees, which her ex-husband would reportedly cover. She also reportedly received USD 10 million in assets as part of the divorce settlement. However, none of these reports was officially confirmed and remained at the speculation stage.
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