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The highest-paid musicians [1] [2] [3] in the world have been reported annually by Forbes since at least 1987. For measurement, the magazine used pretax earnings—before deducting fees for agents, managers or lawyers. [4]
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$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.
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early; July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017) [1] was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singles made the US Hot 100, including the number two charting song, "Don't You Know?" (1959).
Ronnie Wells (February 28, 1943 – March 7, 2007) was a jazz singer and educator in the Washington area for more than three decades. She shared the stage with musicians such as Billy Eckstine, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jimmy Witherspoon and Oscar Brown. Wells was founder of the Fish Middleton Jazz Studies Scholarship and co-founded the East Coast ...
Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke (/ ˈ b ɛ n ə k i / BEN-ə-kee; February 12, 1914 – May 30, 2000 [1]) was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader.His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers who worked with Miller.
Haydain Neale – soul, R&B, jazz singer-songwriter; Nemahsis – pop singer; Laurence Nerbonne – pop singer; Richard Newell – also known as King Biscuit Boy, blues singer, songwriter, band leader and harmonica player; Carl Newman – guitarist, songwriter (the New Pornographers) Billy Newton-Davis – R&B, jazz, gospel singer-songwriter
Ronnie Singer (June 9, 1928 – September 12, 1953) was an American jazz guitarist from Chicago. Singer was influential on other jazz musicians, [ 1 ] and was considered "just as good as Jimmy Raney ", according to Jimmy Gourley who played with both guitarists in Chicago. [ 2 ]
Ronnie Jackson, known professionally as Lil' Ronnie, is an American record producer from Kansas City, Missouri. [1] He earned several credits on independent albums before signing with producer Jermaine Dupri 's So So Def Recordings following the success of his first major credit, " I'm a Flirt " by Bow Wow in 2006.