She became the poster child for the organization, on top of starting her own charities in Columbia and America to better schooling and living environments for underprivileged children. Shakira is currently working with the Honold foundation, where she is personally bringing clean water and solar lighting to villages in North Africa.
James Hetfield ($300 million)
James Hetfield is the brain behind the most legendary metal band of all time, Metallica. Hetfield met Lars Ulrich in 1980 when they were both 17 years old, three years later Metallica released their first record, titled “Kill ‘Em All.” This was the largest step for metal music in the mainstream that the world has ever seen, and shortly after that, Metallica won 9 Grammys and sold more than 125 albums worldwide, not even including their personally owned bootleg albums.
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