P. Diddy is the top-earning musician of 2017– Forbes

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Diddy is the top-earning musician on the planet, pulling in a career-best $130 million pretax this year. His total got a boost from his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, his Ciroc vodka deal and the sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line for an estimated $70 million.

List of top 20 earners below:

  1. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($130 million)
  2. Beyonce ($105 million)
  3. Drake ($94 million)
  4. Jay Z ($42 million)
  5. Dr. Dre ($34.5 million)
  6. Chance the Rapper ($33 million)
  7. Kendrick Lamar ($30 million)
  8. Wiz Khalifa ($28 million)
  9. Pitbull ($27 million)
  10. DJ Khaled ($24 million)
  11. Future ($23 million)
  12. Kanye West ($22 million)
  13. Birdman ($20 million)
  14. J. Cole ($19 million)
  15. Swizz Beatz ($14 million)
  16. Snoop Dogg ($16.5 million)
  17. Nicki Minaj ($16 million)
  18. Lil Wayne ($15.5 million)
  19. Rick Ross ($11.5 million, tie)
  20. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($11.5 million, tie)
  21. Lil Yachty ($11 million