Top 200 Collectors

One the music industry’s most powerful, Irving Azoff and his wife Shelli Azoff might just be the proverbial Hollywood power couple. In the past Irving has served as chairman and CEO of Ticketmaster Entertainment, executive chairman of Live Nation Entertainment, and CEO of Front Line Management. In 2018 with Oliver Chastan, Irving cofounded Iconic Artists Group, which in 2024 bought the publishing catalog, recorded music, and some name and likeness rights of rock singer Rod Stewart, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Meanwhile, Shelli made a name for herself as a sports agent who, in the 1990s, helped introduce soccer to an American audience, a move which is still paying dividends today as Major League Soccer becomes more popular. That’ll likely increase even more so when the US serves as one of the three hosts for the 2026 World Cup.  

The Azoffs have been collecting art for a considerable chunk of their 40-plus-year marriage. Just last year, according to Vanity Fair, Shelli was spotted in the booth of LA-based dealer François Ghebaly during Frieze LA, where she had just scooped up a painting by Sayre Gomez. “It was a trophy, a real trophy,” she said of the work. Later in the day, she said she’d also picked up work by Yoshitomo Nara and Asuka Anastacia Ogawa at other booths.

Should they want to expand their collection, the couple certainly has plenty of wall space. In February 2024, they spent more than $11 million on the property next to their 3.2-acre estate in Beverly Hills. This expansion builds on another addition to their home, which saw the couple drop $21.5 million in 2022 on the other property next to their home.