2021 may have been a tough year for many musicians, but the top-tier did pretty well for themselves. As per Rolling Stone, here’s the Top 10 Musician money earners:
- Bruce Springsteen, $590 million. He sold his catalogue to Sony for $550 million.
- Jay-Z, $470 million.
- Paul Simon, $260 million. He also sold off his music catalogue.
- Kanye West, $250 million.
- Ryan Tedder, $200 million. Another who sold his catalogue
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, $145 million. They sold a big chunk of their catalogue for $100 million.
- Lindsey Buckingham, $100 million. Catalogue sale.
- Motley Crue, $95 million. Another catalogue sale.
- Blake Shelton, $83 million.
- Taylor Swift, $80 million.
