Dr Dre Beats Beyoncé And One Direction As Highest-Paid Musician
Dr. Dre has been announced as the highest paid musician of 2014, as part of the annual rich list compiled by Forbes.
The hip-hop mogul has racked up £395 million ($620m) this year before tax, which gives him the widest margin in history between the first and second spots on the list, according to Forbes.
The $3 billion sale of his co-founded business to Apple no doubt helped him beat the likes of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.
In the runner's up spot is Beyoncé who took home£73 million ($115m), after dropping her 'surprise' album, performing the Mrs Carter Show tour and securing deals with H&M and Pepsi.
The Eagles are third with £64 million ($100m), Bon Jovi fourth after earning £52 million ($82m) and Bruce Springsteen completes the top five with £51 million ($81m).
One Direction, Calvin Harris, Paul McCartney and Toby Keith alsomade the top 10, which you can see in full here:
1. Dr Dre £394m ($620m)
2. Beyoncé £73m ($115m)
3. The Eagles £64m ($100m)
4. Bon Jovi £52m ($82m)
5. Bruce Springsteen £51m ($81m)
6. Justin Bieber £50m ($80m)
7. One Direction £48m ($75m)
8. Paul McCartney £45m ($71m)
9. Calvin Harris £42m ($66m)
10. Toby Keith £41m ($65m)