Paul McCartney richest musician in Britain
Paul McCartney richest musician in the United Kingdom, says new Rich List. Paul McCartney has been the richest musician on the Sunday Times list for the past 24 years.
Sir Paul McCartney in Paris. McCartney remains Britain's wealthiest musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. McCartney has topped the musicians’ list every year since it was first compiled in 1989.
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Let it be — as in billionaire.
Paul McCartney remains Britain's wealthiest musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
The newspaper estimated Thursday that the ex-Beatle shares a 680 million-pound ($1.05 billion) fortune with his third wife, Nancy Shevell, whose family owns a U.S. trucking company.
McCartney has topped the musicians' list every year since it was first compiled in 1989.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is ranked second, with an estimated 620 million-pound ($953 million) fortune.
Adele topped a parallel list for musicians under 30. She is judged to be worth 30 million pounds ($46 million).
Sir Elton John came in at 240 million pounds ($314 million)
The full ranking of musicians will be published Sunday.
The overall Rich List — a widely respected measure that draws on public records of property, shares and other assets — will be released April 21.
But the top 9 musicians on the Rich List can be seen online at the Mirror.
Last year's Rich List was topped by Lakshmi Mittal.
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