Forbes' World’s Highest-Paid Musicians of 2015 revealed
Number one might be a surprise.
Forbes have just revealed their list of the World's Highest-Paid Musicians this year and some of the rankings might be surprising.
Katy Perry jumps a massive 23 places from last year to hit the top spot, earning a huge $135 million, following her 17 month Prismatic World Tour.
Meanwhile Beyoncé falls from second place to 14th, one place behind her husband Jay Z.
The One Direction boys are the UK's top earners ranking number two with $130 million.
Check out our gallery of Forbes' World’s Highest-Paid Musicians of 2015
Rank Musician 2015 Earnings 1 Katy Perry $135 m 2 One Direction $130 m 3 Garth Brooks $90 m 4 Taylor Swift $80 m 5 The Eagles $73.5 m 6 Calvin Harris $66m 7 Justin Timberlake $63.5m 8 Diddy $60m 9 Fleetwood Mac $59.5m 10 Lady Gaga $59m 11 The Rolling Stones $57.5m 12 Ed Sheeran $57m 13 Jay Z $56m 14 Beyoncé $54.5m 15 Elton John $53.5m 16 Toby Keith $53m 17 Paul McCartney $51.5m 18 Michael Buble $45.5m 19 Jason Aldean $43.5m 20 Luke Bryan $42.5m 21 Kenny Chesney $42m 22 Bruno Mars $40m 23 Drake $39.5m 24 Foo Fighters $38m 24 Tim McGraw $38m 25 David Guetta $37m 26 Florida Georgia Line $36.5m 27 Jimmy Buffett $36m 27 Tiesto $36m 28 Maroon 5 $33m 28 Dr. Dre $33m *Denotes tied ranking Check out our gallery of Forbes' World’s Highest-Paid Musicians of 2015