Julian Casablancas
Born in New York, Julian Casablancas is the son of Elite Model Management founder John Casablancas and former Miss Denmark, Jeanette Christiansen.
He attended a string of private schools in New York City and Switzerland where he met the friends with whom he'd eventually start indie rock band The Strokes.
Adam Levine
Absurd-body-enthusiast Adam Levine of Maroon 5 is the son of Fred Levine, a lawyer-turned-retailer who founded the LA clothing store M. Frederic.
Adam attended the Brentwood School, whose tuition currently stands at around $35,000, alongside the actor Jonah Hill. He's never had to use a Payphone, we imagine!
Win Butler
There's a lot of pressure on a kid called Win. Luckily, Arcade Fire's lead singer didn't to fight his way to the top.
Born Edwin Farnham Butler III, he attended Phillips Andover Academy where he represented the school in slam poetry competitions.
Dave Haywood
Lady A's Dave Haywood is the son of Van Haywood, a professor of dental medicine in Georgia, a job that doesn't come easy.
Van invented the nightguard teeth-whitening method that is so popular today. "He’s the Bruce Springsteen of the dental world," Dave once said.
Lars Ulrich
The appeal of metal is that it's made by outcasts for outcasts. Metallica co-founder Lars Ulrich messes all that up with his rich upbringing.
The drummer's father is Torben Ulrich, the lefthanded Danish tennis champion who later found fame as a Buddhist filmmaker. Very rock and roll!
Carly Simon
Carly Simon claims she isn't an heiress - even though her father, Richard Simon, co-founded the publishing giant Simon & Schuster.
Simon attended Sarah Lawrence, and summered in Martha's Vineyard, where the family had a compound. We may be vain, but she's privileged!
Lindsay Buckingham
Chief naughty boy of Fleetwood Mac, Lindsay Buckingham grew up in privilege in Atherton, California with room to master his craft.
He isn't the only successful Buckingham. Brother Greg took second place in the 200 meter individual medley in the Mexico City Olympics.
Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr. may approach life in a typically laid-back, country way but his upbringing was as rich as they come.
It doesn't take a genius to realise that, as the son of the legendary Hank Williams, Hank Jr. was never going to struggle in the music industry.
Tucker Beathard
The cap isn't fooling anyone. Anyone with a brain cell, that is. Tucker's the son of hit songwriter Casey Beathard.
If that wasn't enough to convince you of his rich upbringing, ihs grandfather is Bobby Beathard, a Hall of Fame NFL executive.
Grace Slick
Frontwoman of Jefferson Airplane and later Starship, Grace Slick was born Grace Barnett Wing to a San Francisco investment banker with ancestry going back to the Mayflower.
Slick was an alumna of Finch College and was once invited to attend a White House tea by fellow Finch alum Tricia Nixon - daughter of a certain Richard.
Elle King
Does that face look familiar? No offense, but if you were Elle King you'd probably hope not. She's the spit of her old man, Rob Schneider.
It's hard to appreciate Elle's journey through music knowing her dad was making bank starring alongside Adam Sandler throughout the 90s and 2000s.
Gram Parsons
Country rock singer-songwriter Gram Parsons was born Ingram Cecil Connor III, son of a decorated WW2 pilot and Avis Snively Connor, an heiress to a Florida citrus fortune.
Before taking the rock world by storm in bands including The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Parsons attended Harvard University. He died tragically young after overdosing on drugs.
Theo and Sasha Spielberg
The surname is a big giveaway here. Theo and Sasha are two of Steven Spielberg's seven children, and they're in a band!
While taking a break from performing on stage, Theo and Sasha went to separate Ivy League schools. Theo to Yale and Sasha to Brown.
Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett grew up in a home of songwriters. His father was none other than 90s hitmaker Rhett Akins.
Throughout the 2000s, Rhett Akins career began to take off as one-third of the Nashville outfit, the Peach Pickers.
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer may be remembered as the dishevelled singer of left-wing punk group The Clash, but his upbringing was as painfully middle class as his real name, John Graham Mellor.
The son of British Foreign Service diplomat, Strummer lived in Turkey, Mexico, Egypt, and Germany, before his parents dropped him off at exclusive London boarding school Freemen's aged nine.
Kid Rock
Kid Rock likes to pose as one of country music's dumb guys, writing and recording mindless Americana rock for the masses.
But he grew up on a lakefront spread near the family apple orchards in Romeo, Michigan. His father owned the Crest Lincoln Mercury dealership in nearby Sterling Heights.
Ezra Koenig
Rule of thumb: any rock star who isn't called Keith or Paul was probably born into privilege, just like Ezra Koenig!
The Vampire Weekend singer's father was a psychotherapist on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and his mother a TV set dresser.
Caroline Jones
Caroline Jones is a workhorse. She loves the grind, and writes plenty of songs that glamorise that kind of life.
Not that she needs to. In 2012, Forbes estimated that her father, hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones, was worth $3.2 billion.
Gus + Scout
Look at these guys. You can tell they're from humble beginnings just from the acoustic guitar alone. Only kidding!
