Simon Cowell has made The Times Rich List today, adding almost £50 million to his fortune over the last year; but he only came in at number 11. Here’s the top ten music millionaires:

  • Edgar Bronfman (£1,640m)
  • Clive Calder (£1,300m)
  • Lord Lloyd-Webber (£700m)
  • Sir Cameron Mackintosh (£635m)
  • Sir Paul McCartney (£475m)
  • Simon Fuller (£350m)
  • Sir Mick Jagger (£190m)
  • Sir Elton John (£185m)
  • Sting (£180m)
  • Keith Richards (£175m)

The top two aren’t household names. Edgar Bronfman is chief exec for Warner Music – in the past though he has written songs like “Whisper in the Dark” for Dionne Warwick. Clive Calder is the founder of Jive Records. Sir Cameron Mackintosh might be a bit obscure too – he owns seven London theaters and produced Phantom of the Opera.

The under 30 list shows the amount of money floating about in pop.

  • Charlotte Church (£11 million)
  • Katherine Jenkins (£11 million)
  • Leona Lewis (£11 million)
  • Cheryl Cole (£10 million)
  • Katie Melua (£10 million)
  • Joss Stone (£9 million)
  • Craig David (£8 million)
  • Natasha Bedingfield (£6 million)
  • Lily Allen (£5 million)
  • Nadine Coyle (£5 million)
  • Jamie Cullum (£5 million)
  • Duffy (£5 million)
  • Sarah Harding (£5 million)
  • James Morrison (£5 million)
  • Paolo Nutini (£5 million)
  • Nicola Roberts (£5 million)
  • Kimberley Walsh (£5 million)
  • Amy Winehouse (£5 million)

Picture Courtesy of Steve Garfield