In 2018, Taylor Swift was the highest paid musician in the United States by an enormous margin. With an annual income of 99.6 million U.S. dollars (90.5 million of which was derived from touring income alone), Swift earned almost twice the amount brought in legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, whose earnings for 2018 totaled 53 million dollars. Third in the ranking was Canadian rapper Drake with 52.5 million U.S. dollars in annual income.
Highest-paid musicians in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Billboard. (July 19, 2019). Highest-paid musicians in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260239/highest-paid-musicians-in-the-us/
Billboard. "Highest-paid musicians in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260239/highest-paid-musicians-in-the-us/
Billboard. (2019). Highest-paid musicians in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260239/highest-paid-musicians-in-the-us/
Billboard. "Highest-paid Musicians in The United States in 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260239/highest-paid-musicians-in-the-us/
Billboard, Highest-paid musicians in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260239/highest-paid-musicians-in-the-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Highest-paid musicians in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Billboard, July 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260239/highest-paid-musicians-in-the-us/