U2 Top Earners
July 17th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by Sampurn WireJuly 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Irish rock band U2, who earned a total of $130 million from their enormous tour around the world and from other deals, is presently the world’s top-earning musicians. The group has made about $10 million in the ticket sales alone. They have done so on every tour stop and that combined with merchandise proceeds, have gone ahead of the iconic Australian heavy metal group AC/DC. AC/DC had earned a total of $114 million from their global tour.
It’s been revealed that Beyonce Knowles, the R and B singer comes in the third place with net earnings worth $87 million. She is three spots over her rapper husband, Jay-Z. Bruce Springsteen, the legendary American singer from New Jersey and his E Street Band and pop diva Britney Spears captured the 4th and the 5th place respectively.
According to a website, the majority of artists that amassed great fortune and were featured in the top rich musician lists have been around for several decades.
–Sampurn Wire
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