Diddy, Drake & Beyonce Are Three Of The Highest Paid Musicians Of 2017
It’s been quite the year for hip hop. It was finally identified as
the most consumed genre in America and made helped break a few records
along the way. So it should come as no surprise that hip hop has
dominated the top earning spots on Forbes’ highest paid musicians list
of 2017. They publication recently released their annual list and some
of hip hop & R&B’s most revered artists of this year landed on
the top spots.
According to Forbes, Diddy, Beyonce and Drake claim the top three
spots while The Weeknd came in at number four. Diddy had his best year
so far, income wise, with $130 million before taxes. Much of that
credited to his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, Ciroc and the estimated $70
million he earned by selling a third of Sean John clothing. As the only
other artist to make nine figures this year, Queen Bey came in with
$105 million, which they say is due to the Formation World Tour.
Although it wrapped up in 2016, it still ended up on her calendar and
she made $250 million off it alone. Drake comes in at third with $94
million, largely due to his highly successful “Boy Meets World” Tour.
The Weeknd came $2 million short of Drake in earnings, making $92
million which they say is predominantly due to his Live Nation advance
from touring.
Along them, Jay-Z hit number 19 on the list, making $42 million which ties him with Celine Dion.
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