Rihanna hauled her wealthy self across the pond about a year ago, and this relocation means that she can officially be regarded—and evaluated—as a UK musician. Although Ms. Fenty has released little to no music in the past few years, she is still, first and foremost, a musical artist, and it turns out, one of the richest in the country. According to Britain’s Sunday Times, Rihanna sits in the third spot on the UK’s annual list of its wealthiest music stars, her first inclusion in the rankings since this move to London last year.

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Beat only by two knighted gentlemen—Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Paul McCartney, tied at No. 1 each with a net worth of £800 million, or approximately $985 million USD—Rihanna nabbed the third spot with a a net worth of £468 million, or approximately $576 million USD. Although the list recognizes the richest musicians, Rihanna’s wealth largely stems from the sales from her Fenty fashion and lingerie brands and her Fenty Beauty line. 

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Robert Watts, the man who compiled the list, points out how Rihanna’s position on the list reflects a “seismic change” occurring among the wealthy, as younger performers continue to rank higher and higher. “If you look through the yellowing pages of the first list in 1989, it looks like a rogues’ gallery of middle-aged and elderly white men,” Watts notes. “It was earls, dukes and figures from manufacturing and finance. Now money is being made in different ways, and by all sorts of different people – like Rihanna.”

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Watts speculates that next year, though, the list will look a little different due to the current state of the music industry as a result of the pandemic. “The cancellations of tours and the pulling of albums mean it will be a thin year,” he said. “We expect most artists’ earnings to flatline but not for them to necessarily lose money, because the bulk of their wealth is already earned and safely in their bank accounts.” Check out the full list of the UK’s Wealthiest Music Stars below:

1. Lord Lloyd-Webber — £800m
1. Sir Paul McCartney — £800m
3. Rihanna — £800m
4. Sir Elton John — £360m
5. Sir Mick Jagger — £285m
6. Oli and Dhani Harrison — £270m
6. Keith Richards £270m
8. Sir Ringo Starr — £260m
9. Michael Flatley — £206m
10.Ed Sheeran — £200m
10. Sir Rod Stewart — £200m
10. Sting— £200m

Queen Elizabeth addressed the United Kingdom, Sunday, with a rare TV appearance to speak about the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.

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“I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time. A time of disruption in the life of our country: a disruption that has brought grief to some, financial difficulties to many, and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all.

“I want to thank everyone on the NHS frontline as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly carry out day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all. What you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to normal times.”

Her rally was recorded at Windsor Castle and filmed by one cameraman who wore full protective gear. Sunday’s message is only the fifth time the Queen has delivered a non-regularly scheduled speech during a time of crisis.

The Queen promoted social distancing: “Together we are tackling this disease. If we remain united and resolute, we will overcome it.”

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized, Sunday, after testing positive for COVID-19 over a week ago.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to the hospital, Sunday, after battling coronavirus symptoms since his March 27 diagnosis.

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"On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

The decision to go to the hospital was described as a "precautionary step."

The Prime Minister of the U.K., Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus, along with the country's Health Secretary, Matt Hancock. More and more public figures have been coming forward recently to announce that they've contracted coronavirus, and it looks like the leader of the United Kingdom is among them. Johnson addressed his diagnosis in a tweet on Friday, revealing that he has mild symptoms and is currently self-isolating.

Bugzy Malone, a grime rapper from the UK, has suffered some serious injuries from a motorcycle accident that took place on Wednesday night in Manchester. The Greater Manchester Police Department confirmed that they responded to a call about a collision between a quad bike and another vehicle at roughly 9:20pm on Wednesday.

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"Shortly before 9:20pm last night, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, police were called to Rochdale Road, Bury, to reports of a collision involving an Audi car and a quadbike," a spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said. "Emergency services attended and the driver of the quadbike, a 29-year-old man, was seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing." Footage of the incident has been circulating online, with many criticizing whoever felt the need to film the crash site.

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Bugzy is a rapper and actor from Manchester, who has been credited one of the key artists that played a crucial role in the "grime revival" in the UK. Many of his fellow British artists, as well as The Manchester City football club, took to Twitter to show their support for the injured star and send him their well wishes.

