American rapper Sean Combs, popularly known as Diddy, has been ranked on Forbes list as the highest paid musician in 2017.
Diddy, who did not release any album in 2017, recorded a $130 million pretax earning this year from his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, Ciroc vodka deal and the sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line for an estimated $70 million boosting his earnings.
The second artiste on the list is Beyonce, who was rated the highest paid female artiste, after she pulled a $105 million pre-tax earning with her “Formation World Tour”.
Drake follows with $94 million, with his “Boy Meets World Tour”.
See the top 25 highest earning musicians below:
1. Diddy – $130 million.
2. Beyonce – $105 million.
3. Drake – $94 million.
4. The Weeknd – $92 million.
5. Coldplay – $88 million.
6. Guns N’ Roses – $84 million.
7. Justin Bieber – $83.5 million.
8. Bruce Springsteen – $75 million.
9. Adele – $69 million.
10. Metallica – $66.5 million.
11. Garth Brooks – $60 million.
11. Elton John – $60 million.
13. Paul McCartney – $54 million.
13. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – $54 million.
15. Jimmy Buffet – $50.5 million.
16. Calvin Harris – $48.5 million.
17. Taylor Swift – $44 million.
18. Kenny Chesney – $42.5 million.
19. Luke Bryan – $42 million.
19. Celine Dion – $42 million.
19. JAY-Z – $42 million.
22. Tiesto – $39 million.
22. Bruno Mars – $39 million.
24. The Chainsmokers: $38 million.
24. Jennifer Lopez – $38 million.
