This is the most recent list of world's highest paid musicians. The entertainment industry veterans who have built assets in the past years. These musicians earned the larger percentage of their gross from streaming and tours.
#1 Sean Combs (Diddy)
Nearly two decades after appearing on the cover of the first-ever Celebrity 100 issue, Diddy tops the list thanks to his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, a partnership with Diageo's Ciroc vodka and selling one-third of his Sean John clothing line for an estimated $70 million.
#2 Beyonce Knowles
Queen B pulled in nine figures thanks largely to her Formation World Tour, which wrapped up in late 2016 and grossed a quarter of a billion dollars. she is now taking a break from touring as she and her husband Jay Z welcome twins to their family.
#3 Drake
The most-streamed artist on the planet over the past 12 months, drake have been making the bulk of is bucks on the road during is recently-completed Boy Meets World Tour.He also collects checks from Apple, Sprite and Nike.
#4 The Weeknd
The Toronto native is now one of the biggest acts on the planet, clocking 5.5 billion streaming spins in the past two years and more than $1.1 million dollars per stop on his Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour.
“We live in a world where artists don’t really make the money off the music like we did in the Golden Age,” said the Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye
. “It’s not really coming in until you hit the stage.”
#5 Coldplay
The British pop-rockers embarked upon their Head Full of dreams Tour this spring, playing arenas and stadiums around the globe at a gross north of $5 million per city, en route to the biggest payday of their career.
Queen B pulled in nine figures thanks largely to her Formation World Tour, which wrapped up in late 2016 and grossed a quarter of a billion dollars. she is now taking a break from touring as she and her husband Jay Z welcome twins to their family.
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