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Buck Up Guys, Women Entertainers Are Cashing In!

Assessing personal wealth is always a bit of a crapshoot, but it also makes for a fascinating read and, perhaps, leaves some of us feeling just a tad bit envious, eh! The Wealthy Gorilla has compiled an A-list singers with the big bucks, and it offers some surprises.

Buck Up Guys, Women Entertainers Are Cashing In!

By FYI Staff

Some of the most popular singers in the world are worth more than half a billion dollars and more than a few are women in this modern-day-world.


Web portal Wealthy Gorilla has compiled a list of the 20 richest singers worldwide using figures from Forbes, Celebrity Net Worth and The Richest.

Assessing personal wealth is always a bit of a crapshoot, but it also makes for a fascinating read and ultimately must leave us readers just a tad bit envious. There are obvious names that are omitted and there is no explanation offered as to why Macca, Drizzy, The Weeknd, Jay Z and Paul Anka miss being cash royalty, but who's counting? eh!

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Below is the Wealthy Gorilla A-list and you can link here to read a synopsis about them.

Madonna - $580M

Mariah Carey - $535M

Dolly Parton = $500M

Gloria Estefan -$500M

Victoria Beckham - $400M

Johnny Mathis - $400M

Celine Dion - $380M

Barbra Streisand - $370M

Jennifer Lopez - $360M

Toby Keith - $360M

Beyoncé - $350M

Shania Twain - $350M

Bruce Springsteen - $345M

George Strait - $326M

Cher - $305M

Justin Bieber - $305M

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Macklemore at Rolling Stone Future of Music held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
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Macklemore at Rolling Stone Future of Music held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
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