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Dr. Dre currently holds the record for the highest annual earnings for a musician, collecting $620 million in 2014, mainly through the sales of his headphone-manufacturing company, Beats Electronics. [9] Madonna is the first woman in music to earn $100 million for a year (2009) and has become the highest-paid female musician a record 11 times.
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at $2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.
Markets' order within the tables is based on Retail Value: each market generates respectively, the largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom. The column for certified sales includes markets, the databases of which contain certifications representing figures of 100,000 and more. Artists by reputed sales 250 million or more records
Ozzy Osbourne. Net worth: $220 million Known as the Godfather of Heavy Metal, Ozzy Osbourne was a co-founder of Black Sabbath in 1970. With his wife, Sharon, he co-founded Ozzfest, a metal ...
25. (tie) Janet Jackson. Net worth: $190 million Music icon Janet Jackson is a five-time Grammy winner, with 26 total career nominations. She’s scored 27 top 10 hits and 10 No. 1 songs ...
GOBankingRateas analyzed data from Celebrity Net Worth to find the 27 wealthiest women in music, in terms of total net worth. Music icon Janet Jackson is a five-time Grammy winner, with 26 total ...
The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music act of all time, collecting over $2.6 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. The band is followed by U2 and Elton John, who both also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue. The concert industry is very male-dominated, [1] and only four women have grossed more than $1 billion (as of ...
The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. As of February 10, 2024, The Beatles have the highest total certified albums and Drake has the highest total certified digital singles. Eminem is the only act in the top 20 of both lists.