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  1. Dr. Dre currently holds the record for the highest annual earnings for a musician, collecting $620 million in 2014, mainly through the sales of his headphone-manufacturing company, Beats Electronics. [9] Madonna is the first woman in music to earn $100 million for a year (2009) and has become the highest-paid female musician a record 11 times.

  2. American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.

  3. Indeed, touring is a massive piece of the earnings pie for most big-name acts: of the world’s 25 highest-paid musicians, only Taylor Swift (No. 17, $44 million) and Jay-Z (No. 19, $42 million ...

  4. Gold/Platinum certifications issued after 2016, especially on singles, are in some cases more than 50% streaming generated. Some of the 20th century artists can also have significant amount of streaming based certifications. The certified units of the newer artists may sometimes be higher than their listed claimed figures.

  5. Dec 6, 2017 · To work out the list of the world's highest-paid musicians, Forbes looks at pre-tax income from 1 June 2016 through to 1 June 2017, without removing fees charged by agents, managers and lawyers. ...

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  6. Dec 8, 2017 · The GRAMMY-winning mogul has worked his way to the top of many a mountain, including a new one: the top of Forbes' top 10 list of highest-paid musicians in 2017. Diddy parlayed a Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, a Cîroc vodka deal and the sale of 33 percent of his Sean John clothing line to pull in a cool $130 million.

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  8. Dec 7, 2017 · Sean 'Diddy' Combs Tops Forbes' Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists of 2017 List 09/27/2017 The data was compiled over a year’s time, based on pretax earnings between June 1, 2016, to June 1, 2017.

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