World's Highest paid musicians 2012

With a whopping $110 million in pretax earnings, Dr. Dre is this year's top-earning musician—thanks largely to his Beats headphone line. He leads a pack of pop stars, rock icons, rap moguls and country crooners, many of whom bank the bulk of their bucks outside the recording studio.


2:  Roger Waters - $158 milion
3:Elton John - $80 million
4:Ireland’s U2- $78 million
5:British boy band (Take That rounds) - $69 million
6. Bon Jovi ($60 million)
7:Spears ($58 million)
8. Paul McCartney ($57 million, tie)
8. Taylor Swift ($57 million, tie)
10. Justin Bieber ($55 million, tie)

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