Jay Z & Beyonce named "Music's Most Powerful Music Couple" by Forbes Magazine

SOHH Reports... Grammy-winning artists Jay-Z and Beyonce continue to make headlines, this time for earning the right to call themselves music's most powerful couple.

Music's most powerful couple, Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z hauled in some $72 million over the past year, making them No. 2 on our list. The Houston-born R&B diva pulled in $35 million, thanks mostly to business-focused deals such as a clothing line with Dereon and endorsement deals with L'Oreal, DirecTV, General Mills and others. As for Jay-Z, his earnings come from the 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal that he signed in 2008 and the cash he collects as a shareholder in New Jersey Nets, 40/40 Club chain and ad firm Translation. (Forbes)