2016's highest paid musicians

2016's highest paid musicians

Forbes recently released a list of the highest paid musicians - and you will never guess who came out on top?

highest paid musicians

Holy smokes! Can you imagine earning $170 million in one year? Just that amount in a lifetime would be fantastic, right?!


So Taylor Swift bagged the number one spot ahead of One Direction and Adele. That’s pretty impressive. I like that Taylor, who seems so down to earth and unaffected, is in the number one position, as apposed to someone who is power hungry and arrogant.


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Take a look at the list that Forbes released below. No surprises here really. I would have expected to see Lady Gaga here or Justin Bieber, though?


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Taylor Swift: $170 million

One Direction: $110 million

Adele: $80.5 million

Madonna: $76.5 million

Rihanna: $75 million

Garth Brooks: $70 million

AC/DC: $67.5 million

Rolling Stones: $66.5 million

Calvin Harris: $63 million

Diddy: $62 million

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