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Full List: FORBES NAMES DIDDY, BEYONCE & DRAKE AS THE HIGHEST PAID MUSICIANS FOR 2017

Promise Amadi
By Promise Amadi
Published: December 30, 2017
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Forbes has revealed its annual list of the highest-paid musicians, with artists including Coldplay, Beyonce, Diddy and Justin Bieber all among the top earners.

Diddy is the top-earning musician on the planet, pulling in a career-best $130 million pretax this year. His total got a boost from his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, his Ciroc vodka deal and the sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line for an estimated $70 million.

Full List of top 20 earners below:

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1. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($130 million)

2. Beyonce ($105 million)
3. Drake ($94 million)
4. Jay Z ($42 million)
5. Dr. Dre ($34.5 million)
6. Chance the Rapper ($33 million)
7. Kendrick Lamar ($30 million)
8. Wiz Khalifa ($28 million)
9. Pitbull ($27 million)
10. DJ Khaled ($24 million)
11. Future ($23 million)
12. Kanye West ($22 million)
13. Birdman ($20 million)
14. J. Cole ($19 million)
15. Swizz Beatz ($14 million)
16. Snoop Dogg ($16.5 million)
17. Nicki Minaj ($16 million)
18. Lil Wayne ($15.5 million)
19. Rick Ross ($11.5 million, tie)
19. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($11.5 million, tie)
20. Lil Yachty ($11 million)

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Amadi Promise is an Assistant Senior Editor at Okay Nigeria (Okay.ng) who handles Sports & Educational sections. He loves sharing what he knows and also learns from others. Promise is also an Android developer at Rad5 Tech Hub.
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