2018MTV音乐电视大奖赢家揭晓,看看明星们的生意经

美东时间8月20日晚8点整，2018年MTV音乐电视大奖颁奖礼在纽约市无线电城音乐厅拉开帷幕，正式颁奖于当晚9点开始。各大奖项热门提名星光熠熠，艺名“孩子气的甘比诺”的说唱歌手唐纳德·格洛沃、欧美流行乐天后碧昂斯和说唱天王杰斯的夫妻档组合“卡特夫妇”、创作歌手“火星哥”布鲁诺·马尔斯、小天后爱莉安娜·格兰德均在列。虽然不一定会现场表演，但说唱歌手卡迪·B担任开场嘉宾。

颁奖典礼也为上周辞世的灵魂乐歌后艾瑞莎·富兰克林致哀。

此次年度音乐盛典由MTV电视台全程直播，有线电视订阅用户可以在电视上观看，或者在MTV官网MTV.com上观看视频。

各位当红歌星一边角逐奖项，一边也靠着单曲下载、作品周边和接代言斩获数百万美元。以下是出席当晚典礼的一些乐坛大腕资产净值。

爱莉安娜·格兰德

24岁的爱莉安娜·格兰德此前主要身份是喜剧艺人，今年她以《泪已流干》（No Tears Left To Cry）获得年度艺人和年度音乐录影带两项大奖提名。目前并不清楚她到底有多少净资产，按照MTV对她的品牌香水销售和专辑下载量统计，身家应该有上千万美元。

爱莉安娜·格兰德不是MTV音乐电视大奖的新面孔，今晚，她将重返颁奖礼舞台奉献精彩的表演。不要错过晚9点开幕的精彩演出。 

——MTV

去年，格兰德同歌手“水果姐”凯蒂·佩里、贾斯汀·比伯和麦莉·塞勒斯一道出席英国曼彻斯特的一场慈善音乐会，帮助募集超过300万美元，格兰德还是重磅明星，结果有22人因自杀炸弹不幸罹难。据称格兰德还帮助曼彻斯特市议会紧急基金募得逾1200万美元。

卡迪·B

刚刚晋升人母的说唱歌手卡迪·B并未在今年的MTV音乐电视大奖颁奖礼上献唱，但她诞下女儿库尔彻·吉尔莉短短两个月后便重新拿起麦克风。今年她包揽了十个奖项的提名。

卡迪·B本名贝尔卡莉斯·阿尔曼扎，她的净资产并未公开，但应该在稳步增长。去年她的单曲《菩提黄》（Bodak Yellow）跻身美国音乐杂志《公告牌》百大单曲榜，此后推出多只热门金曲。

卡特夫妇

携新专辑《一切都是爱》（Everything Is Love）亮相的卡特夫妇向世人证明，一切都可以用来赚钱。这对名震乐坛的夫妇积攒财富已创下纪录。据《财富》报道，杰斯的个人资产净值就高达8.1亿美元，2017年到2018年的收入为7650万美元。截至2018年，碧昂斯的资产净值为3.55亿美元。

2017年，超级明星夫妇的财富加起来已突破10亿美元。据《福布斯》估算，2018年两人资产净值合计已突破12.5亿美元。今年的MTV音乐电视大奖上两人也斩获八项提名。

布鲁诺·马尔斯

布鲁诺·马尔斯今年也得到年度艺人等多个奖项提名。他与卡迪·B合作的《很好》（Finesse）也夺得多类提名。

今年，32岁的超级明星马尔斯将再度站上MTV音乐电视大奖颁奖舞台献声。据《福布斯》报道2017年到2018年，马尔斯获得1亿美元收入。他也以热心慈善闻名。去年24K魔幻世界巡回演唱会密歇根州的一场表演期间，他承诺捐出100万美元，帮助该州弗林特市治理水污染危机。

詹妮弗·洛佩兹

将MTV迈克尔·杰克逊音乐录像带先锋奖纳入囊中之后，今年詹妮弗·洛佩兹还有望携手DJ卡利和卡迪·B的专辑《钱》（Dinero）摘得两个奖项。此次MTV音乐电视大奖颁奖礼上，她自2001年以来第一次登台表演。

