Taylor Swift tops music Money Makers rankings for 2014
Forget about being a money-maker ... Taylor Swift is THE money-maker. She tops the list of 2014 Money makers from Billboard.
Over the past year, Miss Taylor has earned $39,699,575.60, putting her in the top spot, just ahead of fellow country star Kenny Chesney, who raked in $32,956,240.70, and Justin Timberlake at $31,463,297.03. They are the only three artists to top $30 million!
The list ranked artists by earnings from touring, music sales, publishing royalties, and revenue from digital music and video streaming.
Check out the Top 20 below!
1. Taylor Swift - $39,699,575.60
2. Kenny Chesney - $32,956,240.70
3. Justin Timberlake - $31,463,297.03
4. Bon Jovi - $29,436,801.04
5. The Rolling Stones - $26,225,121.71
6. Beyonce - $24,429,176.86
7. Maroon 5 - $22,284,754.07
8. Luke Bryan - $22,142,235.98
9. P!nk - $20,072,072.32
10. Fleetwood Mac - $19,123,101.98
11. Justin Bieber - $18,873,458.41
12. Bruno Mars - $18,839,681
13. One Direction - $18,041,472.69
14. Jason Aldean - $17,896,191.98
15. George Strait - $16,002,761.63
16. Jay Z - $15,652,428.82
17. Michael Buble - $14,478,084
18. Mumford & Sons - $14,172,940.87
19. Dave Matthews Band - $13,932,731.14
20. Rihanna - $13,794,186.16
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