Forbes released its annual Highest-Paid Musicians of 2017 with Diddy topping the list as the highest-paid artist of the year with Beyoncé, Drake, The Weekend and Coldplay included.
Take a look at the top 25 below.
- Diddy ($130 M)(Cash cows: Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, Ciroc vodka deal, estimated $70 million sale of one-third of Sean John fashion line)
- Beyoncé ($105 M)(Cash cow: Formation tour)
- Drake ($94 M)(Cash cows: The world’s most-streamed artist, Boy Meets World tour, deals with Apple, Sprite and Nike)
- The Weeknd ($92 M)(Cash cows: 5.5 billion streams in two years, touring)
- Coldplay ($88 M)(Cash cow: Head Full of Dreams tour)
- Guns N’ Roses ($84 M)(Cash cow: Not in This Lifetime tour)
- Justin Bieber ($83.5 M)(Cash cows: One billion-plus streams, Purpose tour, Calvin Klein endorsement)
- Bruce Springsteen ($75 M)(Cash cows: The River tour, “Born to Run” memoir)
- Adele ($69 M)(Cash cow: “25” album and tour)
- Metallica ($66.5 M)(Cash cows: WorldWired tour, “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct” album)
- Garth Brooks ($60 M, tie)(Cash cows: Touring, “The Anthology Part 1” book and boxed set)
- Elton John ($60 M, tie)(Cash cow: Touring, Las Vegas residency)
- Paul McCartney ($54 M, tie)(Cash cows: Touring, Beatles and solo catalogs)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers ($54 M, tie)(Cash cows: Touring, “Getaway” album)
- Jimmy Buffett ($50.5 M)(Cash cows: Margaritaville franchises, including hotels, restaurants, merch)
- Calvin Harris ($48.5 M)(Cash cows: Touring, “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1” album)
- Taylor Swift ($44 M)(Cash cows: Endorsements, catalog)
- Kenny Chesney ($42.5 M)(Cash cows: Touring, “Cosmic Hallelujah” album, Corona and Apple deals)
- Luke Bryan ($42 M)(Cash cows: Touring, Outdoor Channel reality show Buck Commander, Cabela’s and Miller Lite endorsements)
- Celine Dion ($42 M)(Cash cows: Touring, Las Vegas residency)
- Jay-Z ($42 M)(Cash cows: $200 million Live Nation deal)
- Bruno Mars ($39 M)(Cash cow: Touring, “24K Magic” album)
- Tiësto ($39 M)(Cash cow: Touring)
- The Chainsmokers ($38 M)(Cash cows: Touring, “Memories… Do Not Open” album, streaming)
- Jennifer Lopez ($38 M)(Cash cows: Las Vegas residency, “World of Dance” TV show)