Beyonce, Jay Z 2016: Couple Tops 'Forbes' Highest Paid Celebrity Couple List [VIDEO]
It looks like Beyonce wasn’t lying when she rapped about her and Jay Z being worth billions in her Flawless remix last year. Now, she and her husband have topped Forbes’ list of richest celebrity couple.
While their marriage seemed to hit a snag after she allegedly accused him of cheating in her latest album, Lemonade, they are definitely still making money together.
They brought in $107.5 million together within the last year, the magazine reported Monday.
Beyonce was also number 34 on its Celebrity 100 list as she pulled in $54 million solo. Jay Z wasn’t too far behind as he made $53.5 million last year; placing him at number 36.
Interestingly enough, it was Beyonce’s Lemonade album that was released on April 23, that helped her bring in the big numbers. Her Formation tour probably didn’t hurt either.
She has said in the past that she definitely believes she earned her success.
“I’ve never met anyone that works harder than me in my industry.”
As for Jay Z, his new streaming service, Tidal, certainly helped give him a boost. And while he did not go on tour within the past year, he still worked on other projects that increased his bottom line. He is still making millions from his Armand de Brignac champagne, D’Usse cognac and of course Roc Nation that has signed several superstars like Skye Diggins, Victor Cruz and Kevin Durant.
The two dethroned Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris who topped the list last year.
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