15 Recipes Created By Your Favorite Musicians (2024)

    Now we can all eat like 2 Chainz, Beyoncé, or Lady Gaga.

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    Step one in 2 Chainz' crab cakes recipe is an important one: "Position yourself in a room surrounded by a handful of TVs playing Sportscenter with the sound off." As you do.

    Find the full recipe at ABC.

    2. Beyoncé's Easy Guacamole

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    Proof that EVERYONE loves guacamole — even Beyoncé.

    View the full recipe at Yahoo!.

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    Ricky Rozay says it's the one thing he can make — but it's a resourceful one!

    View Rick Ross' full description of how he prepares his tilapia at Bon Appetit.

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    The secret to Lady Gaga's gravy sauce (which accompanies the Germanotta family's special meatball recipe) is a "ton of olive oil" and a "smack of garlic" crushed up in your own hands. Very DIY, as you would expect.

    Lady Gaga revealed her recipe during a radio interview with Z100 in 2011.

    5. Barbra Streisand's Instant Coffee Ice Cream

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    From the book Singers & Swingers In The Kitchen, Babs' recipe features 24 marshmallows (!!) and is the perfect dessert to accompany her other favorite foods — "hot dogs" and "pheasant."

    View the full recipe at Black Book.

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    Some Mediterranean fare is the perfect meal to accompany a day at her $72 million water park mansion, after all.

    Find the the full recipe at the Loukoumi website.

    7. Rolling Stones' "Hot Dogs On The Rocks"

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    According to a 1967 cookbook called Singers & Swings In The Kitchen, "it would be hard to find a skinnier batch of boys anywhere, which is not easy to believe when you watch them eat Hot Dogs on the Rocks, their favorite American dish." Apparently Mick Jagger is responsible for the potatoes and franks, while Charlie Watts added the beans.

    Find the full recipe at Black Book.

    8. Miles Davis' Chili Con Carne

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    Miles Davis' biography includes a recipe for his favorite chili con carne, which lists all the ingredients with not a single direction as to how to prepare it, save for, "Serve over linguine." Jazz musicians improvise, after all.

    Recipe comes from So What: The Life of Miles Davis, by John Szwed.

    9. Justin Timberlake's Granny's Coconut Cake

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    The secret ingredient to Justin's Grandma Sadie's coconut cake is the sour cream. Never. Enough. Sour. Cream.

    Find the full recipe at People.

    10. Jenny Lewis' "Tastes Like Chicken Tofu"

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    Because OF COURSE Jenny Lewis (of Rilo Kiley) has the perfect recipe for tofu that tastes like chicken.

    Find the full recipe at Cooking With Rock Stars

    11. Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls' "Pasta Ceci"

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    A recipe created by her sister Laura and her partner Tracey, Ray says this pasta dish has become a family tradition. Bonus: it's super easy!

    Find the full recipe at Paste.

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    Moby's been vegan for over 20 years, which means he's had lots of time to perfect his vegan pancake recipe. He recommends you serve it with vegan sausage and fresh berries. Yumm.

    Find the full recipe at Epicurious.

    13. Miranda Lambert's Meatloaf

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    Miranda Lambert requests her mama's meatloaf for her birthday dinners, and reveals that the secret is to get down and dirty by mixing all the ingredients with your hands. And when in doubt, fry or add cheese!

    Find the full recipe at Taste of Home.

    14. Freddie Mercury's Chicken Dhansak

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    Freddie Mercury's longtime personal assistant Phoebe posted this recipe on the singer's website, explaining that it combined the drier curry meat dish and dal, which was a favorite "moistening accompaniment" of his.

    View the full recipe at Freddie Mercury's official website.

    15. Snoop Dogg's 8-Layer Dip

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    All you need to make Snoop's creation is store-bought 7-layer dip (yep), fried chicken wings, and a LOT of oregano. Just pour it all on there.

    See the full video on The Ad Show YouTube channel.

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    How much does a Famous Singer make? As of Jun 3, 2024, the average annual pay for a Famous Singer in the United States is $61,351 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $29.50 an hour. This is the equivalent of $1,179/week or $5,112/month.

    How much does Taylor Swift make per concert? ›

    Taylor Swift: concerts, fans, merchandise, money

    What is known is what she will pocket for each planned concert. According to Billboard, the artist has earned between 11 and 13 million dollars for each of the dates belonging to The Eras Tour.

    How much does Taylor Swift make a year? ›

    Taylor Swift earned $92 million in 2022, making her one of the top-paid entertainers in the world. But that's just a fraction of what she could take home in 2023. And with her net worth now up to $740 million, according to the latest Forbes analysis, she's inching closer to billionaire territory.

    Can I become a singer at 14? ›

    However, by convincing your parents, training and getting experience, making yourself visible to the music industry, and signing with a record label, you too can become a successful singer at a young age.

    How to become a singer at 15? ›

    Attend a lot of concerts–this is an important way to learn, and should also be fun! Visit some industry conferences or take some classes in school or at a community music center. Learn all you can about singing, music, and how the music industry works. The important thing is to get some kind of training.

    How did Taylor Swift get famous? ›

    She signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 and achieved prominence as a country pop singer with the albums Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008). Their singles "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story", and "You Belong with Me" were crossover successes on country and pop radio formats and brought Swift mainstream fame.

    How much money do singers make per song? ›

    For this work, singers generally earn per song, which can be anywhere from $50 to $300.

    How much does Taylor Swift's band get paid? ›

    Based on the data presented and considering the industry standards, it's reasonable to estimate that, on average, a member of Taylor Swift's band could be making approximately $200,000 to $300,000 annually. This estimate includes both their base salary and the bonuses they receive for being part of Swift's tour.

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