[2012] Dr. Dre Is The Highest Paid Musician In The World @Forbes

[The Core DJ's]

According to Forbes, Dr. Dre is the highest paid musician in the world earning a whopping $110 million dollars in 2012. He ranked above pop superstars like Justin Bieber and huge touring rock bands like U2:

With a whopping $110 million in pretax earnings, Dr. Dre is this year’s top-earning musician—thanks largely to his Beats headphone line. He leads a pack of pop stars, rock icons, rap moguls and country crooners, many of whom bank the bulk of their bucks outside the recording studio. Totals are calculated from May 2011 through May 2012.

Go after the jump to see the full list of all Top 25 earning musicians of 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)
8. Taylor Swift ($57 million)
10. Justin Bieber ($55 million) (Forbes)
10. Toby Keith ($55 million)
12. Rihanna ($53 million)
13. Lady Gaga ($52 million)
14. Foo Fighters ($47 million)
15. Diddy ($45 million)
15. 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) (Forbes)

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And to think years ago, some people frowned on hardcore Hip Hop, thought it wouldn't last, and wished it could have been shut down.

Now look.

One of it's founding innovators stands at the top of the hill in net worth.

Can I just be there when U give the haters the middle finger Dre???

:-)