Adele tops young rich list - again - and Sam Smith joins top 20

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Worth an estimated £50m, Adele tops the under-30 rich list yet again despite not putting out any new music for more than two years.
Produced by the Sunday Times, the list looks at the top 20 richest young musicians in the UK and Ireland.
For the first time, Sam Smith has also made the list with a fortune of £12m, putting him in joint 14th place.
Completing the top six are the five boys from One Direction, including Zayn Malik who's now quit the band.
They are said to be worth £25m each.

Other rich bands include Arctic Monkeys, whose members share £45m, and Mumford and Sons, who have a combined £30m.
There are three power couples on the list.
Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan have £13m, Jamie Cook and Katie Downes have £12m, and Marvin and Rochelle Humes, who just make it in at number 20 on the list, have £9m.

Top 20 richest musicians under 30

1: Adele - £50m
=2: Niall Horan - £25m
=2: Zayn Malik - £25m
=2: Liam Payne - £25m
=2: Harry Styles - £25m
=2: Louis Tomlinson £25m
7: Ed Sheeran £20m
=8: Ellie Goulding £13m
=8: Jessie J £13m
=8: Leona Lewis £13m
=8: Katie Melua £13m
=8: Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan £13m
=8: Alex Turner £13m
=14: Jamie Cook and Katie Downes £12m
=14: Sam Smith £12m
=14 Florence Welch £12m
=17 Matt Helders £10m
=17 Olly Murs £10m
=17 Nick O'Malley £10m
20: Marvin and Rochelle Humes £9m