Superproducer Dr. Dre tops this year’s Forbes list of highest earning musicians in the world with a total gross of $110 million. This is mostly as a result of his business forays into the ‘Beats by Dr. Dre’ headphone line.
Dr. Dre started the company two years ago with Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine and part of the business was sold late last year to smartphone manufacturers HTC for $300million. Dre pocketed $100million as his cut from the deal.
The rest of the top five are
2. Roger Waters from British Band Pink Floyd $88million
3. Elton John $80million
4. U2 $78million
5. Take That $69million
Other popular names on the list include Bon Jovi at No. 6 with total earnings of $60million, Taylor Swift $57million and Justin Bieber at 10th with $55million.
Hip Hop power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce earned $38million and $40million respectively. There has only been one year in their marriage when Jay-Z has out-earned his wife.
This year’s Forbes’ list goes on to reinforce the fact that having a hit record alone does not drive an artiste to the top. Hitting the road to go on tours and having side business ventures are lucrative opportunities that should be looked into.
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