楼主: kingslanding (A Storm of Swords) 2020-06-15 14:58:08
10 | Lady Gaga ($500 million) Despite some pauses to pursue film and TV projects, Gaga’s live music prowess and wildly successful albums landed her on our list. – 9 | Katy Perry ($530 million) The 2015 Forbes cover star hit the road aggressively over the past decade, wit h two separate tours grossing nine figures. – 8. Paul McCartney ($535 million) No Beatles, no problem: McCartney continued an epic solo run, selling out stad iums and even getting his first No. 1 album since 1982. – 7. Jay-Z ($560 million) Music’s first billionaire made his fortune by building companies, but the las t ten years of touring—recently with Beyonc憿Xsure didn’t hurt. – 6. Elton John ($565 million) The Rocketman is blasting off on his last tour having fueled up his bank accou nt with a decade of stadium shows and Vegas residency dates. – 5. Diddy ($605 million) He’s had more name changes than anyone on the list, but his earnings remained strong thanks mostly to his Ciroc vodka pact with Diageo. – 4. U2 ($675 million) The group’s 360 Tour wrapped in 2011, grossing over $700 million—its inflati on-adjusted $800 million-plus tour tally is the highest ever. – 3. Beyonce ($685 million) Queen Bey began the decade newly graduated from Destiny’s Child, quickly esta blishing her business bona fides in the studio and on the road. – 2. Taylor Swift ($825 million) Not old enough to buy a beer at the decade’s outset, Swift became a stadium-p acking superstar—and music’s highest-paid woman of the 2010s. – 1. Dr. Dre ($950 million) The superproducer released one album this decade and barely toured, but had mu sic’s top business achievement: Apple’s $3B buyout of Beats. https://i.imgur.com/bOPJkZv.jpg