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Music News: Billboard: Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2011
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Billboard: Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2011
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1. Lady Gaga
$30,556,342
Right around the time the music industry woke up after dreaming it was covered in Kermit dolls and being doused in blood, it hit everyone--Lady Gaga was inescapable in 2010. The pop singer, only a few years removed from her original hair color and shows at small downtown New York venues, so thoroughly dominated the last year that it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that she would top the Money Makers list. There was her tour, which grossed $70.4 million and netted her about $23.8 million. Then there were the eye-popping sales of her music, helped by buzz-generating videos for "Telephone" and "Alejandro." Gaga moved nearly 12 million digital tracks in 2010, along with 2.6 million units of 2008 album "The Fame" and 2009 follow-up "The Fame Monster," of which 554,000 were digital downloads. All of those sales at retail netted her more than $5.7 million in royalties. And she shows every sign of intending to stay on top--new album "Born This Way" is due in May.
2. Bon Jovi
$30,441,776
By embarking on the most ambitious tour of its 30-year career and releasing multiple versions of its new "Greatest Hits" collection, Bon Jovi managed to scale new financial heights in 2010. The band excelled in multiple earnings categories, particularly in the United States, where its tour in support of 2009 album "The Circle" grossed $85 million, tops for the year among all artists. Moreover, Bon Jovi remains an album-selling force. "Greatest Hits," which is available as a single CD, a vinyl LP and in expanded editions, sold 360,000 units last year, a notable tally given that it didn't come out until Nov. 9. In all, Bon Jovi racked up overall album sales of 786,000 units (including more than 100,000 digital albums) and more than 2 million digital tracks, a by-product from years of radio hits. "Bon Jovi," band manager Paul Korzilius says, "is firing on all cylinders."
3. Roger Waters
$24,489,675
Roger Waters' ambitious concept tour of "The Wall," one of his former band Pink Floyd's best-loved albums, was the sort of "event" tour that drew fans in a down touring year. Produced by Live Nation, the trek grossed $71.7 million in the United States. The tour helped spark additional sales of the Floyd catalog, including "The Wall." Pink Floyd's music still resonates with those who've stuck with the act through the years and new fans discovering "Hey You" and "Comfortably Numb" for the first time. In 2010, the best way to sate a Floyd jones was through purchases of classic titles in the band's catalog and buying a ticket to Waters' tour.
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Full top 40: http://www.billboard.com/features/mo...2.story?page=5
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What ? So much ?
That's the half of what she did last year and 2011 only started. 
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1. Lady Gaga
$30,556,342
Right around the time the music industry woke up after dreaming it was covered in Kermit dolls and being doused in blood, it hit everyone--Lady Gaga was inescapable in 2010. The pop singer, only a few years removed from her original hair color and shows at small downtown New York venues, so thoroughly dominated the last year that it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that she would top the Money Makers list. There was her tour, which grossed $70.4 million and netted her about $23.8 million. Then there were the eye-popping sales of her music, helped by buzz-generating videos for "Telephone" and "Alejandro." Gaga moved nearly 12 million digital tracks in 2010, along with 2.6 million units of 2008 album "The Fame" and 2009 follow-up "The Fame Monster," of which 554,000 were digital downloads. All of those sales at retail netted her more than $5.7 million in royalties. And she shows every sign of intending to stay on top--new album "Born This Way" is due in May.
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Bitch is leaving her peers in the dust.
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She's on the right track, BABY SHE WAS BORN THIS WAY.
SHE WAS BORN THIS WAY, HEY! SHE WAS BORN THIS WAY, HEY.
SHE'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BABY, SHE WAS BORN THIS WAY, haay.
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It's really close between #1 and #2, but I'm glad to see GaGa occupying the top position. She works hard, she's earned every bit of her success.
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I see why the others are getting so mad today. 
She's doing incredibly well  On the top of the game
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I really dislike Bon Jovi. And it's nice to see none of the lessor girls making anywhere near that much money. 
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Quote:
1. Lady Gaga
$30,556,342
Right around the time the music industry woke up after dreaming it was covered in Kermit dolls and being doused in blood, it hit everyone--Lady Gaga was inescapable in 2010. The pop singer, only a few years removed from her original hair color and shows at small downtown New York venues, so thoroughly dominated the last year that it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that she would top the Money Makers list. There was her tour, which grossed $70.4 million and netted her about $23.8 million. Then there were the eye-popping sales of her music, helped by buzz-generating videos for "Telephone" and "Alejandro." Gaga moved nearly 12 million digital tracks in 2010, along with 2.6 million units of 2008 album "The Fame" and 2009 follow-up "The Fame Monster," of which 554,000 were digital downloads. All of those sales at retail netted her more than $5.7 million in royalties. And she shows every sign of intending to stay on top--new album "Born This Way" is due in May.
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See how it's done. 
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helloo? This is US Based . Gaga had 150 US dates , Biggest selling album and most singles sold in 2010. Why wouldnt she be #1?
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Congrats to GaGa, but there is no way in hell Rihanna's is right. I'm not saying she's #1 by any means, but that 4.4 mill is wayyyyyy off.
She earned $400,000 for herself per show. She netted more than Billboard claims in 11 shows alone, not even including her album and single sales.
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lol @biebz sitting pretty in pos.5. i always thought people make money off him...but seems like the kid gets quite a penny himself. Applause to Taylor @6,too. She really racks up a shitload of money with her songs.
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Originally posted by dposton
helloo? This is US Based . Gaga had 150 US dates , Biggest selling album and most singles sold in 2010. Why wouldnt she be #1?
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And that's where we agree. Why wouldn't Gaga be #1 on every list that matters? 
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Originally posted by dposton
helloo? This is US Based . Gaga had 150 US dates , Biggest selling album and most singles sold in 2010. Why wouldnt she be #1?
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Lol no ****. If not for touring and album sales, how else could she be #1? By selling these? 
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