Monday, November 25, 2013

The 20 Highest Paid Musicians In 2013

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It's always interesting to see who are the most successful music celebrities of the moment. Frequently they're not who we think they are since the ones making the most money are necessarily the hottest at the moment. That's exactly what you'll see in this year's Forbes Highest Paid Musicians of 2013.

1. Madonna - $125 million
2. Lady Gaga - $80 million
3. Bon Jovi - $79 million
4. Toby Keith - $65 million
5. Coldplay - $64 million
6. Bruce Springsteen - $62 million
7. Justin Bieber - $58 million
8. Taylor Swift - $55 million
9. Elton John - $54 million
10. Beyonce/Kenny Chesney - $53 million (tie)
12. Diddy - $50 million
13. Paul McCartney - $47 million
14. Calvin Harris - $46 million
15. Jennifer Lopez - $45 million
16. Roger Waters - $44 million
17. Muse/Rihanna - $43 million
19. Jay-Z/One Direction - $42 million

Of course, these numbers and positions will surely change by the end of the year, but it's still fair to say that the 1% of the music business are still making a lot of money.
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1 comment:

Oakstone said...

I'd like to see a list of top earners from songwriting/sync/jingle etc. royalties, just to compare the dollar amounts and names involved.

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