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L.A.M.B. and GXVE Beauty by Gwen Stefani | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Stefani founded her L.A.M.B. fashion line in 2003, followed by GXVE — pronounced “give” — almost 20 years later. “I look back on 15 years as a designer and realize that, by its nature, fashion is always progressing,” the No Doubt frontwoman told The Hollywood Reporter in 2019. “You can’t hold it in one place or stand still. I learned to be very open because you’re always evolving; that’s what fashion is, too. Another collection, another season. It doesn’t get old.”

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Bounty & Full by Kelis | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Kelis offers beauty and wellness products as well as a range of sauces with Bounty & Full. “I make products with real love and intention,” the “Milkshake” singer wrote on Instagram in 2023. “For my family and yours … I research and source ingredients from all over the world. It’s beyond organic , made by my hands with love.”

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Treslúce Beauty by Becky G | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Becky G launched her line of cosmetics in 2021. “I could’ve named it Becky G Cosmetics but I didn’t because it’s not about slapping my name on something and getting my bag, and that’s it,” she told Teen Vogue of the brand. “Treslúce is more ‘we’ than ‘me.’ It’s really about creating spaces in the beauty industry that elevate our voices and that elevate our stories.”

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Patti’s Good Life by Patti LaBelle | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Labelle launched her southern comfort foods back in 2008 — and more than 15 years later, the business is still going strong. In 2023, the soul legend was listed in Forbes‘ 50 Over 50 ranking, which reported that her revenue for the year was $20 million.

Paramore’s frontwoman founded her line of vibrant hair color kits in 2016 with her longtime stylist Brian O’Connor. “Hair is one of the coolest and easiest tools that we have for self-expression,” says Williams.

“It’s your own personal megaphone and it’s attached to your head! Our purpose is to create an all-inclusive culture that inspires creativity and empowers everyone’s journey through self-discovery with a whole lot more fun so we can all dye happy.” Decoration, Color Lenses, Good Dye Young, Sally Beauty, Beauty Supply, Sephora, Professional Hair Color, Permanent Hair Color, Bright Hair Colors

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Good Dye Young by Hayley Williams | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Paramore’s frontwoman founded her line of vibrant hair color kits in 2016 with her longtime stylist Brian O’Connor. “Hair is one of the coolest and easiest tools that we have for self-expression,” says Williams. “It’s your own personal megaphone and it’s attached to your head! Our purpose is to create an all-inclusive culture that inspires creativity and empowers everyone’s journey through self-discovery with a whole lot more fun so we can all dye happy.”

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Calia by Carrie Underwood | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Underwood launched her activewear brand exclusively with Dick’s Sporting Goods in 2015. “It’s fun being creative and it’s fun making clothes that I love to wear,” the American Idol alum told People in 2019. “But then you see how people are using them in lives, and taking ownership over their health and feeling better about themselves.” In 2021, she announced plans to step away from the company.

Hey Humans by Jada Pinkett Smith | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Pinkett Smith launched Hey Humans — the first self care brand to be 99% plastic-free, according to Target — in 2021. “What really inspired me was my kids, Willow and Jaden, who have educated me around the environment and the necessity to really shift habit in the way we consume,” she told People that year. “I love personal care and I’m a beauty junkie, but recently I’ve had a lot of anxiety around packaging, and I thought, ‘What can I do in this space?'”

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The Jessica Simpson Collection by Jessica Simpson | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Simpson built her clothing and accessories brand into a multimillion dollar company after founding it in 2005. In 2015, she sold a majority of her claim to The Jessica Simpson Collection to Sequential Brands Inc., a move that went south fast financially. In 2019, however, the singer set out to regain full ownership of the company — a fight she officially won two years later. “It was a journey but I never lost faith in myself."

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Fenty Beauty, Savage x Fenty & Fenty Skin by Rihanna | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

One of the most prolific musician-turned-moguls in the game, Rihanna is a self-made billionaire thanks to her Fenty enterprises. “I never could have anticipated the emotional connection that women are having with the products and the brand as a whole,” Ri Ri told TIME shortly after launching her first venture. “Some are finding their shade of foundation for the first time, getting emotional at the counter. That’s something I will never get over.”

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De Soi & Katy Perry Collections by Katy Perry | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

The singer launched her shoe brand Katy Perry Collections in 2017. Five years later, she teamed up with Morgan McLachlan to co-found De Soi, a line of non-alcoholic sparkling aperitifs.

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Dollywood & Duncan Hines Kitchen by Dolly Parton | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Parton famously repurposed Silver Dollar City theme park in Pigeon Ford, Tenn. into Dollywood in 1986, becoming the co-owner of one of the state’s yearly top ticketed tourist attractions. “I always thought that if I made it big or got successful at what I had started out to do, that I wanted to come back to my part of the country and do something great, something that would bring a lot of jobs into this area." In 2022, she launched her own line of cake mixes and frostings with Duncan Hines.

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Prospero Tequila by Rita Ora | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Ora created Próspero with distiller Stella Anguiano and became the chief creative partner for the tequila brand in 2020. “It’s rare to see women unless it’s like a prosecco or a wine or something more delicate… Spirits are more challenging for women and everyone knows I like a challenge."

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Kylie Minogue Wines by Kylie Minogue | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

In addition to the line of beauty products she sells on her website, Minogue also owns her own wine business. “My main concern was quality,” the pop star told W Magazine of the brand, which she launched internationally in 2020. “There’s no point to waste my time — and everyone’s time — if it was a product that we didn’t really believe in, and didn’t think had a chance of longevity to become a proper brand.”

JLo Beauty by Jennifer Lopez | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Jenny from the Block opened JLo Beauty in 2021. “It’s taken 20 years to realize this dream,” she told InStyle at the time. “I haven’t been this genuinely excited about a project of mine in a long time, and that is not bulls–t. My skin is the No. 1 thing I’ve been asked about. Even when I’m talking about a movie, a song, or an album I’m putting out, everyone’s like, “What are you doing for your skin?”

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Yitty by Lizzo | Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs

Lizzo unveiled her line of all-inclusive, body positive shapewear in 2022, naming the company after her childhood nickname. "I was like, I wanna create a product that, even if you see it, it’s not shameful," she explained to Harper’s Bazaar upon Yitty’s launch. "It’s not embarrassing. It’s actually sexy and liberating And even if you wanna go to the club, you could take your work clothes off and you got a whole fit underneath."

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Women Musicians Who Are Also Entrepreneurs