Taylor Swift, Toby Keith & Kenny Chesney Among Highest Earning Musicians

Taylor Swift, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney are among the highest paid musicians in the world according to Forbes. They made the magazine’s annual World’s Highest Paid Musicians list, coming in at No. 8, 10 and 17 respectively. The rankings are based on earning between May 2011 and May 2012. At just 22 years old, [...] Read More

Toby Keith, Taylor Swift Among Highest-Paid Country Stars

Forbes has released their list of country’s highest-paid stars. To compile the list, Forbes looked at money earned between May 2010 and May 2011. They also talked to agents, manager, publishers, lawyers and other industry members to come up with their gross earnings estimates. Toby Keith landed at the top of their list, with Taylor [...] Read More

Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood Among Forbes Best Paid Celebrities Under 30

Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood work hard – and their bank accounts prove it. Both country superstars were recognized on Forbes Best Paid Celebrities Under 30 list along with artists from across all genres, the big screen and athletics. Pop star Lady Gaga topped the list, grossing $170 million from 137 shows in 22 countries. [...] Read More

Taylor Swift Lands at No. 7 on Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities List

Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Larry the Cable all find themselves on this year’s Forbes list of the 100 Most Power Celebrities. They join an impressive list that features a mix of film and television actors, TV personalities, models, athletes, authors, other musicians and comedians. It’s not just money that earned [...] Read More

Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney in Power Positions

Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts are among the most powerful celebrities in the world, right alongside Oprah Winfrey, Madonna and U2. That’s one way to interpret the latest edition of Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100, a ranking that goes beyond finances to provide a full picture of famous people’s star power. The list measures their income as well as their performance in four different media forms — TV/radio, press, the Internet and social media — to provide an overview of the celebrities’ relative place in the pecking order of popularity. Read More