Celeb News: Top earning musical acts of the past year

Radio Phone

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U2 is world's top earning band: survey
Reuters, Jul 16, 2010 2:00 pm PDT

Irish rockers U2, who netted $130 million from their massive world tour and other deals, are the world's top-earning musicians, according to Forbes.com.
The group made $10 million in ticket sales on each tour stop and, along with merchandising revenue, hit the top of the list ahead of Australian heavy metal group AC/DC, who earned $114 million from their worldwide tour..

R&B singer Beyonce Knowles came in third with $87 million, three spots above her husband, rapper Jay-Z.

New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band and pop diva Britney Spears rounded out the top five.
"Nearly half of the artists that make up this year's list of the top-earning music acts have been around long enough that they could have appeared on the soundtrack to "Back to the Future," Forbes.com said..

The financial website added that the top two bands, along with Springsteen and Madonna, who came in at No. 8, could make as much as $372 million between June 2009 and June 2010..

Lady Gaga, edged past Madonna to grab the No. 7 spot, after earning $62 million from her 106-date tour, record sales and marketing deals. The full list can be found at www.forbes.com.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/various-a...rvey--62003379

BeyonceDoll

Deuces

I don't like the name of this post

Radio Phone

Already posted?

@ Dueces: My b, I just pasted the headline Yahoo had for this news on their home page.
Edit--fixed now.

hidden88

Better get used of it Deuces! Britney is back and barley worked in 2009 mainly just her tour and this bitch made 64,000,000! Doing nothing. We barley saw Britney on TV! Now she's releasing an album and her new perfume is coming out in September! Britney is going to take over! I love Beyonce, no negative energy but her biggest rival is back and ready to kill! Get it right, I love Beyonce is a legend in the making but the machine Britney is back! It's to late!

hidden88

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Better get used of it Deuces! Britney is back and barley worked in 2009-2010, mainly just her tour in 09 and this bitch made 64,000,000! Doing nothing. We barley saw Britney on TV! Now she's releasing an album and her new perfume is coming out in September! Britney is going to take over! I love Beyonce, no negative energy but her biggest rival is back and ready to kill! Get it right, I love Beyonce, she is a legend in the making but the machine Britney is back! It's to late!

GeezusHaberdash

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Originally posted by Radio Phone

Already posted?

@ Dueces: My b, I just pasted the headline Yahoo had for this news on their home page.

Yes.

Why the hell would you post a negative headline? Some of y'all are just...

Radio Phone

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Originally posted by hidden88

Better get used of it Deuces! Britney is back and barley worked in 2009 mainly just her tour and this bitch made 64,000,000! Doing nothing. We barley saw Britney on TV! Now she's releasing an album and her new perfume is coming out in September! Britney is going to take over! I love Beyonce, no negative energy but her biggest rival is back and ready to kill! Get it right, I love Beyonce is a legend in the making but the machine Britney is back! It's to late!

So Britney is back

Deuces

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Originally posted by hidden88

Better get used of it Deuces! Britney is back and barley worked in 2009 mainly just her tour and this bitch made 64,000,000! Doing nothing. We barley saw Britney on TV! Now she's releasing an album and her new perfume is coming out in September! Britney is going to take over! I love Beyonce, no negative energy but her biggest rival is back and ready to kill! Get it right, I love Beyonce is a legend in the making but the machine Britney is back! It's to late!

hidden88

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Originally posted by Radio Phone

So Britney is back

You'll See! I guarentee that Britney will be #1 highest earning musician at Forbers in 2011! She will be overtaken by the machine Britney! I love Beyonce but she had her fun now Britney is back! It's to late!

Radio Phone

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Originally posted by Deuces

I know

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Originally posted by hidden88

You'll See! I guarentee that Britney will be #1 highest earning musician at Forbers in 2011! She will be overtaken by the machine Britney! I love Beyonce but she had her fun now Britney is back! It's to late!

hidden88

Told you so!

Deuces

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Originally posted by hidden88

Told you so!

Just one question........has Britney ever reach 80 million during her "good days"???

BeyonceDoll

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Originally posted by hidden88

Better get used of it Deuces! Britney is back and barley worked in 2009 mainly just her tour and this bitch made 64,000,000! Doing nothing. We barley saw Britney on TV! Now she's releasing an album and her new perfume is coming out in September! Britney is going to take over! I love Beyonce, no negative energy but her biggest rival is back and ready to kill! Get it right, I love Beyonce is a legend in the making but the machine Britney is back! It's to late!

And Thats why Beyonce came ahead of Britney for the 2nd year in the ROW! RIGHT?!
LMAO!

You're right Britney does NOTHING that's why the media looks at her like a joke

Beyonce works hard and gets 6 Grammys in one night lmao!

Beyonce is more respected than Britney you know why? Because of her LACK of Work

So you shouldn't be proud that Britney DOESN'T do NOTHING

And the Fact still stands Beyonce came in ahead of Britney the 2nd year in a row

Radio Phone

I'm just saying regardless of how much she (Britney) does or does not make, Beyonce has her well beat in terms of beauty, talent, singing, and performing. Britney is cute though. But Beyonce is gorgeous. Put cute next to gorgeous...gorgeous is going to devour cute.

Britney just has a much better natural grasp on the idiotic, no-sense-having, will-pay-for-crud- audience. I don't think Bey can tap into that demographic very well...

BeyonceDoll

I'm proud Beyonce gives 200%

Why would I be Happy if Beyonce did anything less ? lmao! That would Be DUMB

Britney Crazy Fans are proud that Brit doesn't give her all lmao! Thats the dumbest thing I every heard they are on here saying Britney didn't do anything like that's a GREAT thing? lmao!

hidden88

Dont say I never told you so!

hidden88

Have Fun wasting your time!

BeyonceDoll

LAST TIME I CHECKED BEYONCE CAME IN AHEAD OF BRITNEY AGAIN TELL ME IF I'M WRONG??

No. 1: U2
$130 million

No. 2: AC/DC
$114 million

No. 3: Beyoncé Knowles
$87 million

No. 4: Bruce Springsteen
$70 million

No. 5: Britney Spears
$64 million

GagaBrit

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Originally posted by Radio Phone

I'm just saying regardless of how much she does or does not make, Beyonce has her well beat in terms of beauty, talent, singing, and performing. Britney is cute though.

how about trying to stay on-topic people

Beyonce stans need to keep it cute about Britney