Taylor Swift has swiftly switched the list of top money makers in the entertainment in her favour as she is placed number one on Billboard’s list of music’s top 40 money-makers ahead of Kenny Chesney and Justin Timberlake.
Topping Billboard’s Top Money Makers list for 2014, Swift’s RED Tour, which raked in an estimated $30 million, put the country music leading light ahead of the likes of Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5. Billboard ranks artists based on their U.S. earnings from touring, record sales, publishing royalties and revenue from streaming music and video.
Here are the top 10 earners in music for the past 12 months:
1. Taylor Swift — $39,699,575.60
2. Kenny Chesney — $32,956,240.70
3. Justin Timberlake — $31,463,297.03
4. Bon Jovi — $29,436,801.04
5. The Rolling Stones — $26,225,121.71
6. Beyoncé — $24,429,176.86
7. Maroon 5 — $24,429,176.86
8. Luke Bryan — $22,142,235.98
9. Pink — $20,072,072.32
10. Fleetwood Mac — $19,123,101.98

Source: Time