10 | Lady Gaga ($500 million)
Despite some pauses to pursue film and TV projects, Gaga’s live music prowess
and wildly successful albums landed her on our list.
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9 | Katy Perry ($530 million)
The 2015 Forbes cover star hit the road aggressively over the past decade, wit
h two separate tours grossing nine figures.
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8. Paul McCartney ($535 million)
No Beatles, no problem: McCartney continued an epic solo run, selling out stad
iums and even getting his first No. 1 album since 1982.
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7. Jay-Z ($560 million)
Music’s first billionaire made his fortune by building companies, but the las
t ten years of touring—recently with Beyonc憿Xsure didn’t hurt.
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6. Elton John ($565 million)
The Rocketman is blasting off on his last tour having fueled up his bank accou
nt with a decade of stadium shows and Vegas residency dates.
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5. Diddy ($605 million)
He’s had more name changes than anyone on the list, but his earnings remained
strong thanks mostly to his Ciroc vodka pact with Diageo.
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4. U2 ($675 million)
The group’s 360 Tour wrapped in 2011, grossing over $700 million—its inflati
on-adjusted $800 million-plus tour tally is the highest ever.
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3. Beyonce ($685 million)
Queen Bey began the decade newly graduated from Destiny’s Child, quickly esta
blishing her business bona fides in the studio and on the road.
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2. Taylor Swift ($825 million)
Not old enough to buy a beer at the decade’s outset, Swift became a stadium-p
acking superstar—and music’s highest-paid woman of the 2010s.
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1. Dr. Dre ($950 million)
The superproducer released one album this decade and barely toured, but had mu
sic’s top business achievement: Apple’s $3B buyout of Beats.
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