Diddy raked in a whopping sum of $130 million pretax this year, with the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, his Ciroc vodka deal, and the sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line for an estimated $70 million boosting his earnings.
Second on the list is Queen Bey, Beyonce, who with her �Formation World Tour” pulled in a total of $105 million pre-tax.
Rounding up the top 3 is rapper and singer Drake with $94 million, a lot of it from his tour, the �Boy Meets World Tour.”
See the top 25 highest earning musicians below:
1. Diddy � $130 million.
2. Beyonce � $105 million.
3. Drake � $94 million.
4. The Weeknd � $92 million.
5. Coldplay � $88 million.
6. Guns N’ Roses � $84 million.
7. Justin Bieber � $83.5 million.
8. Bruce Springsteen � $75 million.
9. Adele � $69 million.
10. Metallica � $66.5 million.
11. Garth Brooks � $60 million.
11. Elton John � $60 million.
13. Paul McCartney � $54 million.
13. Red Hot Chilli Peppers � $54 million.
15. Jimmy Buffet � $50.5 million.
16. Calvin Harris � $48.5 million.
17. Taylor Swift � $44 million.
18. Kenny Chesney � $42.5 million.
19. Luke Bryan � $42 million.
19. Celine Dion � $42 million.
19. JAY-Z � $42 million.
22. Tiesto � $39 million.
22. Bruno Mars � $39 million.
24. The Chainsmokers: $38 million.
24. Jennifer Lopez � $38 million.
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