Veteran rock artists such as Genesis, Sting or The Rolling Stones, Latin artist Bad Bunny, Tyler Perry and Brad Pitt, Taylor Swift… are among the top names of artists making the most money.

The top 10 highest-earning entertainers in the world witnessed the complete “dominance” of men over women.

Taylor Swift is the only female artist on the list. This is the 6th time she has appeared in the top 10, even ranked first in 2019.

The most successful are still veteran rock artists like Genesis, Sting or The Rolling Stones… Thanks to revenue from tours and music copyright sales, they easily top this list with income. extremely admirable.

The most notable “newcomer” is Bad Bunny – a Latin artist who is “making waves” on streaming platforms.

2022 was an extremely successful year for him when the album “Un Verano Sin Ti” broke a series of large and small records and was dubbed “the super album of the year.”

The only two actors in the top 10 are Tyler Perry and Brad Pitt, but most of their income comes from sources other than acting. In addition, veteran director James Cameron also returned to the list after a decade of absence thanks to the “unprecedented” success of the blockbuster “Avatar 2.”

In the television industry, the “evil” duo behind the series “South Park” – Trey Parker and Matt Stone, received up to 160 million USD thanks to a “lucrative” contract with Paramount studios.

According to Forbes, the artists who earned the most in 2022 pulled in a total of $1.35 billion, half of the 2021 top 10 including Jay-Z, Kanye “Ye” West and Bruce Springsteen.

Only three people appear on both lists: Tyler Perry and the Trey Parker-Matt Stone duo.

Below are details of the 10 highest-earning entertainers in the world and their main sources of income.

10. Bad Bunny – 88 million USD

The Puerto Rican rapper has shown his undeniable appeal by leading a series of large and small charts in 2022.

In addition to streaming and music sales, the majority of Bad Bunny’s income comes from two tours, “El Último Tour Del Mundo” and “The World’s Hottest Tour,” which grossed a total of $400 million in ticket sales.

However, “The World’s Hottest” was an expensive event, requiring 35 to 40 trucks and three planes to travel between venues. Therefore, the amount of money “coming into” the artist’s pocket will be less, only one-fifth of the value of the tickets sold.

9. Taylor Swift – 92 million USD

With the terrible “destructive” power of her 10th studio album, it is completely understandable that the “Snake Queen”‘s income increased to 40 million USD compared to 2021, despite the fact that she did not have any tours in 2021. 2022.

Taylor Swift’s income sources mainly come from record sales, online music releases, digital downloads, copyright fees and merch sales,…

In particular, while other artists reach the top thanks to tours or transfer contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the superstar only needs to rely on pure music business.

In 2023, when “The Eras Tour” – a tour with up to 14 million people waiting to buy tickets in the United States alone – kicks off, Taylor is expected to earn up to 1 billion USD in revenue from ticket sales.

8. James Cameron – 95 million USD

The huge success of “Avatar: The Way of Water” made James Cameron the director of three of the highest-grossing films of all time, in addition to “Avatar 1” (2009) and “Titanic ” (1997).

According to industry insiders, his second visit to Pandora earned him at least $95 million, in a deal that is said to be generous with big bonuses when films can surpass certain box office revenue thresholds. .

7. The Rolling Stones – 98 million USD

The British rockers earned $98 million from performing their hits and celebrated 60 years together on the “Sixty” tour last year. Accordingly, The Rolling Stones pocketed more than 8.5 million USD per night during their tour in 15 cities across Europe.

6. Brad Pitt – 100 million USD

 

The sale of a majority stake in production company Plan B in December netted Brad Pitt an estimated $113 million after fees.

In addition, the actor also earned about $30 million more from his roles in movies including “Bullet Train,” “Babylon” and “The Lost City.”

5. James L. Brooks and Matt Groening – $105 million

America’s hugely popular yellow animated family show, “The Simpsons,” moved all 30 seasons from FX to Disney+ in a streaming deal in April 2019, made after Disney’s previous acquisition of Fox for about $52 billion.

The series’ co-creators, Brooks and Groening, “pocket” up to $105 million per year after deducting fees.

4. Trey Parker and Matt Stone – 160 million USD

The executive duo behind the series “South Park” continued to have a hugely successful year thanks to their HBO Max deal and “Book of Mormon,” their comedy musical about the Church of the Day Saints after Jesus Christ.

The majority of the couple’s income comes from a deal with Paramount that was signed in 2021 and guaranteed them $935 million over six years.

3. Tyler Perry – 175 million USD

The actor-director-writer-studio tycoon has had another year of “money in his pocket” thanks to concurrent income streams from movies, BET TV shows and the studios he wholly owns in the US. Atlanta.

For the second year in Forbes’ top 10 highest-earning entertainers, Perry is the only billionaire on the list with an estimated fortune of $1 billion.

2. Sting – 210 million USD

Although not at the eye-popping valuations of Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen’s $500 million deals, Sting still raked in huge sums of money when selling his life’s works, showing that the Investors still consider the music of veteran singers a safe bet.

The 17-time Grammy winner and former frontman of the band The Police pocketed $300 million after selling all of his music, both solo and with The Police, to Universal Music Group in February /2022.

1. Genesis – 230 million USD

The pioneers of progressive rock topped off 2022 with a $300 million music rights sale to Concord Music Group in September.

The deal includes publishing rights and select profits from the group’s recordings, as well as solo income streams from Phil Collins (including the hit song “In The Air Tonight”) and band members Music is Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford.

In addition, an estimated $27 million from tours helped the legendary band win the top spot for the first time./.