All Blog Posts Tagged 'HIGHEST' (11)

Another year, another crop of musicians making bank. Forbes has released its list of highest-paid musicians, led this year not by a popstar or rock band, but a doctor. Despite sounding angry in every song, rapper and beatmaker Dr. Dre earned a cool $110 million between May 2011 and May 2012. Most of that had nothing to do…

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Old-school rapper Dr. Dre has topped Forbes’ annual list of hip-hop Cash Kings — but not for his expletive-laced rhymes.

The entertainer-producer-actor pulled in $110 million before taxes in 2011, the bulk of his Benjamins coming from his line of premium headphones — Beats By Dr. Dre.

The Grammy-winning “Let it Ride” rapper raked in $100 million when telephone-handset maker HTC spent $300 million for a 51 percent…

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A year after retiring as the Queen of Daytime, Oprah Winfrey has continued her reign at the top of the annual Forbes list of highest-earning celebrities.



The 58-year-old Winfrey topped the list - which measures stars' revenues between May 2011 and May 2012 -- for the fourth straight year, despite a $125 million drop in…

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Jay-Z and Beyonce have been named as the highest-paid celebrity couples, according to Forbes.

The Carters’ annual income is estimated at $78 million, split between Beyonce’s $40 million and Hov’s $38 million. Bey gets her money by collecting paychecks from old hits, as well as endorsement deals and non-musical…

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Rihanna has sold more digital tracks in the United States than any other artist in history. Ever.

The Nielsen SoundScan’s statistics show that towards the end of 2011, Rihanna had sold more than 47 million tracks.

Though the Black Eyed Peas have the biggest-selling digital track to date with “I Gotta…

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One of the hardest-working actors in Hollywood just so happens to also be the highest-grossing actors of all time.



Samuel L. Jackson has grossed an astounding $7.42 billion over the span of his entire film career by the Guinness Book of World Record.



Jackson, 62, received his biggest… Continue

Money ain’t a thing for Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Music’s most powerful couple ranks second on Forbes’ Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples list.





Mr. and Mrs. Carter earned an estimated $72 million between May 2010 and May 2011, placing them at No. 2 on the magazine’s list. The “Run the World (Girls)” singer… Continue

Mega music makers Jay-Z and Usher are two of the urban artists who made Forbes' list of highest paid musicians.



With elite company like company like rockers U2, Elton John and Bon Jovi, Jigga and Ursher were two of five hip hop and R&B artists to make the prestigious list. Usher landed at the #12… Continue

Wayne cashes in with his "I Am Still Music Tour," while Birdman gives the low-down on "Tha Carter IV" and "Like Father"



Lil Wayne's star has not lost any luster as the result of his prison stint, as his "I Am Still Music" tour is his highest-grossing.



Billboard reports that the tour is… Continue

Jay-Z and Beyonce are making history now that they've been added to the Guinness Book Of World Records.

The Carters have been added to the 2010 edition of the famed book for being the “highest earning power couple” after earning $122 million collectively till June 2009.



They'll be joined in the Guinness Book by Lady Gaga who's been named the “Most Searched-For Female.”



As previously reported, Jigga topped the list of… Continue

Beyonce has once again proven that she’s one of the biggest names in all of entertainment. For the second year in a row, the “Single Ladies” singer tops “Forbes’” list of the highest paid celebrities under 30. With more than 90 concerts across the globe and endorsement deals with companies like Nintendo, L’Oreal and her Dereon fashion line, Beyonce pulled in an estimated 87-million dollars between June 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010. Following Beyonce on… Continue