{"id":58403,"date":"2012-11-30T12:32:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=58403"},"modified":"2012-11-30T12:38:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T11:38:01","slug":"video-worlds-highest-paid-musicians-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-worlds-highest-paid-musicians-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: World\u2019s Highest Paid Musicians In 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-worlds-highest-paid-musicians-in-2012\/lebron-beats-by-dre-1024x578\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lebron-beats-by-dre-1024x578.jpg?fit=540%2C305&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,305\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lebron-beats-by-dre-1024&amp;#215;578\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lebron-beats-by-dre-1024x578.jpg?fit=540%2C305&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lebron-beats-by-dre-1024x578.jpg?fit=640%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"lebron-beats-by-dre-1024x578\" width=\"640\" height=\"305\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58407\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dre has been named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zackomalleygreenburg\/2012\/11\/28\/the-worlds-highest-paid-musicians-2012\/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes<\/a>&#8216; Highest-Paid Musician of 2012. According to the publication, the West Coast veteran roped in $110 million in pretax earnings largely thanks to his Beats headphone line.<br \/>\nHit continue reading to watch the story behind Dre&#8217;s success and check out the list of top 25 earners in the music biz this year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe src='http:\/\/widget.newsinc.com\/single.html?WID=1&#038;VID=23902386&#038;freewheel=69016&#038;sitesection=forbes&#038;w=540&#038;h=344' height='344' width='540' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>1. Dr Dre \u2013 $110 Million<br \/>\n2. Roger Waters \u2013 $88 Million<br \/>\n3. Elton John \u2013 $80 Million<br \/>\n4. U2 \u2013 $78 Million<br \/>\n5. Take That \u2013 $69 Million<br \/>\n6. Bon Jovi \u2013 $60 Million<br \/>\n7. Britney Spears \u2013 $58 Million<br \/>\n8. Paul McCartney \u2013 $57 Million (tie)<br \/>\n8. Taylor Swift \u2013 $57 Million (tie)<br \/>\n10. Justin Bieber \u2013 $55 Million (tie)<br \/>\n10. Toby Keith \u2013 $55 Million (tie)<br \/>\n12. Rihanna \u2013 $53 Million<br \/>\n13. Lady GaGa \u2013 $52 Million<br \/>\n14. Foo Fighters \u2013 $47 Million<br \/>\n15. Diddy \u2013 $45 Million (tie)<br \/>\n15. Katy Perry \u2013 $45 Million (tie)<br \/>\n17. Kenny Chesney \u2013 $44 Million<br \/>\n18. Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 $40 Million<br \/>\n19. Red Hot Chili Peppers \u2013 $39 Million<br \/>\n20. Jay-Z \u2013 $38 Million<br \/>\n21. Coldplay \u2013 $37 Million<br \/>\n22. Adele \u2013 $35 Million (tie)<br \/>\n22. Kanye West \u2013 $35 Million (tie)<br \/>\n24. Michael Bubl\u00e9 \u2013 $34 Million<br \/>\n25. Sade \u2013 $33 Million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Dre has been named Forbes&#8216; Highest-Paid Musician of 2012. 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