Who’s the top earning musician in the world?
If you answered Beyonc├â┬⌐, it’s because you forgot about Dr. Dre!
The rapper and mogul has been named the number one highest paid musician by Forbes after selling his headphones company Beats to Apple; he reportedly earned $620 million before taxes in 2014!
Bey was unsurprisingly number two on that list, but her earnings only came in at $115 million.
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That is a $505 million difference!!! Wow!
The Eagles took third, making $100 million with their History of the Eagles tour. The rest of the list brought along some familiar names!
To find out what Justin Bieber, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and more made this year, check out the entire list from top to bottom (below)!!!
Dr Dre – $620m
Beyonc├â┬⌐ – $115m
The Eagles – $100m
Bon Jovi – $82m
Bruce Springsteen – $81m
Justin Bieber – $80m
One Direction – $75m
Paul McCartney – $71m
Calvin Harris – $66m
Toby Keith: $65m
Taylor Swift: $64m
Jay Z – $60m
Diddy – $60m
Bruno Mars – $60m
Justin Timberlake – $57m
Pink – $52m
Michael Buble – $51m
Rihanna – $48m
Rolling Stones – $47m
Roger Waters – $46m
Elton John: $45 million
Kenny Chesney: $44 million
Katy Perry: $40 million
Jason Aldean: $37 million
Jennifer Lopez: $37 million
Miley Cyrus: $36 million
Celine Dion: $36 million
Muse: $34 million
Luke Bryan: $34 million
Lady Gaga: $33 million
Drake: $33 million
