38. Alicia Keys
Profession: Singing
Est. Net Worth: $150 million*
Almost everyone in the world has heard at least one of Alicia Keys’ songs, and she has won fifteen Grammys. Since the early 2000s, radio stations have played hits like “Girl on Fire,” “My Boo,” “Confessions,” “Fallin’,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “No One,” and “City of Gods.” Keys is a classically trained pianist who began writing her own songs at the age of 12. When she was fifteen years old, the singer earned a large contract with Columbia Records, and her career has continued ever since.