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The best-paid musicians

A year of touring, streaming and selling the back catalogue, counted before tax and before the managers take theirs.

1. 1The WeekndA tour past $1 billion, and a catalogue deal that is not a sale · Canada$298MEarnings, one year
2. 2Taylor SwiftMusic · United States$202MEarnings, one year
3. 3BeyoncéMusic · United States$148MEarnings, one year
4. 4Kendrick LamarThe Super Bowl halftime show, GNX, and the Grand National tour · United States$109MEarnings, one year
5. 5ShakiraThe Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour · Colombia$105MEarnings, one year
6. 6DrakeTouring and catalogue, and the most-streamed rapper on Spotify · Canada$78MEarnings, one year
7. 7Chris BrownThe Breezy Bowl XX stadium tour, reported near $300 million gross · United States$74MEarnings, one year
8. 8Zach BryanTouring, sales and catalogue agreements · United States$70MEarnings, one year
9. 9Bad BunnyStreaming, and a residency at home in Puerto Rico · Puerto Rico$66MEarnings, one year

One year's pay, not net worth. The numbers down the side are this list's own. Forbes ranked Coldplay fifth on $105 million, and a band is not a person, so they are not here and everybody below them has moved up one.

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