Just like other fields, music also needs a special talent. Not everyone can be a singer or a musician. That is a given. One should have a knack an inborn ability or love of the work enough to practice till you drop from exhaustion. And amazingly, the world has seen quite a few who had the skill to understand sound and refine it to the level where it is well, music to the ears! This is the most basic definition for music. In today’s world, there are many Apollo’s (god of music) and their fans are the disciples. Unlike the archaic methods, the musicians are rewarded through money, oodles of it, which makes them rich, very rich. How rich? Well, here we showcase the top 10 musicians who have topped the list as Highest-paid musicians of 2017. -
1) Diddy ($130 million)-The musician is known by multiple names. Fans call him Diddy, Puffy or Brother Love but he was born as Sean Combs. Diddy tops the list courtesy his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, his Cirocvodka deal and the sale of one-third of Sean John for an estimated $70 million. (Reuters)
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2) Beyonce ($105 million)-Queen Bey’s Formation World Tour, which wrapped up in late 2016 earned a quarter of a billion dollars. Notably, just to our minds, the singer since 2008 has grossed more than $700 million. (Reuters)
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3) Drake ($94 million)- The mind behind hits like Hotline Bling and Headlines, Drake is world’s most-streamed artist over the past 12 months. The Canadian hip-hop singer has been making the bulk of his money on the road during his Boy Meets World Tour. This does not end here. He also collects checks from Apple, Sprite and Nike. (Reuters)
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4) The Weeknd ($92 million)- With 5.5 billion streams in the past two years and a gross of more than $1 million per stop on his latest tour, The Weekend has mastered the new music economy. During a conversation with Forbes magazine, the Starboy singer said that artists don’t really make the money off the music like we did in the Golden Age. He added that its not really coming in until you hit the stage. (Reuters)
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5) Coldplay ($88 million)-The British pop-stars embarked upon their Head Full of Dream Tour this spring, rocking the arenas and stadiums around the globe at a gross worth of $5 million per city en route to the biggest payday of their career. (Reuters)
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6) Guns N Roses ($84 million)- The legendary rock band, and popularly known as GnR, Guns N Roses went back on the road to the tune of a five-continent excursion, helping the band achieve a rare feat of soaring into nine-figure earnings territory without any major endorsements.(Reuters)
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7) Justin Bieber ($83.5 million)- Rose to fame with his hit single-‘Baby’ the Canadian crooner collected the largest annual haul of his career, boosted by 105 live shows. He also cashes in on Calvin Klein endorsement deal, his JustMoji icons and over a billion streaming songs. (Reuters)
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8) Bruce Springsteen ($75 million)- Memoir Born to Run earned the Boss, as fans call him, a reported $10 million advance; an accompanying compilation album, Chapter and Verse, padded his total. (Reuters)
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9) Adele ($69 million)- The British singer broke her Album of the Year in half to share with Beyonce- accidentally perhaps- but these earnings are all hers. Depite turning down millions in endorsement deals over the years, the belting ‘Hello’ singer still cashes in with consistent tours. (Reuters)
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10) Metallica ($66.5 million)- The pioneers of heavy metal have been active since the early 90s, Metallica recently released its tenth studio album, Hardwired-which rose to success in no time. But the bulk of profits this year came from the band’s WorldWired global tour. (Retuers)
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11) However, the once top earners Taylor Swift and Jay Z are ranked 17th and 19th earning $44 million and $42 million respectively. (Reuters)
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