Dr. Dre is world’s highest paid musician

Dr. Dre has been named the richest music artist of the year by Forbes magazine, after earning a reported $110 million in the last 12 months.

The hip-hop mogul earned most of his income from his Beats by Dr. Dre headphones which have become a multi-million dollar lucrative business.

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1:Dr Dre $110 million
2:  Roger Waters - $88 million
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)

Source : http://www.forbes.com/profile/dr-dre/