Here is the list of the 25 Highest Paid Musicians for 2012. From Hip Hop Artists to Rock Icons to Pop Stars to Rap Moguls and Country Crooners. Dr. Dre makes the top of the listing primarily due to his Beats by dr. dre. Take a look at who made the list:
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)
*These totals are pretax and from May 2011 to May 2012.
Who surprised you on this list? Are you as surprised as I am with the ranking order and the totals? I covet your comments!
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The Forbes 400 is a list of America's richest citizens profiling and ranking them by their estimated net worth. This year for the first time they had The Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy; where 161 billionaires and near billionaires, the greatest givers in history detailed their successes and their lessons learnt and how to solve the worlds most intractable problems.
What everyone is talking about?
The historic cover which has Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates (on the face cover) and the other of the nations leading philanthropist (on the insert) in a group picture taken by photographer Michael Prince in the Trustee's room of the New York Public Library.
The net worth of the 12 --> $126 Billion
See below what makes them philanthropist:
Do you believe in the power of giving? I covet your comments!
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Looking to see whose talk isn't cheap.....
Forbes has put out there Cash Kings 2012 and Dr. Dre is #1 with
$110 Million thanks to Beats by dr dre. This listing is compiled between May 2011 and May 2012 and is pretax, management, agent and lawyer fees.
1. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young ($110 million)
2. Sean "Diddy" Combs ($45 million)
3. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter ($38 million)
4. Kanye West ($35 million)
5. Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter ($27 million)
6. Aubrey Drake Graham ($20.5 million)
7. Bryan "Birdman" Williams ($20 million)
8. Nicki Minaj ($15.5 million)
9. Marshall "Eminem" Mathers ($15 million)
10. Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges ($12 million)
11. Pitbull ($9.5 million)
12. Rick Ross ($9 million, tie)
12. Wiz Khalifa ($9 million, tie)
14. Snoop Lion ($8.5 million)
15. 50 Cent ($7.5 million)
16. Swizz Beatz ($7 million, tie)
16. Pharrell Williams ($7 million, tie)
16. Young Jeezy ($7 million, tie)
19. Mac Miller ($6.5 million)
20. Akon ($6 million, tie)
Let me know who surprised you on the list and who you expected to see but didn't make it. I covet your comments!
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The Covet LifeStyle
