Money for Nothing
 

Did you know some people don't make music for the love of it, for the pure sweet sound harmonizing with the sounds on nature? Some do it for money. :eek:

The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians 2016 in full
• Taylor Swift ($170 million)
• One Direction ($110 million)
• Adele ($80.5 million)
• Madonna ($76.5 million)
• Rihanna ($75 million)
• Garth Brooks ($70 million)
• AC/DC ($67.5 million)
• Rolling Stones ($66.5 million)
• Calvin Harris ($63 million)
• Diddy ($62 million)
• Bruce Springsteen ($60.5 million)
• Paul McCartney ($56.5 million)
• Justin Bieber ($56 million, tie)
• Kenny Chesney ($56 million, tie)
• U2 ($55 million, tie)
• The Weeknd ($55 million, tie)
• Beyoncé ($54 million)
• Jay Z ($53.5 million)
• Luke Bryan ($53 million)
• Muse ($49 million)

Chicks for Free

This is the money they made in just 2016?

That's how much they were paid in 2016, some for prior work like tours, or recordings.