The most expensive performer. The highest fees of stars for corporate events
We compare the incomes of Russian and foreign celebrities.
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Celebrity advertising revenues have declined. Well-known brands invite celebrities to appear in advertisements for their products and services much less often than in the pre-crisis years, but we do see stars in commercials. Since there are fewer profitable offers, “high-quality” artists are being cast in advertising. True, the fees offered are less than before. For example, before the crisis, Elena Isinbaeva advertised a deodorant for $500 thousand a year, and now her average advertising fee is
$150 thousand (8.8 million rubles). This winter, the famous athlete is introducing a remedy for colds.Profitable (top) contracts are most often concluded by mobile operators and banks with stars of the first magnitude (Sergei Svetlakov, Ivan Urgant, Dmitry Nagiyev, Konstantin Khabensky). For example, the annual advertising contract of the forward of the Russian national team and the NHL club Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin with one of the Russian banks is estimated at at least
$500 thousand (29.5 million rubles).Cellular operators pay per year for the use of the image of a beloved and recognizable actor on all advertising media
$200-300 thousand (11.8-17.7 million rubles).Shampoos, creams, and mass-market cosmetics are now advertised mainly by serial actresses and “second-tier” TV presenters, who receive an average salary for this work
500 thousand rubles.MUSIC
The highest fee for a performance from Alla Borisovna Pugacheva is
250 thousand euros (15.7 million rubles) . JLo, Enrique Iglesias, and Christina Aguilera have the same fees. The Prima Donna's main earnings will be in 2017 - several solo concerts are expected in Moscow, performances in Russian regions, and a creative evening in Baku. Plus corporate events.Last year, the leader of the Leningrad group, Sergei Shnurov, was in great demand. He was paid for one concert
$100 thousand. (5.9 million rubles). For filming commercials, Shnurov receives the same fee as for two concerts. Considering the artist’s demand, Shnurov earns no less per year$10 million* (RUB 590 million).Grigory Leps does not act in advertising, but works on the jury of the television project “The Voice”; he is also often invited to perform in Moscow and in the regions. With fee
100 thousand euros (6.3 million rubles). Thus, Grigory Viktorovich earns about$9 million (RUB 531 million) .Nikolai Baskov is still loved and in demand - Nikolai’s fee for the concert is
30 thousand euros (1.9 million rubles). By the way, Dmitry Bilan will sing at your birthday for the same price.Valery Gergiev
Income$16.5 million
Concerts In less than a year - from December 21, 2012 to November 29, 2013 - Gergiev, according to his schedule, will have to lead 211 concerts in Russia and abroad. In 2010, the Internet portal Bachtrack named Gergiev the most sought-after conductor in the world.
Opera In 2003, Gergiev returned Wagner’s tetralogy “The Ring of the Nibelungs” to the Mariinsky repertoire; more than a century ago, it was the St. Petersburg theater that staged the first Russian production of these operas.
Scandal In November 2012, the union of the ballet troupe Mariinsky Theater sent a letter to the Ministry of Culture, where he accused the theater management of violating labor laws and biased attitude to the artists. Gergiev called the letter an “emotional act,” but promised to look into it.
Titles People's Artist of Russia, Ukraine, North Ossetia, five-time winner of the theater award " Golden mask", Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation.
Business Owns 15% of Eurodon, Russia's largest producer of turkey meat.
Hobby President of the Finnish Black Sauna Society.
Grigory Leps
Income$15 million
Patrons Grigory Lepsveridze, a former restaurant singer from Sochi, became friends with billionaires and regulars on the Forbes list, Iskander Makhmudov and Andrei Bokarev, in the 1990s; the partners helped the artist “get promoted” by spending $8 million.
Best disc The album “Pensnez” in 2011 became the best-selling album in Russia (according to the 2M company), ahead of the collections of songs by Elena Vaenga and Stas Mikhailov.
Scandal In the winter of 2013, together with Stas Mikhailov and Valery Meladze, he spoke at an extended meeting of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on the protection of personal rights in the information sphere. “I’m an impulsive person, I’ll break someone, they’ll put me in prison, and let me serve it! Some creature comes to my house, I’ll get him anyway! We are starting a fight with you! My darling can’t stand it, I’ll soon calm them all down, the freaks!” - Leps addressed journalists (“Moskovsky Komsomolets”, 2013).
Fees Last year, Leps became the main pop star in Russia: for each of the four anniversary concerts at Crocus City Hall in December 2012, according to expert estimates, he received $500,000, and for two concerts in St. Petersburg - $750,000. This is record amounts of fees for Russian performers.
Stas Mikhailov
Income$9.8 million
Career In his native Sochi, he sang in restaurants, sold cassettes with his songs, in 1992 he moved to Moscow, worked at the Variety Theater, and in 1997 he released his first album “Candle”.
Hit The song “Well, that’s all” has collected more than 16 million views on YouTube.
Scandal In the spring of 2013, the court rejected Mikhailov’s claim for 10 million rubles, which he demanded as compensation for damage caused to him by the film “The Understudy.” Mikhailov considered that the image of the main character of the film, singer Mikhail Stasov, was completely copied from him, only “offensive behavior was added to him.”
Titles Honored Artist of Russia (2010), “Artist of the Year” according to the Chanson radio station (2009), laureate of the National Golden Gramophone Award (2009).
