Music's Top Earners 2010

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Music's Top Earners 2010


1. U2 (US$130 Million)

How?: World Tour grossed US$311M @ US$10M per concert, merchandise sales, heavy radio play, top selling back catalog


2. AC/DC (US$ 114 M)

How?: World Tour grossed US$226M (99 dates with over US$2M/concert),


3. Beyonce Knowles (US$87 M)

How?: World Tour grossed US$86M (93 dates), endorsements of i.e. L'oreal, Nintendo, House Of Dereon fashion line.


4. Bruce Springsteen (US$ 70 M)

How?: World Tour grossed US$167M (2 M ticket sales), heavy radio play, back catalogue.


5. Britney Spears (US$ 64 M)

How?: World Tour grossed US$130M (98 dates), Elizabth Arden, Candies' endorsements.


6. Jay Z (US$ 63 M)

How?: New album, investments - 40/40 nightclub chain, Broadway Show "Fela!", New Jersey Nets basketball team, Blueprint 3 Tour US$1M/concert)


7. Lady Gaga (US$ 62 M)

How?: 106-date tour grossed US$95M, endorsements of Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and Viva Glam


8. Madonna (US$ 58 M)

How?: Tour grossed US$138M (US$6M/concert), royalties


9. Kenny Chesney (US$ 50 M)

How?: Tour grossed US$71M (US$1.6M/concert), sponsorships with Corona & MasterCard


10. Black Eyed Peas (US $48 M) - Tied with Coldplay & Toby Keith

How?: Worldwide tour grossed US$800K/concert, endorsement deals with Target, Honda, Bacardi and Apple.


10. Coldplay (US$ 48 M) - Tied with Black Eyed Peas & Toby Keith

How? Tour grossed US$105M (77 dates), merchandise sales


10. Toby Keith (US$ 48 M) - tied with Black Eyed Peas & Coldplay

How?: Tour concerts grossed US$30M, private concerts, restaurant chains, publishing royalties