好奇一下……想知道你们今晚想听什么歌？

—— 詹妮弗·洛佩兹

今年，洛佩兹入选《时代》杂志最有影响力名人榜单，部分原因是她成为首位一部电影收入达到100万美元的拉丁演员。虽然个人资产净值不明，但她的吸金能力堪称全球艺人里的佼佼者。《福布斯》估算，仅2017年到2018年，洛佩兹的收入就达4700万美元。（财富中文网）

译者：Pessy

审校：夏林

MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) return tonight, Aug. 20, 2018. Held in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, the show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern, with the awards officially starting at 9 p.m. Topping the list of nominations are Childish Gambino, The Carters (Jay-Z and Beyoncé), Bruno Mars, and Ariana Grande. And while she may not perform, Cardi B will open the show.

There will also be a tribute to the late Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who passed away last week.

The annual awards show will be broadcast live on MTV, and cable subscribers can choose to watch the VMAs on television or by streaming the event live on MTV.com.

Most of tonight’s headliners are also moguls in their own right, earning millions in combined sales from downloads, merchandise, and endorsement deals. Here are how some of tonight’s biggest names in the music industry rank in terms of net worth.

Ariana Grande

Nominated for artist of the year and video of the year with “No Tears Left To Cry,” 24-year-old Ariana Grande has been working as an entertainer and performer most of her life. While her exact net worth isn’t known, estimates, including MTV’s breakdown from sales of branded perfume and track downloads, put her in the tens of millions of dollars.

@ArianaGrande is no stranger to the #VMA stage and tonight she's returning for an epic performance. Don't miss it TONIGHT at 9p.

—— MTV

Last year, the performer, along with Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus, helped raise over $3 million in a benefit concert for Manchester, England, where a suicide bomber killed 22 people in a concert hall where Grande was scheduled to headline the show. All told, Grande helped raise over $12 million for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.

Cardi B

Even though the rapper, mogul, and new mom won’t perform at tonight’s ceremonies, Cardi B will take the microphone just two months after welcoming daughter Kulture Kiari. The rapper has racked up 10 nominations at this year’s awards ceremony.

Cardi B — real name Belcalis Almanzar — has an unknown net worth, but one that has been steadily growing. Last year, her single “Bodak Yellow” topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and she’s been releasing hits since.

The Carters

With a new album, Everything Is Love, out this year, The Carters are proving everything is lucrative as well. Already, the all-powerful Carters have amassed a record-breaking fortune. Jay-Z has a net worth upwards of $810 million alone, with earning between 2017 and 2018 hitting $76.5 million. And Beyoncé’s net worth as of 2018 is $355 million, according to Forbes.

Together, the combined wealth of this superstar power couple crossed the billion dollar line last year. As of 2018, Forbes estimates their combined net worth is now over $1.25 billion. At this year’s VMAs, the duo is up for eight awards.

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is nominated for a number of awards this year, including artist of the year, and for his work on Cardi B’s Finesse, which is nominated in several categories.

Performing again at this year’s VMAs, 32-year-old superstar Mars earned a reported $100 million between 2017 and 2018, according to Forbes. He’s also known for sharing some of that wealth. During a sold-out Michigan show last year on his 24k Magic World Tour, he promised to donate $1 million to help with the ongoing contaminated water crisis in Flint, Mich.

Jennifer Lopez

Receiving this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, JLo is up for two awards this year for her track, “Dinero,” featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B. Tonight Lopez is scheduled to perform for the first time since 2001.

Just wondering……what songs do you guys wanna hear tonight?

—— Jennifer Lopez

Lopez was included in TIME‘s Most Influential People list this year, in part because was the first Latina actor to earn $1 million for a film. While her exact net worth is unknown, her earning power is often ranked among the top performers in the world. Between 2017 and 2018 alone, Forbes estimates that JLo raked in $47 million.