With his world tour, Ciroc vodka deal and his Sean John fashion line, the ever name-changing Diddy tops Forbes‘ 2017 Highest Paid Musician list.
Closely followed by Beyonce and Canadians Drake and The Weeknd, Diddy (a.k.a. Puffy a.k.a. Brother Love or just Sean Combs) comes in at $130 million.
“I’m the average person,” Diddy told Forbes of the honour. “I started looking at business at the age of 12, [from] delivering newspapers to working in gas station bathrooms, or even doing things like being a background dancer or a stylist. Whatever I could do to get close to the industry.”
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Check out the list in its entirety:
- Diddy ($130 M)
- Beyonce ($105 M)
- Drake ($94 M)
- The Weeknd ($92 M)
- Coldplay ($88 M)
- Guns N’ Roses ($84 M)
- Justin Bieber ($83.5 M)
- Bruce Springsteen ($75 M)
- Adele ($69 M)
- Metallica ($66.5 M)
- Garth Brooks ($60 M, tie)
- Elton John ($60 M, tie)
- Paul McCartney ($54 M, tie)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers ($54 M, tie)
- Jimmy Buffett ($50.5 M)
- Calvin Harris ($48.5 M)
- Taylor Swift ($44 M)
- Kenny Chesney ($42.5 M)
- Luke Bryan ($42 M)
- Celine Dion ($42 M)
- Jay-Z ($42 M)
- Bruno Mars ($39 M)
- Tiesto ($39 M)
- The Chainsmokers ($38 M)
- Jennifer Lopez ($38 M)
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The list of 25 music artists is based on the pre-tax income from June 1, 2016, through June 1, 2017.
