Incredibly, Dr. Dre has topped Forbes magazine’s Highest Paid Musician List of 2014, the hip-hop star has pocketed in a massive $620 million in the past 12 month. Looks like life is good!
The 49-year old rapper and mogul Dre, real name Andre Young, recently sold his company, Beats Audio to Apple for reportedly $3 billion.
The pop singer Beyoncé follows Dre in 2nd place on the Forbes rich list but falls behind him with $115 million, “Hotel California” rockers The Eagles came 3rd.
Bon Jovi made it to fourth in the list with $82m, followed by Bruce Springsteen ($81m). Among those also basking in the glow of a financially lucrative 2014 include: Justin Bieber ($80m), One Direction ($75m), DJ Calvin Harris ($66m) and Katy Perry ($40m).
DJ Calvin Harris is the world’s highest-paid DJ with earnings of $66m.
List in full – The top-earning musician of 2014:
1. Dr Dre ($620m)
2. Beyoncé ($115m)
3. The Eagles ($100m)
4. Bon Jovi ($82m)
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5. Bruce Springsteen ($81m)
6. Justin Bieber ($80m)
7. One Direction ($75m)
8. Paul McCartney ($71m)
9. Calvin Harris ($66m)
10. Toby Keith ($65m)
11. Taylor Swift ($64m)
12. Jay Z ($60m)(tie)
12. Diddy ($60m)(tie)
12. Bruno Mars ($60m)(tie)
15. Justin Timberlake ($57m)
16. Pink ($52m)
17. Michael Bublé ($51m)
18. Rihanna ($48m)
19. Rolling Stones ($47m)
20. Roger Waters ($46m)
21. Elton John ($45m)
22. Kenny Chesney ($44m)
23. Katy Perry ($40m)
24. Jason Aldean ($37m)(tie)
24. Jennifer Lopez ($37m)(tie)
26. Miley Cyrus ($36m)(tie)
26. Celine Dion ($36m)(tie)
28. Muse ($34m)(tie)
28. Luke Bryan ($34m)(tie)
30. Lady Gaga ($33m)(tie)
30. Drake ($33m)(tie)
Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj
