Alicia Keys turned 16 Grammys into a $75 million music and beauty empire
Alicia Keys grew up in a one-room Hell's Kitchen apartment and turned 16 Grammys into a music, beauty and Broadway empire worth millions.
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Drake built a $400 million empire and then sued the label that made him
Drake built a $400 million empire spanning music, real estate and a $100 million gambling deal, then filed an 81-page lawsuit against the label that made him a star.
Pharrell Williams turned Virginia Beach evictions into a $250 million cultural empire
Pharrell Williams went from childhood evictions and a first paycheck from McDonald's to a $250 million empire as Louis Vuitton's creative director and one of music's greatest producers.
Elon Musk's SpaceX just bought AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion and its stock hit $211 a share
SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal days after completing the largest IPO in stock market history.
Rihanna could soon share Fenty Beauty with Jay-Z as his firm moves to buy out LVMH's $1 billion stake
Jay-Z's MarcyPen Capital Partners is actively pursuing LVMH's 50% stake in Rihanna's Fenty Beauty in a deal that could value the brand at up to $2 billion.
Elon Musk's net worth hits $1.4 trillion and the $2 trillion mark is now in sight
Elon Musk's net worth has hit $1.4 trillion on the Forbes real-time tracker as SpaceX shares continue rising after the largest IPO in history.
Chris Paul turned a $400 million NBA career into a $160 million investment empire
Chris Paul never won an NBA title, but the point guard built one of the deepest business and investment portfolios in American sports.
Morgan Freeman earned $250 million the slow way and the Delta paid for all of it
Morgan Freeman waited until age 49 for his Hollywood breakthrough, then built a $250 million fortune across film, production, narration and a blues club in the Mississippi Delta.
Denzel Washington charges $35 million per film and has built a $300 million empire doing it
Denzel Washington commands $35 million per streaming film and has turned four decades of the most selective career in Hollywood into a $300 million personal empire.
Steve Harvey slept in his car for three years and built a $200 million empire from that Ford Tempo
Steve Harvey lived in his 1976 Ford Tempo for three years and built a $200 million media empire that earns him $45 million annually.
Russell Simmons sold Def Jam for $120 million and built a $340 million empire on a broken promise
Russell Simmons turned a Queens street hustle into a $340 million empire that invented the hip-hop economy. What he left behind tells a harder story.
Lionel Richie filed four trademarks on his own voice to stop AI from cloning it without permission
Lionel Richie has filed four trademark applications on his voice to stop AI platforms from cloning it without his permission or compensation.
Hakeem Olajuwon built a $300 million real estate empire without borrowing a single dollar
Hakeem Olajuwon built a $300 million real estate empire across Houston and beyond, financing every deal with cash and zero debt, guided entirely by his Islamic faith.
NBA champions New York Knicks are paying their roster $211 million and Karl-Anthony Towns leads at $53 million
The NBA champion New York Knicks carry a $211.7 million payroll, second highest in the league, led by Karl-Anthony Towns at $53.1 million this season.
Tyra Banks sues Netflix claiming her America's Next Top Model interview was edited to defame her
Tyra Banks filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix on June 13 claiming producers cut her 3.5-hour interview to 16 minutes to construct a false narrative about her.
Dak Prescott's $240 million Cowboys contract is funding a quiet business empire built to last beyond football
Dak Prescott signed a $240 million Cowboys contract in 2024 and is building a business empire spanning restaurants, AI fitness tech, beverages and startup investing.