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Forbes named Dr. Dre is the highest paid musician of the year
Dr. Dre, who earned $620 million.
The record-breaking income of Dr. Dre didn't get his money's worth directly from his music career, but from the sale of his stake in headphone company Beats. Beats was sold to Apple for $3 billion.
The second place in the list of the highest paid musicians was taken by the singer Beyoncé, who earned $115 million from the tour, advertising and sales of the album.
Third place went to The Eagles, who received $100 million from the tour. Fourth place went to Bon Jovi with $82 million, and Bruce Springsteen rounded out the top five with $81 million.
“It’s safe to say that headphones are a good business,” hip-hop artist DJ Khaled told the magazine, commenting on Dr. Dre (English).
- The list takes into account income from touring, album and single sales, royalties, advertising contracts and other activities of musicians received from June 2013 to June 2014. Income was measured before taxes. Agency fees, as well as the costs of management and legal support, were not taken into account.
- The ranking of the highest paid musicians, published by Forbes in December 2013, was headed by Madonna, whose income the magazine estimated at $125 million.