Net Worth: $6 million
Venture: Zone 4
Born in Tennessee, Kane Brown is proof that you don’t need a major label deal to successfully debut a musical career in this day and age. The versatile artist likes to diversify his music across multiple musical genres and has successfully reached number one on several Billboard charts at the same time.
Brown is the quintessential example of an artist using social media to monetize and build a large following. He was quickly picked up by the RCA label after his music proved to be both critically and commercially successful, making him a millionaire in the process.
Crystal Gayle
Net Worth: $10 million Venture: Crystal’s Fine Gifts and Jewelry
Crystal Gayle is a country singer, widely known as the sister of Loretta Lynn, and her famous single "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" topped the country charts and became an international success.
Gayle was the recipient of a Grammy Award and five Academy of Country Music awards. She was recently ranked by Rolling Stones as one of the greatest country artists of all time and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has released numerous albums that received Silver, Gold, and Platinum certifications. Despite fading in popularity after the '80s, Gayle has continued to tour and release albums over the years. Her latest album "You Don't Know Me: Classic Country" was released just a few months ago.
Luke Bryan
Net Worth: $90 million
Venture: 32
Bridge Luke Bryan is a classic Cinderella story of a talented guy who started out in the songwriting profession, working for popular country singers such as Travis Tritt and Billy Currington. One day Bryan said to himself, “Hey, I’m pretty good at this singing thing too! Why don't I go out on my own and do a solo career?” And that’s exactly what he did. The singer-songwriter was quickly picked up by Capitol Nashville alongside Keith Urban, and since then released nine albums, all of which have been successful and have sold millions of copies.
He has amassed a net worth of almost $100 million and used some of that equity to start his own restaurant franchise called 32 Bridge and his first location was a success. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the restaurant is a luxury dining experience with great reviews and cuisine.
Shane Minor
Net Worth: $1 million
Venture: Broadcast Music, Inc.
Shane Minor is definitely not your typical country singer. Before debuting as a singer in 1994, he was both a rodeo bull rider and a police officer in California. A bolt of genius must have struck Minor, and in 1994 he decided to quit both the police force and his bull-riding career to pursue a musical path as a country singer. Minor was picked up by Mercury Nashville and enjoyed a short but sweet six-year run as a singer, before deciding to drop out of this career as well in favor of writing songs for other popular singers.
Minor has been writing songs since the year 2000 for other artists and with great success, as many of his written songs shot up to the number-one position in the charts. Like many of his counterparts in the country music industry, he lives in Nashville, where he’s enjoying his career as a professional songwriter.
Billy Ray Cyrus
Net Worth: $20 million
Venture: Parents Television Council Anyone who knows who Miley Cyrus is most likely heard of her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. Both Billy and Miley Cyrus have been an active part of Disney Entertainment but eventually parted ways. Billy Ray Cyrus had his musical debut in 1992 to popular acclaim and released twelve albums so far.
The country musician recently got back to media fame after a strong collaborative song called “Old Town Road” with famous musician Lil Nas X. The song starred in the #1 spot for two weeks after being released. You might be interested to know that Cyrus is currently a member of the Parents Television Council.