Billboard recently released their list of top earners from 2016 and not surprisingly two country artists made the top 10. Us country fans know a great live venue and/or song when we see them, so we aren’t surprised by these two making a whole lot of money last year.
Luke Bryan came in two spots ahead of Kenny Chesney, sitting at the eighth position. He made the large majority of his money off of touring ($23.3 million), but did add a few more million off of streaming, sales and publishing. In total he made $27.3 million in 2016!
Kenny Chesney had a great 2016 as well, earning $25.4 million last year. Like just about everyone on the chart, the majority of his money made came from touring. In 2016 this great act made $23.5 million off of that very thing. Curious to see who made up the rest of the top 10? Look below!
1. Beyonce
2. Guns N’ Roses
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Drake
5. Adele
6. Coldplay
7. Justin Bieber
8. Luke Bryan
9. Kanye West
10. Kenny Chesney
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