Music News

These YouTube Stars Make WAY More Money Than Us. And a Lot of Musicians.

Give props to these people for cracking how to make money on YouTube and don’t begrudge their ingenuity. And if you don’t recognize names like PewDiePie (income: $12m USD), you’re just not plugged into this generation.

The minimum income to be included on this list of top-earners from Forbes is $2.5 million. And there’s at least one Canadian here.

YouTube earners

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 38035 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross

Let us know what you think!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.