Rihanna: One of four women on forbes’ under 30 richest celebs
Allegations of gender inequality in the financial compensation of everyone from actors to athletes seem to have been vindicated in the results of the latest Forbes list of 30 Richest Celebrities under 30, which saw the inclusion of only four women. And Barbados’ superstar Rihanna not only secured a place but did so […]
Allegations of gender inequality in the financial compensation of everyone from actors to athletes seem to have been vindicated in the results of the latest Forbes list of 30 Richest Celebrities under 30, which saw the inclusion of only four women.
And Barbados’ superstar Rihanna not only secured a place but did so as fifth on the list with earnings of US$75 million between June 1, 2015 and June 1 this year.
The Work singer, who also copped fourth place recently on Forbes Highest Paid Women in Music list, received a lifetime achievement at the MTV Video Music Awards in August.
Although only four women made the rich list, three of them made the top five, with British singer Adele immediately preceding Rihanna in fourth place with earnings of US$80.5 million.
The indomitable Taylor Swift shot to the top of the list with a whopping US$170 million, dwarfing the US$46 million hauled in by Jennifer Lawrence – the only actress on the list and the highest paid in Hollywood – who claimed 12th place.
Swift, 26, made US$60 million more than second placed boy band One Direction, which pulled in US$110 million, or about US$27.5 million for each of its four members. Swift’s closest individual rival was Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi, who snagged US$81.5 million and third place on the list.
The baby of the bunch, Canadian chart-topper Justin Bieber, came sixth with US$56million.
The only other singer in the top ten was The Weeknd, who romped home in ninth position with US$55million.
A-list athletes rounded off the top ten, with ace tennis player Novak Djokovic in seventh place, basketballer Kevin Durant in eighth, and golfer Jordan Spieth in 10th.
The other boyband to make the list was K-pop (South Korean) boy band Bigbang.
Meanwhile, on the Hot 100 Chart Moves, Rihanna’s ‘Needed Me’ is her longest-charting hit.
With its 42nd week on the chart, the song passes the 41-week run of ‘We Found Love.’ Plus, Alessia Cara collects her second top 20 hit.
The song marks a milestone among Rihanna’s 57 Hot 100 entries: it becomes her longest-charting, as it spends a 42nd week on the list (rebounding 34-32). It one-ups the 41-week chart run of her smash “We Found Love,” featuring Calvin Harris.
In September, ‘Needed Me’ became noteworthy for its top 10 durability: By spending 16 weeks in the top 10, but peaking at No. 7, it logged the longest run in the top 10 for a song that missed the top five in the Hot 100’s history; read more quirky details here.
As previously reported, Rae Sremmurd rules the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Dec. 3) for a second week with ‘Black Beatles,’ featuring Gucci Mane. Meanwhile, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ debuts at No. 59 following the icon’s Nov. 7 passing, reaching the chart for the first time (having first been released in 1984).
Here is a recap of Rihanna’s longest-lasting hits on the Hot 100:
42 weeks, ‘Needed Me,’ No. 7 peak, 2016
41 weeks, ‘We Found Love’ (feat. Calvin Harris), No. 1 (10 weeks), 2011
37 weeks, ‘Disturbia,’ No. 1 (2 weeks), 2008
36 weeks, ‘Work’ (feat. Drake), No. 1 (9 weeks), 2016
34 weeks, ‘Take Care’ (Drake feat. Rihanna), No. 7, 2012
Source: caribbean360.com & billboard.com