Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ success as a music mogul has allowed him to accumulate a substantial bank account and invest in multiple new ventures. It goes without saying that he has experienced his fair share of highs and lows in the business world. From his music career to his fashion label, the Grammy Award winner, 54, has dabbled in a little bit of everything.
Diddy’s enormous business empire is said to have brought in well over $1 billion in revenue over the last few years. But which of his partnerships in his business venture to date has been a game changer for this music mogul? His 2007 collaboration with Diageo for Cîroc vodka and, subsequently, DeLeón Tequila expanded his line of business while fusing his creative flair with astute business sense.
Diddy in the music video for Act Bad Diddy’s Most Lucrative Business with Diageo
We learned from Celebrity Net Worth that...
Diddy’s enormous business empire is said to have brought in well over $1 billion in revenue over the last few years. But which of his partnerships in his business venture to date has been a game changer for this music mogul? His 2007 collaboration with Diageo for Cîroc vodka and, subsequently, DeLeón Tequila expanded his line of business while fusing his creative flair with astute business sense.
Diddy in the music video for Act Bad Diddy’s Most Lucrative Business with Diageo
We learned from Celebrity Net Worth that...
- 3/28/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The five richest acts in hip-hop have amassed a combined wealth of 3.8 billion, according to a new report from former Forbes entertainment editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg, who now covers the business of music at Substack. It’s a few million more than the 3.17 billion pre-pandemic total, but the distribution of wealth has undergone some significant changes as recently as this week.
Jay-Z continues his reign as hip-hop’s richest artist with a net worth of 1.5 billon, still riding the high since he became the genre’s first billionaire in 2019. He...
Jay-Z continues his reign as hip-hop’s richest artist with a net worth of 1.5 billon, still riding the high since he became the genre’s first billionaire in 2019. He...
- 10/28/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West has a certain vision for helping the world, and a part of that vision includes building Star Wars themed low-income housing. West is a huge Star Wars fan, so it’s not surprising that his love for the franchise would spill into some of his projects… like this.
West revealed that he was building this Star Wars-inspired housing in a recent interview with Forbes. The housing is specifically based on the structures from the planet Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s childhood home.
According to the report, West has been working with a team to design “prefabricated structures that sport the same austere aesthetic, with the goal of deploying them as low-income housing units.”
West even brought the interviewer, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, to see what has been done so far, and he explained that he saw a "trio of structures that look like the skeletons of wooden spaceships." Those are physical prototypes of his concept,...
West revealed that he was building this Star Wars-inspired housing in a recent interview with Forbes. The housing is specifically based on the structures from the planet Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s childhood home.
According to the report, West has been working with a team to design “prefabricated structures that sport the same austere aesthetic, with the goal of deploying them as low-income housing units.”
West even brought the interviewer, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, to see what has been done so far, and he explained that he saw a "trio of structures that look like the skeletons of wooden spaceships." Those are physical prototypes of his concept,...
- 7/11/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Forget a galaxy far, far away, Kanye West is getting work done right here, right now in his reported development of low-income housing units inspired by Star Wars architecture.
According to a Forbes cover story interview recently published, the rapper, designer and entrepreneur is in the midst of creating housing units that resemble what Luke Skywalker lived in on Tatooine in 1977's A New Hope.
No picture of the units was provided, but Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg accompanied West to a clearing in the middle of the California woods (specific location not given) where model structures of the Tatooine units are being ...
According to a Forbes cover story interview recently published, the rapper, designer and entrepreneur is in the midst of creating housing units that resemble what Luke Skywalker lived in on Tatooine in 1977's A New Hope.
No picture of the units was provided, but Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg accompanied West to a clearing in the middle of the California woods (specific location not given) where model structures of the Tatooine units are being ...
- 7/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Have you ever wondered about the origins of “yacht rock”? Or how Van Morrison made his enigmatic classic? Look no further than these excellent new books.
3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop’s Multibillion-Dollar Rise by Zack O’Malley Greenburg
In the past 20 years, hip-hop has produced enough wanna-be Warren Buffetts to fill the biggest strip club in Atlanta. But, according to Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s new book, only a trio of artist-entrepreneurs have risen to a status that rivals the corporate titans: Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and Diddy.
3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop’s Multibillion-Dollar Rise by Zack O’Malley Greenburg
In the past 20 years, hip-hop has produced enough wanna-be Warren Buffetts to fill the biggest strip club in Atlanta. But, according to Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s new book, only a trio of artist-entrepreneurs have risen to a status that rivals the corporate titans: Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and Diddy.
