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    Gaga, Musk, RiRi: When music and biz stars found love in each other

    Synopsis

    For as long as it lasts, when business heads date singers, it’s a joint venture that is music to the ears.

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    Singers Lady Gaga (L) and Rihanna (R) found love in business tycoons, and Elon Musk dated Canadian singer Grimes.
    It’s famously said that music can soothe the savage beast, and as it turns out, it can also attract the savvy businessman.

    At this year’s Super Bowl, Lady Gaga made her debut with her new man, tech CEO Michael Polansky. While her meat dress may clash with his business attire, the two are reportedly going from strength to strength.

    Here’s a list of famous singers who have dated business tycoons:

    Harvard grad for Gaga
    Popular musician Lady Gaga, who has a net worth of $275 million, was recently spotted with Michael Polansky, the CEO of Parker Group. The two are said to have met through common friends over the festive season and Gaga made her relationship with her businessman beau official with an Instagram post.

    Polansky has an impressive resume and is closely associated with Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker. Polansky is also working with organisations that are connected to helping the fight against cancer, a cause close to Gaga’s heart.
    ​​At this year’s Super Bowl, Lady Gaga made her debut with her new man, tech CEO Michael Polansky.Reuters

    At this year’s Super Bowl, Lady Gaga made her debut with her new man, tech CEO Michael Polansky.


    Don’t doubt their vibe
    A lot of people did. When Canadian singer Grimes and Tesla CEO Elon Musk started dating, it set off a series of memes. But a year on, and with them expecting a child together, it appears that the couple are still smitten. Grimes wore a Tesla- inspired choker for their debut outing at the 2018 Met Gala and Musk has released an EDM track titled BIG SHOT

    ‘Don’t Doubt ur Vibe’ (Grimes is an electronica musician). The two met on Twitter after Musk responded to a joke Grimes had made earlier with the latter saying that it was the first time anyone understood her AI joke.

    Arabian knight
    Rihanna may usually speak her mind but there’s one area that she’s been notoriously quiet about — her love life. The millionaire singer dated Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel for nearly three years, calling it quits just a few weeks ago. Jameel, who is fluent in English, Arabic and Japanese, is a billionaire. His family owns the Abdul Latif Jameel Co, that has the exclusive rights to distribute Toyota in Saudi Arabia. His family is reported to have an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion.

    Packing it in
    James Packer dated US superstar Mariah Carey for 18 months before they called off their engagement in 2016. The ‘Heartbreaker’ singer and Australian businessman were often spotted laughing and looked like the picture of happiness. But Packer later said that while he was dating the ‘insanely bright’ Carey, he was going through mental health issues. He became uncomfortable with the publicity and didn’t want

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