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Richest Musician in the world 2020

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Who is the Richest Musician in the world 2020 ? Find out here.

Richest musician in the world 2020 is one of the most asked question both off and online. This is due to the fact that music has become a very lucrative business. As a matter of fact the wealthiest musician in the world is worth over a billion dollars. Keep reading to learn more.

Richest Musician in the world 2020

  1. Paul McCartney -m$1.2 billion

Sir James Paul McCartney  is an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and record and film producer who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist and bassist for the Beatles.  He was  on born 18th  June 1942.

McCartney has written, or co-written 32 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100: twenty with the Beatles; seven solo or with Wings; one as a co-writer of “A World Without Love”, a number-one single for Peter and Gordon; one as a co-writer on Elton John’s cover of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”; one as a co-writer on Stars on 45’s “Medley”; one as a co-writer with Michael Jackson on “Say Say Say”; and one as writer on “Ebony and Ivory” performed with Stevie Wonder.

 As of 2009, he has 15.5 million RIAA certified units in the United States as a solo artist plus another 10 million with Wings.

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2. Andrew Llyod Webber – $1.2 billion

Andrew was born on 22nd March 1948. He is an  English composer and impresario of musical theatre

He has received a number of awards, including a knighthood in 1992, followed by a peerage from Queen Elizabeth II for services to the Arts, six Tonys, three Grammys (as well as the Grammy Legend Award), an Academy Award, fourteen Ivor Novello Awards, seven Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe, a Brit Award, the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors, the 2008 Classic Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and an Emmy Award.

 He is one of fifteen people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.

His company, the Really Useful Group, is one of the largest theatre operators in London. Producers in several parts of the UK have staged productions, including national tours, of the Lloyd Webber musicals under licence from the Really Useful Group.

Lloyd Webber is also the president of the Arts Educational Schools London, a performing arts school located in Chiswick, West London.

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Richest Musician in the world 2020, Number 3

Jay Z – $1 billion

Jay-Z is one of the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 50 million albums and 75 million singles sold worldwide. He has won a total of 22 Grammy Awards, the most by a rapper, and holds the record for the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200, with 14. He has been ranked by Billboard and fellow music publication Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

 In 2017, he became the first rapper to be honored into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 2018, received the commemorative “Salute to Industry Icons” award at the 60th Grammy Awards.

In June 2019, Jay-Z officially became the first hip hop billionaire,  making him the fifth wealthiest African-American , the wealthiest American musician and the third richest musician in the world.

Puff  Diddy – $ 855 million

Sean John Combs  also known by the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, record executive, and actor. Combs was born in New York City but was raised in Mount Vernon, New York. He worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Entertainment, in 1993.

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Madonna – $ 850 million

Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the “Queen of Pop” since the 1980s, Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of songwriting in popular music and for the visuals she uses onstage and in music videos.

She has frequently reinvented her music and image while remaining completely in charge of every aspect of her career. Her diverse works, which incorporated social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both critical acclaim and controversy. Madonna is often cited as an influence by other artists.