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There’s a new list of the highest-paid dead celebrities

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dead Celebrities, Forbes, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Prince, Roald Dahl

Forbes once again rooted through the financial dealings of dead celebrities for this year’s highest-paid list. You may be surprised

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Music 

Random music news for Thursday, December 17, 2020

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Cardi B, Forbes, Hives, Jay-Z, Lorde, Offset, Radio

Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020

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Music News 

Forbes’ highest-paid celebrities list is out. Any musicians here? Yes. Yes, there are.

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Forbes, Richest

Forbes has long been interested in the incomes of famous people, including (and perhaps especially) celebrities. Here’s this year’s list

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Music News 

And the Highest Paid Hip Hop Star of 2019 is…

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 2019, Forbes, Highest-Paid, Hip-hop

When you hear names like Cardi B, Drake, Eminem, Migos and Nicki Minaj, you can be forgiven for wondering which

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Music Industry 

A new rich list: The highest-paid women in music

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Forbes, Highest-Paid, Taylor Swift

Forbes is at it again, compiling a list of the estimated earnings of celebrities. In this case, they’ve given us

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Music Industry 

If your kid wants to be a DJ let them. Look how much they can make!

July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Forbes

In the old days, parents would hope that their kids would grow up to be doctors and lawyers so they

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Music News 

Time for another richest celebrities list from Forbes

July 17, 2018July 16, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Forbes, Rich List

Forbes like to keep tabs on exactly how rich the rich and famous are. Here’s the Top 10 highest-earning musicians

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Music Industry 

Fun: An American takes a look at Cancon policies

March 3, 2018March 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cancon, Forbes

We Canadians have lived with Canadian content regulations on the radio and in other places since 1971, so we’re used

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Music News 

Time for Another Top Earning Dead Celebrities List from Forbes

October 31, 2017October 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albert Einstein, Arnold Palmer, Bettie Page, Bob Marley, Charles Schultz, David Bowie, Dead Celebrities, Dr. Seuss, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Forbes, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Prince, Tom Petty

We can always depend on Forbes to tell us how much money dead celebrities are raking in. And just in

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Forbes Top Earner In Hip-Hop Is? Not Drake!

September 29, 2017September 27, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Diddy, Drake, Forbes

Okay so Drake is #2. The man again this year, according to Forbes, is none other than Diddy! The time

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Music News 

Taylor Swift Is the 2016’s Highest-Paid Musician–And She Didn’t Release an Album or Play Any Shows

December 1, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2016, Forbes, Highest-Paid, Muse, Taylor Swift, U2

Tay-tay didn’t release any new music in 2016 nor did she tour but still managed to make $170 million. How?

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