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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.
Adé Bantu – Nigerian-German musician, producer, front man of the 13 piece band BANTU; Adekunle Gold – singer, songwriter; Adesua Etomi-Wellington; Adewale Ayuba – fuji music singer; Ado Gwanja – hausa singer; Afrikan Boy – rapper; Afro Candy – pop singer; Alamu Atatalo – sekere singer, a type of traditional Yoruba music
He rose to fame as an award-winning gospel singer from Nigeria. Mike Abdul is currently one of the richest and most influential gospel music singer in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $1-5 million. [6] [7] He currently holds a position among the top 10 Nigerian gospel artists and is considered the most featured Nigerian gospel musician ever.
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. Taylor Swift remains the female musician with the highest annual earnings ever with $185 million in 2019, breaking previous record set by herself in 2016 with $170 million. [10] [11]
2019 [10] World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth Sources of wealth 100: Aliko Dangote Nigeria: 10.3 billion: Sugar, flour, cement 365: Mike Adenuga Nigeria: 9.2 billion: Telecommunication, petroleum 156 Abdul Samad Rabiu Nigeria: 1.6 billion Cement, sugar
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His music is a blend of Afrobeats, [9] afropop, [10] R&B, [11] afrobeat, [12] reggae, [12] dancehall, [12] and pop. [12] He began recording music at the age of 11 and released a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. In 2009, Wizkid signed a record deal with Banky W's Empire Mates ...
The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list has been published since 2015. The list has been published since 2015.