Forbes revealed this week its listing of the world’s 10 highest-paid entertainers, who, mixed, made greater than $1.3 billion final 12 months.
Topping the listing are Genesis and Sting, who made $230 million and $210 million, respectively, due to promoting their music. Genesis topped 2022 with a $300 million music rights sale to Harmony Music Group in September, whereas Sting additionally made $300 million earlier than charges by promoting his whole musical catalog, each solo and with The Police, to Common Music Group in February.
Among the many different main artists on the listing was Taylor Swift, who got here in at No. 9 with $92 million. In response to Forbes, revenue streams from bodily file gross sales, streaming, digital downloads, licensing and sync have been the first supply of the famous person’s main revenue final 12 months.
Unhealthy Bunny got here in at No. 10 with $88 million, and the Puerto Rican rapper can attribute a lot of his monetary success to his large Último Tour Del Mundo and The World’s Hottest Tour, plus endorsements from Corona, Cheetos and Adidas.
In December 2022, Swift was named in Forbes’ listing of the world’s 100 strongest girls, rating at No. 79. The success of Midnights and her re-recorded albums Crimson (Taylor’s Model) and Fearless (Taylor’s Model) have been highlighted, alongside along with her political affect and November’s Eras Tour ticket sale meltdown.
Swift was additionally a star on Billboard’s annual Cash Makers rating of music’s prime royalty and box-office earners in 2021, topping the worldwide listing, which you’ll take a look at right here.
See the total listing of the world’s highest-paid entertainers right here.
