Let’s be honest, this is not a big surprise for anyone, especially when you are earning $66 millions a year! The only reason he missed on to that last list by Forbes was due to his age, perhaps the only thing which can stop Calvin Harris from being on any list as of now.
Dr. Dre has topped the list for obvious Beats reasons surpassing some $620 million figure, almost 10 folds of Calvin’s number to behold the highest earnings by a musician ever. The 2nd seed Beyonce was no where close for competition with her $115 million mark followed by The Eagles & Bon Jovi respectively.
Forbes considered income from touring, music sales, publishing, merchandise, endorsements and various other ventures to cater for this list.
Avicii, David Guetta & Tiesto apparently had a close shave with this list which you can check out below.
Forbes World’s Highest-Paid Musicians 2014 list:
1. Dr. Dre ($620 million)
2. Beyoncé ($115 million)
3. The 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)
11. Taylor Swift ($64 million)
12. Jay Z ($60 million)(tie)
12. Diddy ($60 million)(tie)
12. Bruno Mars ($60 million)(tie)
15. Justin Timberlake ($57 million)
16. Pink ($52 million)
17. Michael Bublé ($51 million)
18. Rihanna ($48 million)
19. Rolling Stones ($47 million)
20. Roger Waters ($46 million)
21. Elton John ($45 million)
22. Kenny Chesney ($44 million)
23. Katy Perry ($40 million)
24. Jason Aldean ($37 million)(tie)
24. Jennifer Lopez ($37 million)(tie)
26. Miley Cyrus ($36 million)(tie)
26. Celine Dion ($36 million)(tie)
28. Muse ($34 million)(tie)
28. Luke Bryan ($34 million)(tie)
30. Lady Gaga ($33 million)(tie)
30. Drake ($33 million)(tie)
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