Dr. Dre Highest-Paid Musician Of 2014, Bests Beyonce By Over $500 Million

After handily topping the Forbes hip-hop cash kings list, Dr. Dre has proven to be 2014's highest-paid musician, bringing in a huge $620 million. With Dre's current takeaway from Apple's $3 billion acquisition of Beats, he easily bested runner-up Beyonce, by just over $500 million. Beyonce's $115 million reflect a big year resulting from the release of her surprise self-titled album, the Mrs. Carter Show tour, the On the Run tour and endorsements from companies like Pepsi and H&M.



The Eagles ($100 million) placed third, Bon Jovi ($82 million) is fourth and Bruce Springsteen ($81 million) is fifth. Advocating for cutting costs where possible, Bon Jovi told Forbes, “I know big bands where each of them has personal assistants on the road, each of them has a security guard. We don’t have a security guard. Take your own friggin’ bags!”



Forbes' highest paid musicians of 2014:



1. Dr. Dre - $620 million

2. Beyonce - $115 million

3. The Eagles - $100 million

4. Bon Jovi - $82 million

5. Bruce Springsteen - $81 million

6. Justin Bieber - $80 million

7. One Direction - $75 million

8. Paul McCartney - $71 million

9. Calvin Harris - $66 million

10. Toby Keith - $65 million



To see where Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna landed, head to Forbes.