Just when you thought he was on another hiatus, Eminemcame through swinging a week ago with the release of Music To Be Murdered By. The album was met with mixed reception, although it’s still the topic of conversation a week later. Despite this, it’s gaining a ton of traction, not only in North America but across the world as well. 

Music To Be Murdered By has hit a monumental milestone for both Eminem and Juice WRLD. The project debuted at the top of the UK albums charts and “Godzilla,” Juice WRLD’s posthumous feature on Em’s album, has debuted at the top of the U.K. songs chart. The song hasn’t been chosen as the single but clearly, fans have been drawn to this song the most. Per Forbes, “Godzilla” marks Juice WRLD’s first number-one single in the UK as well as the first release since his death. Previously, Juice WRLD hit the top 10 with “Lucid Dreams.”

“Godzilla” also marked another significant moment in Em’s career as well. The rapper set a brand new record after reportedly rapping 229 words in 30 seconds. Eminem broke his own record previously set with the single, “Rap God.”

Meanwhile, Eminem’s album is expected to top the Billboard 200 this week with his new project. Industry forecasters say he’s projected to sell 280K in the first week which will mark his 10th consecutive chart-topper. 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stunned the world, and mostly the UK, when they announced their quasi-retirement from the royal family. The couple will be leaving their royal titles behind, although the world will still view them as royalty. “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution,” wrote Harry and Meghan on a social media post. “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent.” 

As reported by the New York Post, the couple has drawn the interest of Netflix. Meghan already has some work lined up from Disney, so it makes sense that Netflix would be a ble business option for her and Harry. “Who wouldn’t be interested?” Netflix’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, replied when asked about collaborations with the couple. “Yes, for sure,” Sarandos confirmed. Netflix is attempting to stave off the competition in the form of Disney+ and the plethora of other streaming services being offered now. Locking down Meghan and Harry would go a long way for the streaming service in attracting, and keeping, new subscribers.  

In an upcoming UK documentary for Channel 5 titled Thomas Markle: My Story, Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, called out Meghan for renouncing her royal titles along with Prince Harry.

“This is like one of the greatest long-living institutions ever. They are destroying it, they are cheapening it, they’re making it shabby,” he says in a preview clip, as reported by PageSix. “They are turning it into a Walmart with a crown on it now. It is something that is ridiculous, they shouldn’t be doing this.”

The clip ends with Thomas saying, “I can’t see her reaching out to me, especially now. Or Harry for that matter. But again, I think both of them are turning into lost souls. At this point, I don’t know what they’re looking for. I don’t think they know what they’re looking for.”

On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace released a statement confirming that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would no longer be using their royal titles: “I recognize the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny over the last two years and support their wish for a more independent life,” the 93-year-old Queen said. “I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family.”

Thomas Markle was a no-show at the royal wedding in 2018.

Daniel Kaluuya has an impressive track record here in America. He starred in Black Panther, Get Out, Widows, and had roles in Kick-Ass 2 and Sicario. Apparently though, Kaluuya didn’t have such great luck acorss the pond, where he is from. Speaking with The Sunday Times, Kaluuya commented on how he felt that his dark skin played a role in stopping studios from hiring him. 

“I was going for a lot of stuff [in England],” he admitted in the interview. “But I wasn’t getting roles because of the color of my skin. It wasn’t fair. It was a trap.” He continued on to name a specific scenario. “For example, I went up for this show. It was 10 rounds of auditions. There was me and a white guy for the lead. It was about aliens. And I realized as I was going to one audition that the other guy had been given an acting coach. They didn’t love me like they loved him.”

“In any other profession, that would be weird, but it was accepted in mine,” continued Kaluuya. “It happened a few times, and I went, ‘Nah. I’m not an idiot.’” Speaking with Entertainment Weekly two years ago, Kaluuya got candid about racism while discussing Get Out‘s big party scene. “That party scene was just like, ‘Oh, I’ve been in that party. I’m going to that party,’” Kaluuya said. “Like, that kind of racism that isn’t seen as racism, that isn’t seen as, kind of like, mainstream racism. It’s just life. And to explore that is quite an uncomfortable conversation. And [director] Jordan [Peele] just spoke his truth. He cinematically articulated an experience that millions of people go through and they are made to feel crazy for going through that. But he just said, ‘No, actually, you’re not crazy.’”