Forbes magazine named Rommel musician Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, the highest paid musician of the year. Annual income performer was estimated at $ 620 million.
Take a leadership role Dr. Dre helped sales of own company Beats Electronics, which produces audio equipment. The deal with Apple earned him three billion dollars. In addition, the musician was a senior position in the "apple" of the corporation. Position Dr. Dre is not formally defined, but directly in the corporate campus of Apple, he and Ayovinom, co-founder of Beats, appears as "Jimmy and Dre 'and works in two divisions of the company - at hardware and music.
Second place in the ranking took the singer Beyonce, summer topped the list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world by Forbes. Beyonce annual income is estimated at $ 115 million. Closes the top three ranking the Eagles with an income of $ 100 million. The income that musicians got through their show History Of Eagles, more than the total earnings of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Kanye West, says Forbes.
Behind them in the ranking followed by a group Bon Jovi ($ 82 million) and Bruce Springsteen ($ 81 million). Justin Bieber, recognized the highest paid celebrity under 30, finished sixth with an income estimated at $ 80 million.
Income group One Direction was valued at $ 75 million, the ex-Beatle Paul McCartney - at $ 71 million. DJ Calvin Harris and country singer Toby Keith earned by $ 66 million and $ 65 million respectively.
The second top ten ranking the highest paid musicians included Taylor Swift ($ 64 million), Bruno Mars and benchmarks Jay-Z and Diiddi (earned on the $ 60 million), Justin Timberlake ($ 57 million), Pink ($ 52 million), Michael Bublé ($ 51 million) Rihanna ($ 48 million), Rolling Stones ($ 47 million).
In 2013, the ranking of the most highly paid musicians, according to Forbes led the Madonna with an annual income of $ 125 million. In 2014, the top 30 highest-paid musicians singer was not included.