Music's
most powerful couple, Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z hauled in some $72
million over the past year, making them No. 2 on our list. The
Houston-born R&B diva pulled in $35 million, thanks mostly to
business-focused deals such as a clothing line with Dereon and
endorsement deals with L'Oreal, DirecTV, General Mills and others. As
for Jay-Z, his earnings come from the 10-year $150 million Live Nation
deal that he signed in 2008 and the cash he collects as a shareholder in
New Jersey Nets, 40/40 Club chain and ad firm Translation. (Forbes)

The R&B/hip-hop duo raked in $72 million between May
2010 and May 2011, with Beyoncé netting $35 million thanks to her Deréon
apparel line and her endorsement deals with DirectTV, General Mills,
L'Oreal and others. Meanwhile, Jigga's earnings mostly came from his
10-year $150 million Live Nation deal, his 40/40 restaurant chain and
his partial ownerships of the New Jersey Nets basketball team and ad
firm Translation. Beyoncé earned a few more coins this week alone, as
she finished out her residency of '4 Intimate Nights With Beyonce' concerts on Friday (Aug. 19) at New York's Roseland Ballroom. (Pop Crush)

Keeping company with other top couples, the Brooklyn bomber
and the Houston born southern belle have emerged as the music industry's
top earning couple, according to a story from Forbes that listed the richest celebrity couples. Coming in at #1 were New England Patriots QB Tom Brady and his top model wife Giselle Bundchen,
earning a combined $76 million. Jay-Z and Beyoncé ranked second after
raking in $72 million - just shy of the top spot. Hollywood fixtures and
tabloid magazine targets Brad Pitt and his better half Angelina Jolie came in third earning $50 million. (RapFix)

"[Did I visit my husband during my vacation?]
I did. I went on tour with him and I got to see the shows from the
audience, which was something that I don't get a chance to do. I was
really, really inspired," Beyonce said. "I've always been a Jay-Z
groupie." ("The View")