Roc Nation Dominates 2012 Forbes List
What’s wrong with a little competition among friends? The 2012 Forbes list of the World’s Highest-Paid Musicians have been announced and Rihanna has ranked higher than her entire Roc Nation family.
Placing at #12 on the annual lineup, Rihanna earned $53 million during the last year. Meanwhile, Beyonce comes in at #18 with $40 million, Jay-Z lands at #20 with $38 million and Kanye West with #22 with $35 million.
Who is positioned at #1? That is none other than Dr. Dre whose raked in $110 million, thanks to his Beats by Dre deal with HTC. However, if Michael Jackson was alive he would have been ranked above all others with his posthumous earnings of $145 million!
See the full list of Highest-Paid Musicians below:
1. Dr. Dre – $110 Million
2. Roger Waters – $88 Million
3. Elton John – $80 Million
4. U2 – $78 Million
5. Take That – $69 Million
6. Bon Jovi – $60 Million
7. Britney Spears – $58 Million
8. Paul McCartney – $57 Million
8. Taylor Swift – $57 Million
10. Justin Bieber – $55 Million
10. Toby Keith – $55 Million
12. Rihanna – $53 Million
13. Lady GaGa – $52 Million
14. Foo Fighters – $47 Million
15. Diddy – $45 Million
15. Katy Perry – $45 Million
17. Kenny Chesney – $44 Million
18. Beyonce – $40 Million
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers – $39 Million
20. Jay-Z – $38 Million
21. Coldplay – $37 Million
22. Adele – $35 Million
22. Kanye West – $35 Million
24. Michael Buble – $34 Million
25. Sade – $33 Million
- Trent
Tags: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, rihanna
