
Guess which artist is the most expensive for music fans. Yep. That one.
Being a music fan is expensive. Between a streaming subscription, vinyl, CDs, t-shirts, merch, and concert tickets, it can cost a lot to maintain your fandom.
A site called Self-Financial did some research to discover which artist costs the most to support. And if you guessed Taylor Swift, you’d be right. All prices are in US dollars.
- The average cost to support from ONE of the most-streamed artists is US$319.76. That includes a concert ticket, some kind of wearable merch, and a vinyl record.
- The average price for a concert ticket for the 95 most-streamed artists is US$168.16.
- Want to buy a t-shirt and hoodie? That combo has an average cost of US$120.

On the other hand…

I think you’re coming off as a grumpy misogynist.
How? I’m just citing real-world figures.