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| Beyonce, Jay Z |
Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles are so much more than just the
first couple of hip-hop: They’re a combination of two of the savviest
businesspeople in entertainment. They made more than any other celebrity couple
this year with an estimated $95 million in earnings between June 2012 and June
2013, according to Forbes list.
Both are at the top of their games, with multiple hits under
their belts. Jay Z’s recent Watch the Throne album went platinum and launched a
world tour that brought in $1.4 million per night in America . Knowles, who took a short
break when her daughter Blue Ivy was born in January last year, was back with a
vengeance this year with her Mrs. Carter world tour, which grossed an average
$2 million per night.
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Then there are their other interests. Jay Z is a part owner
of the new Barclays BCS -0.94% Center in Brooklyn ,
where the Brooklyn Nets play. He sold his stake in the team and now has to dump
his share in the arena, too, because he’s started his own sports agency: Roc
Nation Sports, which represents star athletes like Kevin Durant and Victor
Cruz. Knowles has a fragrance collection and a clothing line called House of
Deron. Blue Ivy could soon join the family business. She’s already been on one
of her Dad’s songs and her parents have petitioned to trademark her name for
the right to use it on anything from baby clothes to toys.
Bey and Jay earned $15 million more than the No. 2 couple on
the Forbes’ list: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. Like Jay Z and Knowles, Brady
and Bundchen have used their fame to build bigger businesses around themselves.
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