These Iconic Songwriters Made Insane Fortunes

Over the course of his career, Strait has recorded 33 platinum and 13 multi-platinum albums and appeared in numerous films as a cameo. Strait is currently worth $326 million, but that number regularly fluctuates between $300 and $500 million. 

Katy Perry ($330 million)

Perry initially hit the scene as a Christian rock musician. Many don’t know this, but Katy Perry’s first album was a self-titled Christian rock ballad record that came out in 2001. It wasn’t until 2007 that Katy Perry switched gears entirely when she released “Ur So Gay” and the charts went crazy. She topped the charts in 2008 when “I Kissed a Girl” dominated the radio and MTV, accompanied a mildly scandalous music video that depicted Perry and several other women in a red room singing the song. 

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