Forbes Reveal The Highest-Paid Musicians Of 2014
Find out where Jay Z, Calvin Harris, Beyoncé and Dr Dre landed on this year's Forbes Highest Paid Musicians list.
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1. 12 - Jay Z, Diddy and Bruno Mars: $60 Million (tie)
This year Bruno Mars and Jay Z caught up with Diddy. Each earnt $60 million each, Bruno Mars from his Moonshine Jungle Tour and Jay and Diddy mainly from their business ventures.
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2. 11 - Taylor Swift: $64 Million
Taylor might have just missed the top ten but she's had the most successful year of her career so far, and 2015 is set to be even bigger.
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3. 9 - Calvin Harris: $66 Million.
The Scottish DJ made it to the top of the world's top paid DJs list by a long way in 2014 and he doesn't measure up bad against all the world's musicians either.
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4. 8 - Paul McCartney: $71 Million.
He might be 72-years-old but he's still touring and taking in over $3.2 million per city he stops at.
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5. 7 - One Direction: $75 Million.
The boys year has been filled with touring, new merchandise, new adverts and a number one album. Picture: Rex
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6. 6 - Justin Bieber: $80 million
All it seemed like he was causing trouble more than he was touring this year, Bieber actually had his most successful tour yet, bringing in the big bucks.
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7. 5 - Bruce Springsteen: $81 Million.
Each night of Bruce Springsteen's tour this year brought in more than $4 million, which has put him just $1 million behind third place.
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8. 4 - Bon Jovi: $82 Million.
Bon Jovi has certainly still got it. Their 2014 tour grossed more than a quarter of a billion dollars.
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9. 2- Beyoncé: $115 Million
The Queen never rests. Beyoncé had a hugely successful year thanks to the continuation of her 'The Mrs Carter World Tour,' her collaborative 'On The Run Tour' with Jay Z and endorsement deals with Pepsi and H&M.
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10. 1 - Dr Dre: $620 Million
Through selling Beats, the company he co-founded, to Apple, Dr took home an impressive $620 million. The sum has made history by creating the biggest pay gap between the artist in at number one and number two ever.
