Beth Ditto Net Worth

What Is Beth Ditto's Net Worth?

Beth Ditto is an American singer, musician, and songwriter who has a net worth of $3 million. Beth Ditto is best known for being the lead vocalist and pianist of the indie rock band Gossip. Ditto has been compared to Janis Joplin, Etta James, and Tina Turner and has referred to herself as a "fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansas." The band Gossip formed in 1999 in Olympia, Washington, and went on to release the studio albums "That's Not What I Heard" (2001), "Movement" (2003), "Standing in the Way of Control" (2006), "Music for Men" (2009), "A Joyful Noise" (2012), and "Real Power" (2024). "Music for Men" and "A Joyful Noise" reached the top 10 in several countries, and the band has had success with their singles "Heavy Cross," "Perfect World," and "Move in the Right Direction." Ditto released the solo album "Fake Sugar" in 2017, and she published the book "Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir" in 2012. Beth also played Bets Gomes on the 2019 Showtime series "On Becoming a God in Central Florida" and country singer Gigi Roman on the 2022 Fox musical drama "Monarch, " and she has appeared in the films "Nocturnal Animals" (2016) and "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" (2018). She has launched plus-size collections of women's clothing for the British retailer Evans, and she created a make-up line for MAC Cosmetics.

Early Life

Beth Ditto was born Mary Beth Patterson on February 19, 1981, in Searcy, Arkansas. She grew up poor with her mother, Velmyra Estel, and six siblings, and she had a few different stepfathers. She took the surname "Ditto" from one of those stepfathers, Homer Ditto. Beth was raised in the Pentecostal and Southern Baptist churches but later became an atheist. When she was 13, she moved in with "her foul-mouthed aunt Jannie." In 1999, she relocated to Olympia, Washington, followed by a move to Portland, Oregon, in 2003.

Career

Ditto formed Gossip with Nathan Howdeshell and Kathy Mendonça in 1999, and they released their debut album, "That's Not What I Heard," in January 2001. They followed it with "Movement" in 2003, and their 2006 album "Standing in the Way of Control" was certified Gold in the U.K. The album's title track also went Gold in the U.K., and it reached #1 on the UK Indie Chart, #7 on the UK Singles Chart, and #9 on the Scottish Singles Chart. Next, Gossip released the 2009 album "Music for Men," which reached the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, France, and Germany. The album was certified 2× Platinum in France and Germany, Platinum in Austria and Switzerland, and Gold in Australia and Belgium. The single "Heavy Cross" was a top 10 hit in several countries, and it was certified Platinum in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland. In 2012, Gossip released the album "A Joyful Noise," which reached #1 in Switzerland, #2 in Germany, #3 in France, and #4 in Austria. The album was certified Gold in France, Germany, and Switzerland. The single "Perfect World" peaked at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and went Gold in Germany and Switzerland, and "Move in the Right Direction" reached #2 on the Polish Airplay Chart and Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, #3 on Hungary's Rádiós Top 40 chart, and #7 on the Luxembourg Digital Songs chart and was certified Platinum in Germany and Gold in Austria.

Gossip disbanded in 2016, and Ditto released her debut solo album, "Fake Sugar," the following year. The album reached #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. She previously released a 2011 EP simply titled "EP," and it peaked at #9 on the Billboard Top Dance Albums chart. The single "I Wrote the Book" reached #6 on Belgium's Ultratop 50 Flanders chart. Gossip reunited in 2019 for their "Music for Men" anniversary tour, and the band released the album "Real Power" in March 2024. The album reached #8 on the German Albums chart and #11 on the Swiss Albums chart.

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Personal Life

Beth is an outspoken supporter of LGBTQ+ and feminist causes, and she is an advocate for body positivity. She married Kristin Ogata in July 2013 in Hawaii. The two have been best friends since Ditto was 18. The couple legally married in their home state, Oregon, in December 2014, after same-sex marriage was legalized there. In a March 2018 interview, Beth revealed that she and Kristin had split up and that she was dating Ted Kwo, a transgender musician. The two later became engaged.

Awards and Nominations

In 2006, Ditto was named to NME magazine's " Cool List." In 2007, she earned a Stonewall Award nomination for Hero of the Year, an NME Award nomination for Sexiest Woman of the Year, a Virgin Media Music Award nomination for Legend of the Year, and a PLUG Award nomination for Female Artist of the Year. In 2008, the Glamour Awards named her International Artist of the Year, and in 2017, she received a Gay Music Chart Award nomination for Best Lyric Video for "In and Out." Gossip earned a GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Music Artist in 2010, and in June 2012, BBC Radio 2 named "Move in the Right Direction" its Record of the Week. The group also won a Hungarian Music Award for Alternative Music Album of the Year for "A Joyful Noise" in 2013.

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