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Dwight Yoakam Net Worth: $45 Million

Dwight Yoakam’s storied career spans three decades. Three of his albums reached No. 1 on the country charts. The multi-talented Yoakam also has enjoyed a successful career as an actor, appearing in films such as “Panic Room,” “Sling Blade” and “Wedding Crashers,” as well as in TV shows such as the 2015 miniseries, “To Appomattox.”

Florida Georgia Line Net Worth: $50 Million

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley make up the group Florida Georgia Line — Hubbard and Kelley each have a net worth of $25 million. Their song “Meant to Be” featuring Bebe Rehxha topped the Hot Country Songs chart with a record 50 weeks in the No.1 spot following its December 2017 debut.

The group earned $27 million in the year ending in June 2018, according to Forbes. Although the pair makes most of their money through concert tours, they also enjoy lucrative endorsement deals with Nitto Tires and Advance Auto Parts, and in 2017, they opened their own bar, FGL House, in Nashville.

Tanya Tucker Net Worth: $60 Million

Tanya Tucker saw huge success in the country music world early in life, having notched her first Top Ten hit at the age of 13, and earning a Grammy nomination at 15 years old. She starred in her own reality TV show, “Tuckerville,” from 2005 to 2008. Her album “While I’m Livin'”, which she released in 2019 after a 15-year dry spell, won broad critical praise. It was named one of the 50 Best Albums of 2019 by Rolling Stone and was one of NPR’s Best Albums of 2019.

Miranda Lambert Net Worth: $60 Million

Miranda Lambert is one of the biggest country stars in the world, with 21 total Grammy nominations and three wins. In 2016, Lambert opened a store called Pink Pistol in her hometown of Lindale, Texas, which sells her Red 55 Winery wine collection as well as merchandise from her fitness line.

When Lambert and fellow country star Blake Shelton divorced in 2015, she retained ownership of their Nashville mansion, which sold for $2.425 million in 2017. Lambert recently became the first female country star to open a bar on Nashville’s Broadway strip, joining a host of other male counterparts with a presence there.

Loretta Lynn Net Worth: $65 Million

In 2013, then-President Barack Obama awarded Loretta Lynn the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award was just one more milestone in the star’s epic rags-to-riches story.

Raised in poverty along with seven other children in a small cabin in rural Kentucky in the 1930s, Lynn got married as a young teen. Lynn, who chronicled her life in the song, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” had four children before she turned 20. In 1960, she performed at the Grand Ole Opry, which led to a contract with Decca Records. She parlayed her early success into one of the most celebrated careers in country music history.

Lady A Net Worth: $75 Million

With millions of downloads, the trio of country stars who make up the band Lady A are among the best-selling digital artists of all time. Band members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood each have a net worth of $25 million. Since 2008, the band has won five Grammys and been nominated for five more. Previously known as Lady Antebellum, the band changed their name in 2020 over the Antebellum south’s associations with slavery.

Keith Urban Net Worth: $75 Million

Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Keith Urban is one of country music’s highest-paid performers, earning $35 million in 2019, according to Forbes. The former American Idol judge pulls in additional cash from his personal guitar line. He and his wife, renowned actress Nicole Kidman, married in 2006.

Jason Aldean Net Worth: $80 Million

Jason Aldean was named Artist of the Decade by CMT in 2019. He was on stage in Las Vegas at a country music festival in 2017 when a gunman opened fire from a hotel room, murdering 58 people and injuring more than 500 others in the deadliest mass shooting in American history. To raise money for the victims, Aldean released a recording of a cover of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.”

Aldean opened his first restaurant and bar in Nashville in 2017.

Brad Paisley Net Worth: $95 Million

Brad Paisley is a household name, both for his music and his hilarious commercial with retired quarterback Peyton Manning. According to Forbes, his most financially successful year to date was 2012, when he brought in $40 million for a popular tour and relationships with Chevrolet, Sea Ray boats and more. Paisley has won three Grammy Awards and earned 18 nominations.

