P. Diddy is the top-earning musician of 2017– Forbes
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:
- Sean “Diddy” Combs ($130 million)
- Beyonce ($105 million)
- Drake ($94 million)
- Jay Z ($42 million)
- Dr. Dre ($34.5 million)
- Chance the Rapper ($33 million)
- Kendrick Lamar ($30 million)
- Wiz Khalifa ($28 million)
- Pitbull ($27 million)
- DJ Khaled ($24 million)
- Future ($23 million)
- Kanye West ($22 million)
- Birdman ($20 million)
- J. Cole ($19 million)
- Swizz Beatz ($14 million)
- Snoop Dogg ($16.5 million)
- Nicki Minaj ($16 million)
- Lil Wayne ($15.5 million)
- Rick Ross ($11.5 million, tie)
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($11.5 million, tie)
- Lil Yachty ($11 million