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Celeb News: Billboard: Taylor highest-paid musician
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Billboard: Taylor highest-paid musician
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METHODOLOGY: The data used to compile Money Makers was supplied by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS and Billboard Boxscore. Artists are ranked by U.S. earnings, calculated from touring, recorded- music sales, publishing royalties and revenue from digital music and video streaming. Due to a lack of data, revenue from sponsor- ship, merchandising and synchronization isn’t included. For album and track sales, Billboard assumed a royalty rate of 20 percent of retail, minus producers’ fees. Billboard treated all streaming revenue as derived from licensing deals and split that to calculate the artist’s take. Billboard applied statutory mechanical rates for album and track sales and Copyright Royalty Board-determined rates or -approved formulas for streaming. For labels’ direct deals with interactive services, Billboard used a blended rate of $0.00525 for audio and $0.005 for video streams. Billboard subtracted a manager’s fee of 10 percent. For box office, each artist was credited with 34 percent of the gross, typically what’s left after the promoter and manager’s cuts and other costs are subtracted.
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Taylor Swift
$39,699,575.60
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Kenny Chesney
$32,956,240.70
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Justin Timberlake
$31,463,297.03
4
Bon Jovi
$29,436,801.04
5
The Rolling Stones
$26,225,121.71
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Beyoncé
$24,429,176.86
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Maroon 5
$22,284,754.07
8
Luke Bryan
$22,142,235.98
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P!nk
$20,072,072.32
10
Fleetwood Mac
$19,123,101.98
11
Justin Bieber
$18,873,458.41
12
Bruno Mars
$18,839,681
13
One Direction
$18,041,472.69
14
Jason Aldean
$17,896,191.98
15
George Strait
$16,002,761.63
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Jay Z
$15,652,428.82
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Michael Bublé
$14,478,084
18
Mumford & Sons
$14,172,940.87
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Dave Matthews Band
$13,932,731.14
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Rihanna
$13,794,186.16
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Paul McCartney
$13,769,479.16
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The Eagles
$13,026,210.18
23
Celine Dion
$12,755,539.71
24
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
$12,473,798.20
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Phish
$12,406,611.95
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Kanye West
$11,574,833.92
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Blake Shelton
$10,349,774.77
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John Mayer
$10,010,017.17
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New Kids on the Block
$9,938,526.59
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Zac Brown Band
$9,888,213.32
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Imagine Dragons
$9,448,031.68
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Jimmy Buffett
$9,404,015.71
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Elton John
$9,369,224.53
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Rascal Flatts
$9,215,475.78
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Rush
$9,050,583.42
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Miranda Lambert
$8,831,605.89
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Lil Wayne
$8,788,416.66
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Tim McGraw
$8,761,716.61
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Eminem
$8,524,782.99
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Carrie Underwood
$8,051,483.55
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Slaying Queen As Always
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Justin Bieber
$18,873,458.41
12
Bruno Mars
$18,839,681
13
One Direction
$18,041,472.69
14
Jason Aldean
$17,896,191.98
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George Strait
$16,002,761.63
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Jay Z
$15,652,428.82
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Michael Bublé
$14,478,084
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Mumford & Sons
$14,172,940.87
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Dave Matthews Band
$13,932,731.14
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Rihanna
$13,794,186.16
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Paul McCartney
$13,769,479.16
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The Eagles
$13,026,210.18
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Celine Dion
$12,755,539.71
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra
$12,473,798.20
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Phish
$12,406,611.95
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Kanye West
$11,574,833.92
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Blake Shelton
$10,349,774.77
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John Mayer
$10,010,017.17
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New Kids on the Block
$9,938,526.59
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Zac Brown Band
$9,888,213.32
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Imagine Dragons
$9,448,031.68
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Jimmy Buffett
$9,404,015.71
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Elton John
$9,369,224.53
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Rascal Flatts
$9,215,475.78
35
Rush
$9,050,583.42
36
Miranda Lambert
$8,831,605.89
37
Lil Wayne
$8,788,416.66
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Tim McGraw
$8,761,716.61
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Eminem
$8,524,782.99
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Carrie Underwood
$8,051,483.55
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The shade that could be thrown.
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Rihanna
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Im guessing this was for 2013
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Only the queen.
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After taking a seven-year break from music, Justin Timberlake returned in explosive fashion in 2013, releasing his first album since 2006 and touring stadiums. To say that Timberlake’s fans responded vigorously would be an understatement. His whirlwind comeback in 2013, led by "The 20/20 Experience" earned him $31,463,297.03 in the U.S.
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Justin Timberlake
$31,463,297.03
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Rihanna
$13,794,186.16
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Taylor, Bey, and Pink are the US and Worldwide touring trinities.
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No Katy??
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The Lord just won't let anyone breathe. She makes it look so easy all the time.
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Taylor Swift
$39,699,575.60
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Why did they use the 104M tour gross for Beyoncé When it's more than that.
MCS grossed 76M in the US not 59M
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Originally posted by DG1
Why did they use the 104M tour gross for Beyoncé When it's more than that.
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this. I guess they had a cut off date.
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Originally posted by Troll Idle
No Katy??
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Poor thing. Even John made more than her
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Quote:
Originally posted by DG1
Why did they use the 104M tour gross for Beyoncé When it's more than that.
MCS grossed 76M in the US not 59M
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Maybe billboard doesn't add festivals to tours
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