Forbes recently unveiled its list of the highest earning musicians of 2019. Unsurprisingly, Kanye West, JAY-Z and his superstar wife Beyoncé top the list.
Thanks primarily to his partnership with adidas, Ye landed at No. 2 with roughly $150 million, while JAY-Z and Beyoncé tied at No. 6 with $81 million each. The only artist to surpass Kanye was his nemesis Taylor Swift who landed in the No. 1 spot with $185 million.
“I am a product guy at my core,” West said in an August interview with Forbes. “To make products that make people feel an immense amount of joy and solve issues and problems in their life, that’s the problem-solving that I love to do.”
Elsewhere on the list, Migos hit the No. 40 spot with $36 million, Kendrick Lamar settled at No. 34 with $38.5 million, DJ Khaled tied Marshmello at No. 29 with $40 million and Eminem matched Bruno Mars at No. 18 with $51 million. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
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40 | Migos
2019 EARNINGS: $36 million
39 | U2
2019 EARNINGS: $37 million
38 | Celine Dion
2019 EARNINGS: $37.5 million
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37 | Shawn Mendes
2019 EARNINGS: $38 million
34 (tie) | Zac Brown Band
2019 EARNINGS: $38.5 million
34 (tie) | Kendrick Lamar
2019 EARNINGS: $38.5 million
34 (tie) | Calvin Harris
2019 EARNINGS: $38.5 million
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33 | Dave Matthews
2019 EARNINGS: $39 million
32 | Lady Gaga
2019 EARNINGS: $39.5 million
29 (tie) | DJ Khaled
2019 EARNINGS: $40 million
29 (tie) | Marshmello
2019 EARNINGS: $40 million
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29 (tie) | The Weeknd
2019 EARNINGS: $40 million
28 | Rolling Stones
2019 EARNINGS: $41 million
27 | Luke Bryan
2019 EARNINGS: $42.5 million
26 | Jennifer Lopez
2019 EARNINGS: $43 million
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25 | Guns N’ Roses
2019 EARNINGS: $44 million
24 | The Chainsmokers
2019 EARNINGS: $46 million
22 (tie) | Ariana Grande
2019 EARNINGS: $48 million
22 (tie) | Paul McCartney
2019 EARNINGS: $48 million
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21 | Fleetwood Mac
2019 EARNINGS: $49 million
19 (tie) | Jimmy Buffett
2019 EARNINGS: $50 million
19 (tie) | Eminem
2019 EARNINGS: $50 million
18 | Bruno Mars
2019 EARNINGS: $51 million
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17 | Billy Joel
2019 EARNINGS: $52 million
15 (tie) | BTS
2019 EARNINGS: $57 million
15 (tie) | Pink
2019 EARNINGS: $57 million
13 (tie) | Katy Perry
2019 EARNINGS: $57.5 million
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13 (tie) | Justin Timberlake
2019 EARNINGS: $57.5 million
12 | Travis Scott
2019 EARNINGS: $58 million
11 | Rihanna
2019 EARNINGS: $62 million
10 | Metallica
2019 EARNINGS: $68.5 million
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9 | Diddy
2019 EARNINGS: $70 million
8 | Drake
2019 EARNINGS: $75 million
6 (tie) | Beyoncé
2019 EARNINGS: $81 million
6 (tie) | JAY-Z
2019 EARNINGS: $81 million
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5 | Elton John
2019 EARNINGS: $84 million
4 | The Eagles
2019 EARNINGS: $100 million
3 | Ed Sheeran
2019 EARNINGS: $110 million
2 | Kanye West
2019 EARNINGS: $150 million
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1 | Taylor Swift
2019 EARNINGS: $185 million
