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# Dr. Dre Tops Forbes Annual List of Top Paid Musicians
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/dr-dre-tops-forbes-annual-list-of-top-paid-musicians/
- Published: 2014-12-12T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-12T12:30:00.000Z
- Description: Ringing in the new year with an extra $620,000,000 in his pocket, Forbes identified Dr. Dre as the top paid musician on 2014 by a landslide. Beyonce and the Eagles came. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/dr-dre-tops-forbes-annual-list-of-top-paid-musicians.html]
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Ringing in the new year with an extra **$620,000,000** in his pocket, [Forbes ](http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45fdddi/the-worlds-30-highest-paid-musicians-of-2014/?ref=hypebot.com)identified **Dr. Dre** as the top paid musician on 2014 by a landslide. **Beyonce** and the **Eagles** came in second and third to Dre, pulling in **$115 million** and **$100 million** respectively, hundreds of millions shy of Dre. Dr. Dre clearly benefitted handsomely from the sale of Beats by Dr. Dre to Apple, a one time cash injection that contributed significantly to him grossing nearly **50%** of the **combined pre-tax income of $1.4 billion to 2014's top 10 paid musicians.**

  
We've listed 2014's Top 10 paid musicians below, or you can view the entire story with all 30 musicians [here](http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45fdddi/the-worlds-30-highest-paid-musicians-of-2014/?ref=hypebot.com).

1. Dr. Dre: $620 million
2. Beyonce: $115 million
3. Eagles: $100 million
4. Bon Jovi: $82 million
5. Bruce Springsteen: $81 million
6. Justin Bieber: $80 million
7. One Direction: $75 million
8. Paul McCartney: $71 million
9. Calvin Harris: $66 million
10. Toby Keith: $65 million

Source: [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45fdddi/the-worlds-30-highest-paid-musicians-of-2014/?ref=hypebot.com)