RIHANNA – EST. $1.7 billion

Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress, Rihanna, who is one of the most recognizable hip hop, R&B and dance-pop performers in America today, is reportedly worth a whopping $1.7 billion. With that kind of money in the bag, she is easily considered one of the richest musical performers in the world and and the second-richest woman in entertainment after Oprah Winfrey. We know that she’s super famous in the entertainment field, but her fortune grew all because of her smart financial moves.

Indeed, her net worth easily surpasses that of Madonna, Beyonce, and Celine Dion, three female musicians who are known to be ultra-wealthy. Rihanna is a billionaire now, but not because of her music. Some of that moolah came from her music, but Most came from the investments she’s put in toward the creation of her own make-up brand, which was done in partnership with LVMH. With the royalties she got from her music contracts, and how things are going on for her business, we are pretty confident that her stash of gold would rise in the coming years.