Drake Becomes Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Touring Artist with $559.2 Million in Career Grosses
September 10, 2026
Drake has become the all-time highest-grossing hip-hop touring act, with career touring grosses totaling $559.2 million, per Billboard Boxscore data updated on September 10, 2026.
He leads the all-time hip-hop touring list, followed by Jay-Z at $474 million and Kendrick Lamar at $378 million.
The ranking draws on Boxscore data spanning four decades of touring figures.
Drake’s continued touring strength comes as he maintains momentum from the FOMO promotional campaign this year.
The updated rankings reflect a broader trend of hip-hop becoming the dominant touring genre, with Drake at the forefront.
Drake’s touring record is bolstered by the It’s All a Blur Tour, which logged 80 North American shows from July 2023 to April 2024, later expanding into 2024 with It’s All A Blur Tour: Big As The What?, featuring J. Cole and Lil Wayne on select dates and concluding in Newark, New Jersey.
The narrative centers on Drake’s ongoing touring dominance and its impact on the hip-hop touring landscape, including notable shifts like Kendrick Lamar rising and YoungBoy Never Broke Again reaching No. 21 with a single tour.
In 2025 Drake launched the 37-date $ome $pecial $hows 4 UK / EU tour with PARTYNEXTDOOR, marking his first European stretch in six years and stopping in major cities such as Birmingham, Manchester, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Milan, and Hamburg.
Beyond Drake, other top-10 touring figures include Travis Scott ($331.1M), Post Malone ($297.5M), Tyler, the Creator ($239.6M), Ye ($193.8M), and J. Cole among the notable names, with Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar also high on the list.
Billboard notes that 14 hip-hop acts have surpassed $100 million in career touring grosses, underscoring the genre’s touring power.
A September livestream promoting FOMO is planned, with a viral video featuring Drake on a boat fueling speculation about a potential music video shoot.
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The News International • Sep 10, 2026
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