20 highest paid musicians in 2015
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20 Highest-Paid MusiciansTaylor Swift’s earnings led all others, dwarfing Kenny Chesney and the Rolling Stones. All but Adele and Ed Sheeran made most of their money from touring.
Source: Billboard 2015 Data Subscribe to the Chart of the Week
Celine Dion $9.3MAC/DC $9.9M
Eric Church $10.2MBritney Spears $10.6MNeil Diamond $11.1M
Fleetwood Mac $11.4MFlorida Georgia Line $11.5M
Juan Gabriel $11.5MEd Sheeran $11.6M
Rush $11.9MElton John $12.5MMadonna $12.7M
Dave Matthews Band $14.1MShania Twain $14.4MJason Aldean $18.9M
Maroon 5 $19.1MAdele $20.5M
U2 $21.8MLuke Bryan $23.1M
Grateful Dead $23.8MOne Direction $24.3M
Billy Joel $31.6MRolling Stones $39.6M
Kenny Chesney $39.7MTaylor Swift $73.5M 84%
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Percent Earned Touring
Recording PublishingTouring