Alan Jackson Net Worth: $95 Million

More than 50 of Alan Jackson’s singles have become top 10 Billboard Hot Country songs, and he memorialized his even more impressive chart-topping successes with the appropriately named album “34 Number Ones” in 2010. Jackson’s 23 albums run the gamut of genres, including gospel, Christmas and bluegrass albums. He’s won two Grammys and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010.

Reba McEntire Net Worth: $95 Million

Groundbreaking country icon Reba McEntire has racked up three Grammy awards and 16 nominations over the course of her 40-year career. She has sold more than 56 million albums worldwide and is one of only four entertainers to receive the National Artistic Achievement Award from the U.S. Congress. In 2018, she hosted the ACM awards.

At the beginning of 2018, she became the first woman to play KFC’s Colonel Sanders.

Blake Shelton Net Worth: $100 Million

Blake Shelton — who was married to country superstar Miranda Lambert — is now dating pop icon Gwen Stefani, with whom he worked on NBC’s “The Voice.” Shelton has served as a celebrity judge on the show for 20 seasons. The show is a large part of the reason he earned $31.5 million in a single year, according to Forbes.

In 2016, Shelton’s album “If I’m Honest” held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart at the same time its first single hit No. 1 — arguably the biggest week in the artist’s nearly two decades in the business.

Carrie Underwood Net Worth: $140 Million

Carrie Underwood is officially the most awarded woman in CMT history. She’s won 20 of the awards in the years since she took the top spot on “American Idol” in season four. She’s also racked up an impressive seven Grammy awards and 14 nominations.

Luke Bryan Net Worth: $160 Million

Luke Bryan is one of the biggest concert draws in the country, and he’s also a businessman with multiple revenue streams. He has had endorsement deals with Miller Lite and Chevrolet, and appears as a judge on “American Idol.” He co-owns a hunting company with Willie Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” fame. He pulled in $42 million in 2019, making him the top-paid country music artist that year, according to Forbes.

Faith Hill Net Worth: $165 Million

Faith Hill and her husband — fellow country megastar Tim McGraw — frequently record and tour together, and have a combined net worth of 165 million. Their tour they started in 2006 beat the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Rolling Stones and Madonna to become that year’s most-attended tour.

Through the course of her remarkable career, Hill has won five Grammys and been nominated for 17 more. She also served as the voice of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” weekly opening number.

Tim McGraw Net Worth: $165 Million

In 2014, Tim McGraw released “Sundown Heaven Town,” his 13th studio album, which debuted at No. 1 and came with a 48-show tour, which Forbes said “added double-digit millions to his bottom line.” Another album, “Damn Country Music,” followed in 2015.

He and his wife, fellow country superstar Faith Hill, have a combined net worth of $165 million. McGraw is also one of the few country stars to successfully cross over into acting, appearing in “Four Christmases,” “The Blind Side,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Tomorrowland.”

Rascal Flatts Net Worth: $180 Million

Rascal Flatts is a trio of musicians with a combined net worth of $180 million. They’ve earned their money through their undeniable success, which includes 12 No. 1 Hot Country hits and millions of records sold. They earn their keep not just in the studio, but on the road. Over the years, Rascal Flatts has sold over 10 million concert tickets.

Kenny Chesney Net Worth: $180 Million

Kenny Chesney is more than just a heartthrob country superstar and entrepreneur. He’s also one of the highest earning country stars, pulling in $31 million in 2019, according to Forbes. His album “Cosmic Hallelujah” debuted at No. 2 on the country charts in 2016. In 2020, Chesney extended his record for the most No.1 songs on the Country Airplay chart, with a whopping 31 songs topping the list.

He makes big bucks as a pitchman for Corona and Apple, and in 2013, he launched his own line of rum called Blue Chair Bay.

