Dr. Dre Emerges As Highest Paid Musician in 2012. HipHop Wins Again.

 

Rap mogul Dr. Dre has mad historyafter landing on Forbes' Top 25 Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012 list. According to reports, the Doc's popular Beats By Dre headphones brand gave him an edge over his competition. 

the mutiple grammy award winning producer and business entrepreneur finished a 12-month period of robust headphone sales and resurrecting Tupac Shakur in hologram form as Forbes' highest-paid musician of the year. The hip-hop mogul reportedly earned an estimated $110 million during a scoring period that ran from May 2011 to May 2012. Along with catalog sales and payment for performances like his headlining set with Snoop Dogg at the Coachella fest, Dre hauled in $100 million pre-tax when HTC bought a 51 percent stake in his Beats headphone company last year.

Below is a full list of the highest paid musicians in 2012.

1. Dr. Dre ($110 million) 

2. Roger Waters ($88 million)

3. Elton John ($80 million)

4. U2 ($78 million) 

5. Take That ($69 million)

6. Bon Jovi ($60 million)

7. Britney Spears ($58 million) 

8. Paul McCartney ($57 million) 

9. Taylor Swift ($57 million) 

10. Justin Bieber ($55 million)

10. Toby Keith ($55 million)

12. Rihanna ($53 million) 

13. Lady Gaga ($52 million) 

14. Foo Fighters ($47 million)

15. Diddy ($45 million) 

16. Katy Perry ($45 million) 

17. Kenny Chesney ($44 million)

18. Beyonce ($40 million) 

19. Red Hot Chili Peppers ($39 million)

 20. Jay-Z ($38 million) 

21. Coldplay ($37 million) 

22. Adele ($35 million) 

22. Kanye West ($35 million)

24. Michael Buble ($34 million) 

25. Sade ($33 million)