Who Made It on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2020
Hunter Schafer and Normani Top the List of Forbes 30 Most Influential People Under 30
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"The Georgia native rode from unknown teen to superstar singer in one year flat. Last December, he uploaded "Old Town Road" to independent music service Amuse; as spins surged through the spring, Billboard booted the trap-inflected tune from its country charts. By summer, a major label deal and a series of remixes rocketed the song to 1.8 billion spins in the U.S. en route to a record-setting 19 weeks atop the overall singles rankings. That helped Lil Nas X earn an estimated $14 million pretax, lassoing the No. 18 spot on our list of country's top earners this fall." — Forbes