Country Music Stars Score On Forbes Celebrity 100
May 19th, 2011
Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and Toby Keith all scored slots on Forbes’ annual Celebrity 100 power list. The ranking of musicians, actors, television personalities, athletes and other fabulons takes into account press coverage, social media, and earnings during the previous 12 months.
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Kenny Chesney Rules, Taylor Swift Moves Up On Forbes’ Biggest Country Moneymakers List | AHN
May 23rd, 2010
For those behind the curve who think Country Music is some small, inconsequential cousin of Pop Music, soak this in: not only is Taylor Swift selling more records than anybody, but the Forbes list of top money earners turns up some very serious bucks among Country stars. As AHN reports…
Kenny Chesney continues to top Forbes’ list of Country Music’s 10 Top Earning Artists in 2010. Also ranking #1 last year, he pulled in an estimate earnings of $50 million from 2009-2010. His 2009 tour reportedly grossed $71 million, earning an average of $1.6 million a night. Read the rest of this entry »