According to Forbes, 150 people joined the Billionaire club this year and Jimmy Buffett is one of them:

This year, Forbes counted 2,640 people on the annual World’s Billionaires List–28 fewer than last year and 115 fewer than in 2021. But it wasn’t a bad year for everyone. In fact, Forbes found 150 new members that joined the ten-figure ranks this year.

Together, these 150 markets-defying new billionaires are worth $344 billion. They got rich in everything from finance and fitness gear to Formula 1 and fashion.

The most famous newcomers include some of the world’s most famous faces. Musician Jimmy Buffett has made a $1 billion fortune turning his carefree, island vibe into a lucrative branding business that has stamped the Margaritaville name on restaurants, hotels and casinos. Tom Ford joined the list after selling his clothing, fragrance, cosmetics and skin care business to Estée Lauder for $2.8 billion in November. And Tiger Woods (net worth: $1.1 billion) and LeBron James ($1 billion) have joined the ranks as the only two active athletes who are billionaires after turning their massive sports earnings and endorsement income into ten-digit fortunes through savvy business moves.

Read the full article at Forbes, as well as an article dedicated solely to Buffett and his business empire: “Beach Bum Billionaire”

Jimmy Buffett and his wife Jane attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night in Beverly Hills at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

The Buffetts have attended the party in previous years as well: 2016, 2013.

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In a video posted today, Jimmy Buffett gives an update on his health:

Thanks to all who were worried about me. I am healing up fine and will take the rest of the year off to get in form for next year, but I am more concerned about how all my friends from The Keys to Nova Scotia are doing in the wake of the storms. We, of course, will be helping out when and where we can, and try and reason with hurrican season once again. Fins up! -JB

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— Jimmy Buffett (@jimmybuffett) October 6, 2022

Due to “health issues and a brief hospitalization,” Jimmy Buffett will not be performing in concert for the remainder of this year.

A statement released today says that “Jimmy will need to refrain from touring for the rest of the year. On doctor’s orders, he must take this time to recuperate and heal. Jimmy looks forward to getting back on stage next year.”

Buffett will turn 76 years old in December.

The following concerts will be rescheduled from 2022 to 2023:

10/8 – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV – Rescheduled for 3/4/23
10/15 – MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV – Rescheduled for 3/11/23
10/22 – Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA – 2023 Date To Be Announced

Unfortunately the following dates were unable to be rescheduled and will no longer be happening:

10/10 – Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
10/12 – Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, ID

Fans with tickets to the rescheduled dates are encouraged to hold on to your tickets, as they will be honored at the rescheduled dates in the 2023. For refund information for the MGM Grand Garden Arena shows, please refer to the details below.

For cancelled shows, your tickets will be refunded.

For MGM Grand Arena:
Tickets will be honored for the new date. Simply arrive at the venue at the new date and time and use your tickets to enter. If you are unable to make the rescheduled date, there are many options. For many events you can sell tickets to another fan or transfer tickets to a friend. To see if resale and transfer are available, sign into your account and check for a Sell or Transfer button on your event. Prefer a refund? You will have thirty days to request a refund from your point of purchase. If you bought from AXS online or via phone, sign into your account to see if your order qualifies for a refund.

For Vivint Smart Arena:
If you purchased tickets from Ticketmaster, refunds will be automatically processed to the original method of payment used at time of purchase. No further action by you is required.

For Ford Idaho Center:
The box office will automatically process refunds for the cancelled concert
o For credit card purchases through www.fordidahocenter.com, automatic refunds will be processed back to the original card.
o For cash purchases, please email info.fordidahocenter@spectraxp.com with your order number.
 Please include mailing address & name
 Checks will be sent out within 2 weeks for cash purchases

For Snapdragon Stadium:
Hang on to your tickets, as they will be honored at the rescheduled date (TBA). Ticketmaster will email you as soon as the status of your event changes or the new date is announced.

BuffettWorld would like to wish Jimmy Buffett a happy 75th birthday today!

Born December 25th, 1946 to James Delaney Buffett and Mary Loraine, Jimmy shares his birthday with Humphrey Bogart, Sir Isaac Newton, Barbara Mandrell, Sissy Spacek, Annie Lennox, Justin Trudeau, Karl Rove, and Jesus Christ.

Jimmy wrote this about his birthday and Christmas for his 1996 album Christmas Island:

For those of you who didn’t know, I was born on Christmas Day 1946, the day W.C. Fields died. I think this only goes to prove that God does have a sense of humor, but being born on Christmas was rough going at first. The most obvious scam was to try and double up on presents. “Here’s your Birthday and Christmas present.” I even knew at that young tender age that a scam was in progress and it did not sit well with me. More importantly, it did not sit well with my mother, who made it known, in no uncertain terms to the aunts, uncles and cousins of the Buffett clan strung out along the Gulf coast, that she expected two presents for her bouncing baby boy-one for his birthday and one for Christmas. On the whole it worked quite well, though there were a few Scrooge like occurrences where I would get socks for my birthday and a tie for Christmas. This probably is the reason I never have liked to wear either since.

Happy birthday Jimmy and Happy Holidays to all!