92.9 NIN Today’s Hit Music » u2 http://929nin.com Sat, 25 May 2013 16:52:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The World's Highest-Paid Musicians http://929nin.com/the-worlds-highest-paid-musicians/ http://929nin.com/the-worlds-highest-paid-musicians/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:54:37 +0000 Chris Callaway http://929nin.com/?p=7008 Have you ever wondered how much your mega-stars of music make?  Well, so has Forbes.

They have now published their put annual list of The World's Highest-Paid Musicians . . . and not surprisingly, U2 came out on top.  Again.

From May of last year to last month, U2 raked in $195 million, which is up from the $130 million that they pulled down the year before, when they were also ranked #1.

BON JOVI came in second with $125 million.  

Forbes calculates their numbers by compiling pre-tax profits on stuff like concert dates, merchandise sales, licensing fees, music sales, and publishing royalties . . . but almost everyone on the list made the bulk of their money from touring.

Here's the complete list:

]]> http://929nin.com/the-worlds-highest-paid-musicians/feed/ 0 Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images Richest Music Stars Of 2010 http://929nin.com/10-richest-music-stars-of-2010/ http://929nin.com/10-richest-music-stars-of-2010/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:31:27 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://929nin.com/?p=871 http://929nin.com/10-richest-music-stars-of-2010/feed/ 0 You already knew that U2, Beyonce and Lady Gaga made a few more dollars than you do, but just how much dough are they really raking in? Here are the top 10 according to Forbes.