Justin Bieber
After Shakira, Neil Young, Hootie & The Blowfish and Justin Timberlake, Hypnosis is here for another Justin, Mr. Bieber. The Canadian singer is the latest to sell his catalog back to a Blackstone-backed song management company for $200 million.
The deal brings Bieber’s net worth to $300 million, according to wealth tracking website Celebrity Net Worth.
Hypnosis has purchased Bieber’s rights to the publishing rights to all music released before December 31, 2021.
The deal includes his six studio albums covering 290 songs. This is the biggest deal for an artist of his generation.
According to Hipgnosis, the catalog has approximately 82 million monthly listeners and over 30 billion streams on Spotify alone.
of Baby The 28-year-old singer has sold 28 million worth of albums in the United States, according to music magazines. billboardThe songs for which he is the primary artist have been streamed on-demand about 16.6 billion times.
Estimates of his international sales vary, with figures putting his record gross sales between 70 million and 150 million.
He has eight number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart. He is the youngest musician to achieve that feat.
R&B superstar Usher sold his ownership of Bieber’s record label RBMG to Harborview Equity Partners in September. billboard.
Bieber signed his first record deal at age 14, and Usher was an early mentor.
The singer makes between $50 million and $70 million annually from music sales, merchandise, tours, product endorsements, and other business ventures, Celebrity Net Worth estimates.
Music tours are believed to make up the largest portion of Bieber’s income. I was. forbesAccording to his latest roadshow, Purpose World Tour (2016-2017), he earned over $250 million. billboard.
Additional income came from two films. 2011 never say never It was the most successful concert film in the United States, grossing $73 million. billboard2 years later, the documentary believe won $10.9 million, box office mojo report.
Over the years, Bieber has endorsed brands as diverse as Calvin Klein, T-Mobile, Walmart, Adidas, and Dr. Dre’s Beats.
Bieber has also released seven perfumes with Revlon or its subsidiaries. sometimes, Girlfriend, next girlfriend When Keyaccording to the perfume database Fragrantica.
of my world The hitmaker has made quite a few real estate investments. He has bought and sold homes in Calabasas, California and Beverly Hills, and Ontario, Canada. With his wife, model Hailey Bieber, he currently lives in his $25.8 million mansion in Los Angeles.
Bieber also dips his toes in equity frequently. He is involved in at least eight of his investments, according to business analytics platform CB Insights.
The most recent was 2022 cryptocurrency payment processor MoonPay. Notable exits include the electrolyte drink mix Liquid IV, which was acquired by Unilever in 2020.
Ashton Kutcher
Actor and investor Ashton Kutcher has participated in a funding round for Norwegian climate technology company Choose.
His Sound Ventures investment vehicle co-led a $15 million round through its Sound Waves subsidiary with GenZero, a Singapore-based Temasek-owned decarbonization-focused investment firm.
Chooose, a software-as-a-service company, provides climate solutions such as carbon removal, offsets and sustainable aviation fuels. Clients include Air Canada, Booking.com, British Airways, Trip.com, Iberia, Southwest Airlines and Japan Airlines.
Kutcher, 44, has a net worth of $200 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His first successes came from a career that included hit films like; hey where is my car and TV That 70’s Show When Charlie Sheen Harper ★ BoysHe reportedly made $700,000 per episode of the latter.
In 2010, Kutcher founded A-Grade Investments with talent manager Guy Oseary and investor Ron Burkle. The company increased his $30 million investment fund to $250 million in six years, according to investment data website Benzinga.
As of 2022, it had $150 million in assets under management, according to disclosures.
In 2015, Kutcher and Oseary founded Sound Ventures. The company focuses on early stage technology and financial technology companies. Among the most recent investments was his social media platform Pearpop in 2022.
The company has invested in 63 companies and has had 21 exits, according to Crunchbase data.
Made by Kutcher himself 69 investments, the website says. His properties include Uber, Airbnb and Citymaps.
Among his five forays in 2022 alone are green hydrogen company QD-SOL, Amsterdam-based digital fashion brand The Fabricant, and machine learning startup Nanonets.
“I really think technology has the greatest potential to accelerate the happiness of most things in the world. The companies that ultimately succeed are those that pursue happiness,” he said.
Along with his wife Mila Kunis, Kutcher owns an estimated seven homes. The couple has profited from many homes in California, their primary residence being his six-acre sustainable homestead near Beverly Hills.
Lionel Messi
Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi is in the news again as MGO Global, which runs his clothing brand Messi Store, debuted on the US stock market earlier this month.
The company began trading after its $7.5 million IPO, selling just 1.5 million shares to the public. The stock price he rose more than 200% to $4.90 per share, but fell below the original price on the same day. It closed at $2.70 on Jan. 26.
The company was co-founded by Jeannie Hilfiger, the youngest brother of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger.
According to IPO filings reported by Bloomberg, Messi has not taken MGO shares to the public. In return, he receives royalty payments that constitute his 12% of net sales.
The face of Argentina’s recent FIFA World Cup victory in Qatar has an estimated net worth of $600 million. forbesHe earned $1.15 billion over the course of his career.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward will earn $130 million in 2022, making him the world’s highest-paid athlete last year, according to the magazine.
In addition to his MGO deal, he also has a lifetime deal with adidas and a retail collection with Hard Rock International.
Last March, he signed an endorsement deal worth $20 million a year with fan engagement app Socios.
In October, he launched Play Time, a company aimed at investing in promising teams and football technology start-ups.
Shaquille O’Neal
Retired US Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is one of many sports investors joining a new $100 million fund launched by venture capital firm Courtside Ventures.
With this round, the company now has $200 million in assets under management.
Courtside Ventures invests in over 80 companies in 8 countries, including digital sports publications. athleticvideo game streaming service Beam, online retailer StockX, fitness platform Freeletics, and irreplaceable token company FanCraze.
O’Neill, 50, has an estimated net worth of $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. According to the site, he earns about $60 million annually from his endorsements and business activities.
A significant portion of his wealth is in stocks and real estate. He was an early investor in his Google, invested in Apple, and owns multiple gyms and restaurants.
His franchises include Auntie Anne’s and Five Guys restaurants, according to CNBC.
Brands he has endorsed include Pepsi, Reebok and Carnival Cruise Line.
O’Neal has also explored a career in rap and film, and is also a DJ and music producer.
Update: Jan 30, 2023, 5:00 AM