Forbes Names Best Paid Artists 2016

Forbes has released its latest list chronicling musical riches. Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift was #1, but second place went a group that lost a key member and went in hiatus.  Here are Forbes Highest Paid Artists of 2016:

_________________________________

Forbes 20 Highest Paid Musicians 2016

1. Taylor Swift ($170m)
2. One Direction ($110m)
3. Adele ($80.5m)
4. Madonna ($76.5m)
5. Rihanna ($75m)
6. Garth Brooks ($70m)
7. AC/DC ($67.5m)
8. Rolling Stones ($66.5m)
9. Calvin Harris ($63m)
10. Diddy ($62m)
11. Bruce Springsteen ($60.5m)
12. Paul McCartney ($56.5m)
13= Justin Bieber ($56m)
13= Kenny Chesney ($56m)
15= U2 ($55m)
15= The Weeknd ($55m)
17. Beyoncé ($54m)
18. Jay Z ($53.5m)
19. Luke Bryan ($53m)
20. Muse ($49m)

More on Forbes here.

Related articles

Six Steps To Successful Songwriting: 45 Tips From 45 Famous Songwriters (And One Not So Famous)

This Week in Music Commentary

Noel Gallagher Lambasts TIDAL Launch

Stub Hub Names Summer's Hottest Concerts

Highest Paid Musicians Of 2014 - What They Make Per Second

10 Major Acts Missing From Every Streaming Music Service - Jan. 2015 Edition

5 Things Small Business Owners Can Learn From Taylor Swift

AT&T Teases Taylor Swift Now Programming

from hypebot http://ift.tt/2gIu8O7