Top 10 Richest Musician in the World
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Are you searching for the top ten richest musicians in the world? Well, our list is incredibly volatile. Meaning it can change every year because the artists involve themselves in different projects to increase their income. Every artiste is capable of making an immense amount of money. Without making this into anything longer, here are the ten wealthiest artists in the world. Read on!
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10. Mariah Carey
Net Worth: $535 Million
Maybe, it is hard to believe that Mariah Carey is still in the top ten list because she hasn’t made any significant move lately. Her unique voice has helped her create hit after hit throughout her career. Besides music, she makes enormous earnings from Christmas appearances and New Years’ Eve Celebration. She is the only artist to ever top more than once to the Billboard Hot Decade-end chart.
9. Madonna
Net Worth: $590 Million
Known as the Queen of Pop, Madonna has been in the game for quite a long time. She has dominated the music industry since the 1980s. Alongside music, she is author of several children books, fashion designers, owns Maverick Records, Owns a series of health clubs, and lastly, she is a Golden Globe-winning actress.
8. Rihanna
Net Worth: $600+ Million
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 07: Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Linda Fargo celebrate the launch of FENTY at Bergdorf Goodman at Bergdorf Goodman on February 07, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Bergdorf Goodman)
Well, She might be a bad girl, but she made it to the top ten world’s wealthiest artists. In addition to being a superstar in the music world, she is also an actress, style icon, and a businesswoman. She has partnered with luxury goods company LVNH, with whom she managed to launch Fenty Beauty in 2017.
7. Bono
Net Worth: $700 million
He is the lead singer of the distinguished Irish band U2 and is rapidly making a legend. In 1978 he formed his band, and since then, he has been incredibly successful as a songwriter and artist. Going beyond his career, he is involved in business, philanthropy, and venture capitalism. For his outstanding humanitarian efforts, Bono was nominated for the Nobel peace prize. I can write much about him, but the fact is, Bono is the boss.
6. Sean “Puffy” Combs
Net Worth: $855 Million
Sean deals with everything from rapping, songwriting, producing, acting, and dealing with real estate. He is a successful entrepreneur with so many lucrative ventures.
5. Hubert Alpert
Net Worth: $880 Million
He is a jazz musician who has total sales of over 72 million worldwide! He has released #1 albums and 28 total albums on a billboard. He has notable awards like 9 Grammy’s, 14 certified platinum albums, and 15 more Gold albums.
4. Dr. Dre
Net Worth: $900 Million
He has impacted the US rap, music, and culture. He has managed to launch multiple superstars like Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Xzibit, and The Game. The majority of his earnings come from his stake in Beats Electronics.
3. Jay-Z
Net Worth: $1 billion
Maybe you thought he would be number one, but sorry to disappoint. Top three is still astounding considering we have entered billionaire territory. He makes crazy money from his clever investments, record companies, clothing lines, to mention a few.
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Net Worth: $1.06 billion
Maybe he is someone you haven’t heard of, but you’ve heard of his music. He is a British composer and theatre impresario. He has written music for some greatest plays in history, such as; Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, school of rock, and Phantom of the Opera among so many others. He has received too many awards for us to mention, some of these awards include; Tony awards, Grammy awards, and Oscar.
1. Paul McCartney
Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
He has been a legend of the music industry for over 60 years. As of 2020, and has written or co-written 32 hit songs, he made up to #1 on the billboard hot 100. McCartney is reported to have 25,000 copyrights under his belt. Wow, such mind-blowing numbers, right? At the age of 77, he is still doing collaborations most recently with Kanye West and touring.
Well, as I said earlier, the list is volatile and will change in the future. Hopefully, we have helped you answer your banning question about the ten richest musicians in the world. In the future, we will present an updated list.
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