Measuring all pre-taxed income from June 2015 to June 2016, Forbes has released their annual world’s highest paid musician list and the top five may surprise you. Coming in at number five is Rihanna. The Barbados beauty brought in a reported $75M with the bulk of her earning stemming from endorsements with Dior, Puma, Samsung […]
Nine Marylanders top Forbes Magazine’s billionaire list including Kevin Plank, Chairman and CEO of Under Armor; Steve Bisciotti, owner of the Baltimore Ravens, and Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Washington Football Team. Get the full list here. Connect with April Watts Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Atlanta (pictured); Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C. are the top-three cities where African-Americans are doing the best economically, according to a recent report by…
Once again, Diddy tops Forbes’ list of the five wealthiest artists in hip-hop. According to reports, the industry heavyweight is worth a whopping $700 million, which means he’s about $120 million richer than last year! Read More
The King of Pop is also the king of paper, according to Forbes. The magazine crunched the numbers and the late Michael Jackson has earned…
Forbes magazine has released its annual Celebrity 100 list, ranking the world’s most powerful celebs in the entertainment business this year. Lady Gaga topped the list overall, but Oprah napped the number one spot in terms of pay, earning $290 million. The list is broken up into 5 different categories: Money, TV/Radio, Press, Web, and […]
Forbes put out their list of the wealthiest people in Hip-Hop this week. Can you guess who made the list? 5 & 4: 50 Cent & Bryan “Birdman” Williams The top five starts out with a tie between G-Unit superstar 50 Cent and Cash Money mogul Birdman aka Baby at $100 million. 50 Cent made […]
First Lady Michelle Obama tops the Forbes magazine’s list of ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.’ According to the magazine, the annual list is “based less on traditional calculations of wealth and executive position, and more on creative influence and entrepreneurship.” The First Lady Michelle Obama, is followed by the CEO of Kraft Foods, Irene Rosenfeld, […]
Forbes Magazine released their annual Highest Paid Actresses list this week and, unfortunately, there were no women of color on the list. Not Zoe Saldana, Taraji Henson, Paula Patton, Queen Latifah…all of which had successful projects this past year. To figure out actresses’ earnings, Forbes talked to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine what […]
