Rihanna Is The World’s Richest Female Musician

In all the hubbub surrounding the announcement that Jay-Z has officially surpassed the $1 billion net worth threshold, becoming the first hip-hop billionaire, it shouldn’t be lost that someone whose career he helped start isn’t too far behind him. Today, Forbes profiled Rihanna, pointing to her recent deal with LVMH making her the richest female musician in the world, with a net worth of $600 million.

Just like Jay-Z, her secret to success is branching out beyond music.  LVMH owns the labels Dior, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and Givenchy, among dozens of other luxury goods like liquor, makeup, perfume, and watches. It reportedly netted $100 million in sales in the first few weeks of availability when they teamed up with Ri’s Fenty beauty makeup brand. Rihanna also has a new clothing line with LVMH, which will include high-end clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry. In total, Fenty Beauty has earned  a boatload…$570 million in sales in just 15 months in business, with LVMH seeing somewhere in the range of $3 billion in value. Meanwhile, Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty lingerie line also reported massively successful sales, while her touring and music make up the rest of her massive empire.

Other female musicians she beats out include Beyonce ($400 million), Celine Dion ($450 million), and Madonna ($570 million).

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