20 highest paid musicians in 2015

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20 Highest-Paid Musicians Taylor 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 $9.3M AC/DC $9.9M Eric Church $10.2M Britney Spears $10.6M Neil Diamond $11.1M Fleetwood Mac $11.4M Florida Georgia Line $11.5M Juan Gabriel $11.5M Ed Sheeran $11.6M Rush $11.9M Elton John $12.5M Madonna $12.7M Dave Matthews Band $14.1M Shania Twain $14.4M Jason Aldean $18.9M Maroon 5 $19.1M Adele $20.5M U2 $21.8M Luke Bryan $23.1M Grateful Dead $23.8M One Direction $24.3M Billy Joel $31.6M Rolling Stones $39.6M Kenny Chesney $39.7M Taylor Swift $73.5M 84% 68% 90% 96% 94% 90% 91% 90% 36% 94% 80% 96% 81% 88% 94% 69% 55% 94% 94% 95% 81% 95% 77% 94% 0% Percent Ear Touring Recording Publishing Touring

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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

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