George Strait Net Worth: $300 Million

George Strait has the distinction of releasing a whopping 60 No. 1 singles — more than any singer across all genres, according to his biography. In his more than three-decade career, he’s sold nearly 70 million albums, 33 of which were platinum or multi-platinum-selling. Only Elvis Presley and the Beatles have topped that record.

Strait also has multiple soundtrack credits, including “Gilmore Girls,” “Mystery, Alaska,” “Showgirls” and “Halt and Catch Fire.” He has been nominated for 16 Grammys and won one.

Toby Keith Net Worth: $365 Million

One of the biggest names in country music, Toby Keith earned $34.5 million in the year ending in June 2017, according to Forbes. Part of that haul came from business ventures such as his Wild Shot mezcal and an endorsement deal with Ford. Most of his income, however, can be credited to his touring schedule, which included the inauguration of President Donald Trump and a men-only show in Saudi Arabia.

Trisha Yearwood Net Worth: $400 Million

Trisha Yearwood counts among her successes three Grammy Awards. She has often toured with her husband, fellow country superstar Garth Brooks. Together the couple boast a combined $400 million fortune.

Music aside, Yearwood has reinvented herself as a lifestyle maven. She hosts an Emmy-winning show on the Food Network called “Trisha’s Southern Kitchen,” which has been on the air for 14 seasons. Her third cookbook, “Trisha’s Table,” debuted at No. 7 on The New York Times Bestsellers list.

Taylor Swift Net Worth: $400 Million

One of the world’s highest-paid musicians in any genre, Taylor Swift became a successful country artist before breaking big into mainstream pop. She occupies multiple rankings on Forbes’ lists, including #25 on the Celebrity 100 and #62 of America’s Self-Made Women.

In 2021, Swift became the first female artist to win three Album of The Year awards at the Grammys for her surprise album “Folklore,” an indie-rock collaboration recorded during the coronavirus pandemic.

Shania Twain Net Worth: $400 Million

Shania Twain has been a global phenomenon since the mid-1990s, winning a Grammy in 1995 — her first of five in 18 nominations. Four years later, she was named Entertainer of the Year by two different associations.

One of the original crossover artists, Twain’s star continues to shine bright. The $27.5 million she earned, thanks largely to a lucrative Vegas residency, in 2016 made her the highest-paid woman in country music, according to Forbes.

Garth Brooks Net Worth: $400 Million

Garth Brooks wrapped up a world tour in 2017 that lasted over three years, and plans to hit the road again in 2021 for sold-out shows on his Stadium Tour that have been repeatedly postponed due to COVID-19.

Brooks headlined Stagecoach in 2018, adding to the reported $60 million he earned in the year ending in June 2017 alone. This marked the third year in a row Brooks earned the title of the highest-paid singer in country music.

Over his quarter-century career, Brooks has sold more than 148 million albums, placing him just under The Beatles and above Elvis Presley in most albums sold. In 1990, “Friends in Low Places” was No. 1 on the charts for four weeks. Brooks holds the record for the most RIAA-certified Diamond albums with seven — and this time, he’s got one more than the Beatles.

Dolly Parton Net Worth: $600 Million

Arguably the biggest star in the history of country music, Dolly Parton earned $37 million between June 2016 and June 2017 alone, in large part because she performed 63 shows, landing the now the 75-year-old entrepreneur on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 Earnings list for the first time ever.

She has been inducted into 12-plus halls of fame and nominated for 50 Grammy Awards — winning 10 — but Parton also runs a business empire that includes the Dollywood theme park, which, with 3 million annual visitors, has been the biggest attraction in her native Tennessee for years. In 2014, the star’s 42nd full-length album, “Blue Smoke,” helped her reach 100 million worldwide record sales.

Oh, and she helped fund the Moderna vaccine, too.

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Cody Bay contributed to the reporting for this article.

All net worth figures are according to CelebrityNetWorth.com unless otherwise noted.

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