Chesney The Fifth Highest-Grossing Musician
posted June 22nd, 2009 at 8:32 pm | No Comments » |
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Forbes has released its annual list of the top grossing musicians and Kenny Chesney made the list at number five with $65 million in earnings.
Here’s a look at the top 10:
- Madonna – $110 million
- Celine Dion – $100 million
- Beyonce – $87 million
- Bruce Springsteen – $70 million
- Kenny Chesney – $65 million
- Rascal Flatts – $60 million
- Coldplay – $60 million
- AC/DC – $60 million
- The Eagles – $55 million
- Toby Keith – $52 million
In the past 12 months, the top 10 musicians earned a combined $719 million, up from $500 million during the 12-month period ending June 2008, Forbes said.
The average ticket price climbed $5.26, to $67.33, the biggest single-year increase in 15 years. Gross revenue for the top 100 touring acts was up 6.5 percent.
Arena acts now earn about $20 per ticket, compared with only about $1 per CD sold, the magazine said.
Touring acts make additional millions through merchandise sales.
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