Madonna is the richest recording artist!

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http://www.wealthx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Wealth-X-Top-10-Richest-Recording-Artists.pdf

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6334796/madonna-paul-mccartney-worlds-richest-list?facebook_20141202

Madonna tops a new list of the world's wealthiest recording artists, besting fellow 1 percenters Paul McCartney and Dr. Dre. According to Wealth-X's net worth valuation of the pop queen, Madge is worth a staggering $800 million.

 

That's significantly less than the one billion the New York Post valued her at in 2013, but it's far ahead of Sir Paul, whose net worth Wealth-X places at $660. For those of you who thought Macca had more scratch, keep in mind that his wife, Nancy Shevell, is worth a reported $300 million. So although the McCartney couple is worth more than Madge, the former Beatle isn't richer than her on his own.

 

Following McCartney comes Dr. Dre who -- despite that massive Beats deal with Apple -- is at No. 3 on the list with $650 million. Speaking of rap moguls, Diddy is the fourth-wealthiest recording artist in 2014 -- although at this point, both Dr. Dre and Diddy are more businessmen than active recording artists.

But keep in mind that this is a list of the world's wealthiest recording artists. When you include musicians as a whole, you open the list up to composers and theater moguls like Andrew Lloyd Webber -- a man worth around $1.2 billion. So clearly, Cats pays better than Beatles.

 

Here's Wealth-X's full list of 10 Richest Recording Artists. Amounts are in U.S. dollars. 

 

1) Madonna $800 million

2) Paul McCartney $660 million

3) Dr. Dre $650 million

4) Diddy $640 million

5) Celine Dion $630 million

6) Bono $590 million

7) Mariah Carey $520 million

8) Jay Z $510 million

9) Elton John $450 million

10) Beyonce $440 million

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The Snap: Why Madonna is the Greatest Celebrity of All Time

http://www.hitfix.com/comedy/the-snap-why-madonna-is-the-greatest-celebrity-of-all-time

http://www.hitfix.com/videos/all-the-reasons-madonna-is-amazing-the-snap-episode-137

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The Snap: Why Madonna is the Greatest Celebrity of All Time

http://www.hitfix.com/comedy/the-snap-why-madonna-is-the-greatest-celebrity-of-all-time

http://www.hitfix.com/videos/all-the-reasons-madonna-is-amazing-the-snap-episode-137

 

 

 

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