- 3/13/2018
- by David Browne, Jon Dolan, Andy Greene and Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Since leaving the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre And The Great Comet Of 1812, Okieriete Onaodowan has been mostly quiet on the controversy that saw his run as the titular Pierre end with confusion, outrage, and uncertainty. However, earlier this week, Onadowan spoke with Forbes editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Boston about his experiences in Hamilton and Great Comet, and on what it means to have a platform.
- 10/4/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
No price tag could ever match the value of what Prince was worth culturally to this world. The pop icon, who died Thursday at the age of 57, leaves behind an incredible musical legacy and a body of work spanning the course of over 40 years. Unlike many other artists, though, Prince didn't turn into a celebrity spokesperson. Instead of chasing endorsement deals, he focused on music—and it's reflected in his art and his bank account. As Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg writes, "...Prince's cultural clout far surpassed his financial success." The Grammy winner's only appearance on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list was in 2005, when he earned an estimated $49.7 million before taxes and...
- 4/21/2016
- E! Online
Zayn Malik isn't just walking away from his One Direction bandmates; he's also leaving a multimillion-dollar payday behind. E! News caught up with Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg to find out exactly what's financially at stake for the young pop star. "Last year, we had One Direction [estimated] at $75 million, which put them in our top 10 on our Celebrity 100 list. It is mostly fueled by live shows but also record sales and merchandise sales," Greenburg shared. And while the 1D guys "played about 70 shows in the past 12 months," it seems like that would "definitely put them on track to meet if not exceed that $75 million figure for the next...
- 3/26/2015
- E! Online
Jay tops the list because he 'makes brilliant business moves but keeps putting out relevant music,' Forbes writer tells MTV News.
By Gil Kaufman
Jay-z and Kanye West
Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage
Jay-z and Kanye West are already poised to seize the top of the charts with Watch the Throne. But before the final sales figures are even tabulated, the superstar hip-hop duo are already rap's top cops, thanks to their #1 and #3 ranking on the Forbes Hip-Hop's Top Earners list.
Entrepreneur Jigga earned the first spot with more than $37 million in earnings, just outpacing another serious multi-hyphenate, Diddy, who was no joke just behind at $35 million. It's the fourth time Jay has worn the Cash Kings crown in the past five years. Kanye was a bit further behind at #3 with a not-too-shabby $16 million.
Don't miss the premiere of Kanye West and Jay-z's "Otis" video Thursday at 8:56 p.
By Gil Kaufman
Jay-z and Kanye West
Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage
Jay-z and Kanye West are already poised to seize the top of the charts with Watch the Throne. But before the final sales figures are even tabulated, the superstar hip-hop duo are already rap's top cops, thanks to their #1 and #3 ranking on the Forbes Hip-Hop's Top Earners list.
Entrepreneur Jigga earned the first spot with more than $37 million in earnings, just outpacing another serious multi-hyphenate, Diddy, who was no joke just behind at $35 million. It's the fourth time Jay has worn the Cash Kings crown in the past five years. Kanye was a bit further behind at #3 with a not-too-shabby $16 million.
Don't miss the premiere of Kanye West and Jay-z's "Otis" video Thursday at 8:56 p.
- 8/10/2011
- MTV Music News
Product placement may be old hat in the music industry. But, as it turns out, it's piracy proof, too.
To take just one recent example, the Lady Gaga/Beyoncé video "Telephone" featured a brief glimpse of a security guard viewing a dating site called PlentyOfFish.com. Eighty-five million people watched that video on YouTube, enough that PlentyOfFish's traffic rose 20% in the month of the video's debut, writes Zack O'Malley Greenburg of Forbes.
Regardless of whether users pay to download videos or songs, whose lyrics can also feature paid shout-outs to brands, they're still getting the marketing message. And that's good news for both brands and the music labels. "Obviously if the song is pirated, the lyrics aren't going to change," Adam Kluger, CEO of The Kluger Agency, who coordinated PlentyOfFish's involvement in the video, told Greenburg. The trend isn't entirely new, though it appears to be growing. A marketer scored...
To take just one recent example, the Lady Gaga/Beyoncé video "Telephone" featured a brief glimpse of a security guard viewing a dating site called PlentyOfFish.com. Eighty-five million people watched that video on YouTube, enough that PlentyOfFish's traffic rose 20% in the month of the video's debut, writes Zack O'Malley Greenburg of Forbes.
Regardless of whether users pay to download videos or songs, whose lyrics can also feature paid shout-outs to brands, they're still getting the marketing message. And that's good news for both brands and the music labels. "Obviously if the song is pirated, the lyrics aren't going to change," Adam Kluger, CEO of The Kluger Agency, who coordinated PlentyOfFish's involvement in the video, told Greenburg. The trend isn't entirely new, though it appears to be growing. A marketer scored...
- 10/8/2010
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
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