Rihanna Ranked As World's Richest Female Musician

Rihanna has been ranked as the world's richest female musician, valued to worth a staggering $600 million according to Forbes report. 

Famous for her hit song "Umbrella", she topped the rich list over other popular female artists such as Madonna ($570 million), Celine Dion ($450 million) and Beyonce ($400 million).
She has not released an album in three years but that has no impact on the "Diamond" songstress money making capacity as she dived into fashion and has taken her time to grow in the industry.   

Having said that, that attempt paid off such that a huge chunk of the 31-year-old's income did not come from her music career but from her Fenty Beauty cosmetic brand and Savage X Fenty lingerie - which she runs in partnership with French luxury goods company LVMH. 

The Barbadian who is said to be the first black woman to create an original brand owns 15% of the partnership which Forbes estimated to worth about $3 billion. 

Within 15 months in operation, the ventures have generated a whopping $570 million for the multi-award-winning singer and beautician.
Speaking about what drives her business acumen, she told New York Time Style Magazine that he humble beginning "it's the thing that keeps me asking: So how much is this gonna cost at retail? How can we bring the price down without compromising on quality?"