Paul McCartney Outshines U2 in Sunday Times' 2021 Music Rich List Music Theater mogul Andrew Lloyd Webber, who lost an estimated $389 million in wealth from the COVID-19 shutdown of West End and Broadway shows, fills the third slot with $743 million. May 24, 2021 Paul McCartney has been crowned the U.K.'s wealthiest musician. The Beatles icon's $1.16 billion (£820 million) has carried him to the top of The Sunday Times' annual Music Rich List, easily beating the collective $877.6 million (£620 million) boasted by rockers Theater mogul Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber takes third place with $743 million (£525 million), losing an estimated $389 million (£275 million) in wealth from the COVID-19 shutdown of West End and Broadway shows.