Gus Wenner, on guitar, is the son of Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner. Vocalist Scout is the daughter of movie icons Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
Sophie Auster
Sophie Auster has a lot of talent and she knows how to use it. Her rich parents also knew how to fund it.
Sophie is the daughter of glamorous 90s literary couple, Paul Auster and Siri Hustved. She has also dabbled in acting!
Parker McCollum
Parker McCollum once revealed that his dad offered to buy him a tour bus and to put his full band on salary.
To be fair to McCollum, he politely declined the offer and decided to make it of his own accord, which he did (with a nice safety blanket).
Lana Del Rey
Lana's father, Robert England Grant Jr, is a million real estate broker who founded a publishing firm called Web Media Properties.
While Lana has denied being a nepo baby, many have accused her of taking financial help from her father to support her career.
Ed Sheeran
Anyone who mentions how they used to hang out near a castle in an ode to their childhood grew up rich.
Ed Sheeran’s father worked at the Cartwright Hall as an art curator, and his mother worked at Manchester City Art Gallery.
Taylor Swift
Sorry Swifties, but your humble girl-done-good country pop phenomenon came from immense privilege and it helped her a lot!
Taylor's dad is Scott Swift, an original investor in Big Machine Records. He raised his daughter in a 3,500-square-foot home in Wyomissing, Pa.
Clairo
Clairo's father, Geoff Cottrill, formerly served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Converse and is now an executive at her recording studio, Rubber Tracks.
If that wasn't rich enough, she is also the great-granddaughter of one of the co-owners of Macy’s. Ah, the music biz!
Miley Cyrus
No need for a record scratch, but a spade must be called a spade. Miley was always destined to become a rock star in her own right.
Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, had already made bags of money, not least from his hit single Achy Breaky Heart back in 1991.
Finneas
The award-winning singer-songwriter and brother of Billie Eilish, Finneas, was born with loads of talent, and super rich parents.
With their links in the entertainment industry, he was able to enter the mainstream alongside his younger sis, Billie. They continue to write together.
Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson, the guitarist and songwriter of the Beach Boys, grew up in a rich family with a musical heritage.
His father, Murry Wilson, was a highly skilled songwriter, and record producer. His mother was also a musical artist.
Brian Jones
Brian Jones, one of the first members of the Rolling Stones and the 27 Club, grew up in immense wealth.
His father was an engineer, and a member of the Cheltenham society 100 miles west of London. This was a big deal in the UK.
Thom Yorke
No Surprises here! Thom Yorke, the grumpy lead singer and songwriter of Radiohead, is one big posh kid from a big posh family.
He attended Abingdon School, an upper-tier private school that costs almost £40,000 a year in the UK. His pocket money probably covered a guitar or five.
Grimes
Even before she shacked up with billionaire techie Elon Musk, Grimes had seen a few dollar bills in her time.
Her mother, Sandy Garossino, had plenty of contacts in the biz as she was an established Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Mark Ronson
Mark is only the son of the writer Ann Dexter-Jones and real estate tycoon Laurence Ronson. But it doesn't end there!
His mother later married the lead guitarist of the multi-platinum rock band Foreigner, Mick Jones, who helped Mark crack the industry.
King Princess
King Princess may as well have been born into royalty. Her great-great-granddaughter owned Macy’s while her father owns a recording studio, Mission Sound.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, however, King Princess confirmed that she could not inherit any fortune from her great-great-grandfather.
Gracie Abrams
Gracie Abrams is a promising young talent and someone whose wheels were greased no doubt by the status of her parents.
Gracie’s Father, J.J. Abrams, is the blockbuster director behind the recent Star Wars and Star Trek movies, and her mother, Katie McGrath, is a producer.
Greta Kline
Greta Kline is the lead vocalist of the band Frankie Cosmos. They make okay music. Nothing to write home about.
What you can write home about is the fact her parents are actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. What are the odds?
Chris Martin
Martin was educated at the pre-preparatory Hylton School and the preparatory Exeter Cathedral School, two elite schools in England.
After Exeter Cathedral School, Martin boarded at Sherborne School, where he met future Coldplay manager Phil Harvey. His uncle was also a Conservative MP.
Page McConnell
Phish keyboardist and singer Page McConnell was a child prodigy. He learnt to play the piano at the tender age of four!
More interesting, thought, is the fact his father was Dr Jack B. McConnell, who worked at McNeil Laboratories and helped to develop Tylenol and the MRI.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez may be considered a folk legend of the 1960s counterculture, but her upbringing was fairly urbane and elite.
Her father, Albert, received his PhD from Stanford University in 1950 and was later credited as a co-inventor of the X-ray microscope.
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is as posh as pop stars come. Born in Kent to a doctor and general practitioner, Bush was certainly never exposed to England's underbelly growing up.
Her mother was amateur traditional Irish dancer, and her father was an amateur pianist. Her brother Paddy was a musical instrument maker, while her other, John, was a poet and photographer.
Fiona Apple
Grumpy, stressed-out Fiona Apple doesn't appear to enjoy fame and wealth and that's probably because she hasn't known anything else.
Born to Broadway stars in New York City, Apple attended the private Episcopal school St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School before hitting the big time with her music.