Dr. Dre Beats Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and More On Forbes' 2012 Rich List

BHR HollyWood Reports

Dr. Dre Beats Rihanna, Justin Bieber,
 Lady Gaga and More On Forbes' 2012 Rich List

Dr. Dre has been named the richest music artist of the year by Forbes magazine, after earning a reported $110 million (£68.5 million) in the last 12 months.

The hip-hop mogul earned most of his income from his Beats by Dr. Dre headphones which have become a multi-million dollar lucrative empire.


The list, which was compiled between May 2011 and May 2012 and features 25 musicians, also reveal that Take That - shockingly - come in at number five with $69 million, while Roger Waters takes second place with $88 million.

Congrats Dr. Dre! You've been crowned the richest man in music!

Dr. Dre has been named the
richest music artist of the year by Forbes magazine

Legendary crooner Elton John enters third place with $80 million with rock band U2 earning $78 million charting them at number four.

Meanwhile, Britney Spears earned a cool $58 million, with Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift tying with $57 million.

Justin Bieber's investment in Spotify has reportedly earned him $55 million in the last 12 months, while Rihanna and Lady Gaga have enjoyed an income of $53m and $52m respectively.

Others included in the top 25 are Beyonce, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Diddy, Kanye West and Katy Perry.

Christmas will be a very rich one for some of music's biggest stars and their families!

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