Who says rock is dead? This is great to see! Forbes magazine just released their Top highest-earning artists of 2019 and Metallica landed at #10!

Forbes reported Metallica made $68.5 million in 2019 – tour & music income as well as other business endeavours are taken into consideration when making the list.

Here’s the Top 20 of Forbes’ list:

1. Taylor Swift – $185 million
2. Kanye West – $150 million
3. Ed Sheeran – $110 million
4. The Eagles – $100 million
5. Elton John – $84 million
6. Jay Z – $81 million
7. Beyoncé – $81 million
8. Drake – $75 million
9. Diddy – $7 million
10. Metallica – $68.5 million
11. Rihanna – $62 million
12. Travis Scott – $58 million
13. Justin Timberlake – $57.5 million (tie)
14. Katy Perry – $57.5 million (tie)
15. Pink – $57 million (tie)
16. BTS – $57 million (tie)
17. Billy Joel – $52 million
18. Bruno Mars – $51 million
19. Jimmy Buffett – $50 million (tie)
20. Eminem – $50 million (tie)

Metallica toured a bunch in 2019 – and keep in mind, they made the Top 10 despite not having released a studio album since 2016! Impressive.

Are you surprised Taylor Swift is atop the throne?

Written by Todd Hancock

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