Forbes has released a new list of the best paid musicians of the last 12 month. Forbes looked at income from June 1st, 2012 through June 1st, 2013, using data sources including Pollstar for live concerts, the RIAA, Nielsen SoundScan, managers, lawyers and many of the artists themselves. The took into account ticket sales, royalties for recorded music and publishing, merchandise, endorsement deals and other business ventures.
24. Tiesto $32 million
23. Pink $32 million
22. Tim McGraw $33 million
21 Katy Perry $38 million
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers $40 million
19. Rolling Stones
18. Dr Dre $40 million
17.One Direction $42 million
18. Jay Z $42 million
17. Rhianna $43 million
16. Muse $43 million
15. Roger Waters $44 million
14. Jennifer Lopez $45 million
13. Calvin Harris $46 million
12. Paul McCartney $47 million
11. Diddy $50 milliom
10. Kenny Chesney $53 million
9. Beyonce' $53 million
8. Elton John $54 million
7. Taylor Swift $55 million
6. Justin Beiber $58 million
5. Coldplay $64 million
4. Toby Keith $65 million
3. Bon Jovi $79 million
2. Lady Gaga $80 million
1. Madonna $124 million
The Forbes rankings reflect pretax income of living artsits before deducting fees for agents, managers and lawyers. Read the full story here.
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