Net Worth: $320 million
Venture: Taylor Swift Productions, Inc.
Taylor Swift is a household name at this point and has effectively crossed over from country music into the hearts of Americans all across the nation. Swift’s debut album, “Speak Now,” was immediately a big hit and reached #1 on the charts shortly after being released. Nowadays, with over 150 million record sales in America alone, it’s no wonder that the star has managed to create a net worth of over $300 million.
The acclaimed star is also the executive of her brand’s company, Taylor Swift Productions, which sells various items related to the Taylor Swift name.
Emmylou Harris
Net Worth: $15 million
Venture: The Roots
Alabama-born Emmylou Harris is one of country’s most beloved and acclaimed artists of all time. Harris started out playing in coffeehouses in Greenwich Village after she moved to New York with the goal of becoming a successful musician. It didn’t take long for fame and success to follow, with her 1969 debut album Gilding Bird marking the beginning of an extremely successful career.
The powerful singer has released many albums and singles over her five decades of music. She's one of the most decorated country singers in the world with fourteen Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, a Country Hall of Fame induction, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gary Allan
Net Worth: $10 million
Venture: EMI Nashville
This country singer-songwriter-guitarist has managed to create a net worth of around $10 million for himself, proving that you don’t need to be a mega-celebrity to attain wealth through musical talent if you’re willing to put in the work.
Allan has produced nine studio albums so far with twenty-six singles that have found their way to the Billboard Country Charts. Among his most successful and most fun singles are “The One,” “Her Man,” “Right Where I Need to Be,” and “Watching Airplanes.”
Kacey Musgraves
Net Worth: $10 million
Venture: Golden Hour
The talented Grammy-winning Kacey Musgraves has managed to grab attention for her unique musical style right from the start of her career. Since her debut, she has become a critically-acclaimed icon with a bevy of awards and recognitions, including six Grammys, four CMAs, and three ACMAs. Musgraves was relatively unnoticed during the releases of her first three albums but became an instant celebrity and highly-wanted musician after appearing in the Nashville Star singing competition TV show at age 27.
Her most album, "Golden Hour," took things to an entirely different level and ended up winning four different Grammys. Since her debut, the singer has become a multi-millionaire and only seems to be growing in popularity, wealth, and prestige as her career moves forward.
Greg Bates
Net Worth: $200,000
Venture: The Highway (Sirius XM)
American country singer Greg Bates has had a fairly short-lasting musical career that mostly appeared between 2012 and 2013. He released his first single, "Did It for the Girl," which debuted at number 57 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2012. The song was well received and was praised for being simple and memorable.
Bates was born in Brentwood and moved to Nashville to better position himself for a country music career. He then got his music degree from Belmont University, which led to his signing a record contract with Republic Nashville a year later in 2011. He has since been fairly quiet and we've not heard too much from the country singer except for his marriage in 2015 to girlfriend Shelley Skidmore.