This New List of Highest-Paid Artists Shows How Important Touring Is Today

July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Billboard has this new list of the highest-paid musicians, breaking down their earnings by sales, publishing, streaming and touring. Of those four categories, the vast majority of the cash comes from playing live. Here are some examples. Pay special attention to the money made from both music sales and streaming vs touring. (All figures in USD.)

Beyonce: $62.1 million

$1.3 million from publishing
$1.4 million from streaming
$4.2 million in sales
$54.7 million touring

Guns ‘N Roses: $42.3 million

$499,600 in publishing
$670,800 in streaming
$771,700 in sales
$40.4 million touring.

Bruce Springsteen

Streaming: $167,500
Publishing: $412,200
Sales: $804,900
Touring: $40.9 million

All the money is being on the road. See the full list here

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