Do you know something! Well, according to Forbes, Britney has turned out to be the highest paid musicians. To be more specific, Britney Spears has made it into the Forbes list of highest paid musicians that is led by U2.
This toxic singer was named in the top ranking highest paid musicians in the world after it was estimated that she had earned as much as $63.90 million in the past year. Her return to the world stage follows an unstable couple of years in her private life during which she was hospitalized on numerous occasions and finally placed under the conservatorship of her dad. In 2008, December, her sixth Album i.e. “Circus” was released and 3.5 million copies were sold all through the world. In the meanwhile, her tour “The Circus” grossed more than $131.47 million. U2 which tops the list were the highest earning musicians in the world after earning $129.80 million in the year 2009.
Let us now take a look at the top earning musicians list according to Forbes :
1. U2 – $129.8m
2. AC/DC – $113.9m
3. Beyonce Knowles – $86.8m
4. Bruce Springsteen – $69.86m
5. Britney Spears – $63.90m
6. Jay-Z – $62.83m
7. Lady Gaga – $61.91m
8. Madonna – $57.94m
9. Kenny Chesney – $49.83
10.Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay – $47.85
Fortune knocks at every man’s door once in a life and this time its Britney all the way!!!
venicedzine on Monday, July 19th, 2010 at 9:10 am