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The highest-paid musicians [1] [2] [3] in the world have been reported annually by Forbes since at least 1987. For measurement, the magazine used pretax earnings —before deducting fees for agents , managers or lawyers . [ 4 ]
Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, collecting $3 billion according to Pollstar. The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music group of all time, collecting over $2.9 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. U2, Coldplay, and Elton John also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue.
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
Scroll through for the list of BBMA winners (in bold): BBMAs top winner: Taylor Swift makes history as the most decorated artist. Top artist. Zach Bryan. Sabrina Carpenter. Drake. WINNER: Taylor Swift
The Eras Tour has been confirmed as the highest-grossing tour of all time, grossing over $2 billion in ticket sales.The New York Times reported in December 2024 that this is “double the gross ...
Madonna has the highest-grossing worldwide tour of 2024 thus far, according to Pollstar’s mid-year report, thanks to the success of her “Celebration Tour.”With average ticket prices of $208. ...
Some of the highest-grossing tours had extensive schedules spanning multiple years. Among the top 20 tours of all time, Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road is the longest-running tour with a total of 330 shows in five different calendar years , while Beyoncé 's Renaissance World Tour is the shortest one with 56 shows in a single year.
As of December 2024, the highest-grossing tour by a woman is the Eras Tour by Swift, with a revenue of US$2.07 billion from 147 shows. [1] The Eras Tour is also the highest-grossing tour ever overall; its figures were not reported to Billboard , which listed Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour as the all-time top female tour excluding the Eras Tour.