MARY J. BLIGE – $20 MILLION

Regarded as an icon in the pop-culture music industry, Mary J. Blige continues to do her eminent work. For her amazing work and contributions in the industry, she became the top 9 on the VH1 2012 100 Greatest Women in Music. Blige dropped out of high school because she wanted to pursue her love for music. She shortly became a member of Yonkers band named Pride, and then she also made a cover of Caught Up in the Rapture.

When she signed with Uptown Records, she released a total of 13 studio albums. The eight albums attained multi-platinum sales around the world. With a net worth of $20 million, she made lots of investments in herself. Her fortune comes from selling over 50 million albums in the United States and 80 million records across the globe. Likewise, she has won four American Music Awards, nine Grammy Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards.