38. Alicia Keys
Profession: Singing
Est. Net Worth: $150 million*
Nearly everyone in the world has heard at least one of Alicia Keys’ songs, and she has received fifteen Grammy awards. From the early 2000s, radio stations have played hits such “Girl on Fire,” “My Boo,” “Confessions,” “Fallin’,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “No One,” and “City of Gods.” Keys is a pianist with classical training who started penning her own songs at the age of twelve. The singer signed a big contract with Columbia Records when she was fifteen years old, and her career hasn’t stopped since.
38. Alicia Keys
39. Janelle Monae
Profession: Singing, Acting, Rapping
Est. Net Worth: $12 million*
As a singer, actor, and rapper who has excelled in every field, Janelle Monae is an amazing star. In addition to winning an Emmy and a SAG Award, Monae is up for eight Grammy nominations. Fashion icon Monae is noted for her roles in Hidden Figures, Glass Onion, Antebellum, Moonlight, Harriet, Knives Out, and Lady and the Tramp. Age of Pleasure, her most recent endeavor, was released this year to the joy of her followers.
39. Janelle Monae
