While You Were Sleeping: The 10 Biggest Music Moneymakers

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

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There are some surprise entrants in this year's list of the top 10 moneymakers in the music business. Madonna is #1, says Billboard (via Yahoo),

followed... by Bon Jovi with $157.2 million, Bruce Springsteen ($156.3 million), the Police ($110 million), Celine Dion ($99.2 million), Kenny Chesney ($90.8 million), Neil Diamond ($82.2 million), Rascall Flatts ($63.5 million), Jonas Brothers ($62.6 million) and Coldplay ($62.2 million).

The fact that Bon Jovi made more money than Bruce Springsteen says a lot about how bad this country's musical taste runs.

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Posted Feb 13 2009, 09:08 AM

Filed under: movies, taco bell, bon jovi, tom cruise, Republican, madonna, virginia, bruce springsteen, twitter, denzel washington, anne hathaway, coldplay, kenny chesney, olivia munn

Comments

Monique said:

You know Brian, it would be awesome if someday you could remember a girl's name because of something she did instead of how she looks in lingerie.

February 13, 2009 10:50 AM

asb76 said:

Not sure who Olivia Munn is? Where've you been the last 3-4 years?

February 13, 2009 11:57 AM

balthazarrr said:

I think we may ascribe Bon Jovi's relative success to Rock Band/Guitar Hero. Last year, Aerosmith claimed their profits from Guitar Hero licensing made them more money than all previous album sales combined. Bon Jovi has songs in Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero 4. The Boss has only recently jumped on the bandwagon with a song pack for Guitar Hero 4.

February 16, 2009 2:15 PM

About Brian Fairbanks

Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Nerve, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.