Forbes releases list of the world's highest paid musicians

Forbes releases its annual list, and Dr. Dre is in first place.

As expected, producer/headphone salesman (or should those be reversed?) Dr. Dre tops Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest paid musicians; Mr. Young was #5 on the overall celebrity list released over the summer, thanks to selling off his share of Beats by Dre.

Otherwise, the top of the list is dominated by the usual suspects: aging rockers like Roger Waters, Elton John, U2, and Bon Jovi, and pop stars Take That, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber (who is tied with country singer Toby Keith at #10).

Interesting bits: Beyoncé ($40m) brought home more than husband Jay-Z ($38m), Rihanna bested Lady Gaga ($53m to $52m), and despite all the talk of roads paved with EDM gold, no electronic artists made the top 25. The full list is below, via Consequence of Sound.

Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012:
01. Dr Dre – $110 Million
02. Roger Waters – $88 Million
03. Elton John – $80 Million
04. U2 – $78 Million
05. Take That – $69 Million
06. Bon Jovi – $60 Million
07. Britney Spears – $58 Million
08. Paul McCartney – $57 Million (tie)
08. Taylor Swift – $57 Million (tie)
10. Justin Bieber – $55 Million (tie)
10. Toby Keith – $55 Million (tie)
12. Rihanna – $53 Million
13. Lady GaGa – $52 Million
14. Foo Fighters – $47 Million
15. Diddy – $45 Million (tie)
15. Katy Perry – $45 Million (tie)
17. Kenny Chesney – $44 Million
18. Beyoncé – $40 Million
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers – $39 Million
20. Jay-Z – $38 Million
21. Coldplay – $37 Million
22. Adele – $35 Million (tie)
22. Kanye West – $35 Million (tie)
24. Michael Bublé – $34 Million
25. Sade – $33 Million