Philip Kirkorov
Income$9.7 million
Quote“I was actually the first in this country to wear rhinestones, then everyone around me started wearing them, and only I was blamed for this” (OK! magazine, 2010).
Family The son of the Bulgarian singer Bedros Kirkorov met Alla Pugacheva at the age of 11, at the age of 27 he married the 45-year-old diva, and 14 years later the couple divorced.
Business Owner of two small second-hand clothing stores selling clothes of Russian celebrities. Advertising for LG smartphones in a Euroset video.
Scandals In 2004, Kirkorov insulted Rostov journalist Irina Aroyan during his press conference. In December 2010, at a rehearsal for the Golden Gramophone award, he beat assistant director Marina Yablokova. She contacted the police, and two weeks later the conflict was settled in the magistrate's court.
Achievements Received the annual World Music Award five times as a singer who sold greatest number disks in Russia.
Titles People's Artist of Chechnya (2006), Ingushetia (2006), Russia (2008), Ukraine (2008).
Nikolay Baskov
Income: $8.9 million
Career At the age of 22 he won the All-Russian competition for young opera singers.
Family In 2001, he married the daughter of his producer, businessman and former member of the Federation Council Boris Shpigel, and divorced in 2008.
Titles People's Artist of Ukraine (2004), Chechnya (2005), Ingushetia (2007), Russia (2009), Moldova (2011).
Detail In the spring of 2012, he became the host of the TV show “Nikolai Baskov’s Marriage Agency” on the Russia-1 channel, but a few months later it was closed.
Income$5.6 million
Career In 2001, due to a conflict with her second husband and producer Alexander Shulgin, she stopped her creative activity and returned to the stage in 2003, signing a contract with producer Joseph Prigozhin, who became her third husband. At the end of 2012, Valeria became the highest paid Russian singer (in terms of royalties).
Event In 2013 she received the title People's Artist Russia.
Valeriy Meladze
Event In February 2013, together with Grigory Leps and Stas Mikhailov, he criticized journalists at an extended meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, where the issue of protecting personal rights in the information sphere was discussed.
Hits The song “Heaven” (2010) has received almost 9 million views on YouTube. The song “Light of the Setting Sun” (2012), performed with Vakhtang Kikabidze, has almost 7 million views.
Business Together with musicians Andrei Makarevich and Stas Namin, he owns a share in the Rhythm Blues Cafe.
Oleg Gazmanov
Quote“My songs, the same “Officers”, are sung by men in karaoke with vodka 3-4 times a day. I should get decent interest. But there is none of this” (“RIA Voronezh”, 2013).
Career Gazmanov’s first famous hit was the song “Lucy” (1988) about a missing dog, which he performed with his little son Rodion. He wrote the unofficial anthem of Moscow, which the former mayor of the capital, Yuri Luzhkov, really liked. The new authorities have different tastes. In the summer of 2013, they turned to Russian Railways with a request to stop playing the song “Moscow, the bells are ringing” on trains arriving at the capital’s stations.
Dima Bilan
Career The start of his career in the early 2000s was given by producer Yuri Aizenshpis, former director of the Kino group. After the death of Aizenshpis in 2005, Yana Rudkovskaya, at that time the wife of businessman Viktor Baturin, became Bilan’s new producer.
Achievements He took part in the Eurovision music competition twice: in 2006 he took 2nd place, in 2008 - 1st place with the song Believe. Honored Artist of Ingushetia and Chechnya (2007), National artist Kabardino-Balkaria (2008).
Detail In 2012, he announced his intention to start a new musical project under the name he was given at birth - Victor Belan.
Income$3.8 million
Family Daughter of former member of the group “Tender May” Vladimir Shurochkin. The father is the singer's producer. At the age of 17, she changed the name in her passport from Anna to Nyusha.
Career Since winning the television show “STS Lights up a Superstar” (2007), the singer has won music awards 33 times, including “Muz-TV 2013” (best song – “Memory”), RU.TV 2012 (best singer), “ Glamor - Woman of the Year 2012" (singer of the year), "Golden Gramophone - 2012" (single "Memory"), "Golden Gramophone - 2011" (single "Choose a Miracle"), "Muz-TV 2012" (best song - "Higher ").
Event In August 2012, she gave birth to her first child and named her son Ivan. She plans to adopt a girl from an orphanage so that Ivan will have a sister.
Career She performs songs of her own composition, more than 800 in total. On the 2011 tour she gave more than 150 sold-out concerts, including in the USA, Germany, and Israel.
Awards“Chanson of the Year - 2013”, laureate of “Song of the Year - 2012” (song “Where Was”), “Golden Gramophone - 2012” (“Where Was”), laureate of “Song of the Year - 2011” (“Chopin”), “Golden gramophone - 2011" ("Keys").
Yuri Bashmet
Quote“I really love the word “ambition”... I still have the ambition to make my orchestra the best. If I don’t think like that, then there will be no movement forward” (“Snob”, 2008).
Career For the first time in history classical music made the viola solo musical instrument. Performs with an instrument made by master Paolo Testore. With the Moscow Soloists ensemble, in 15 years, by his own estimate, he traveled around the globe 34.5 times (by distance).
Alla Pugacheva
Income$2.5 million
Event In February 2013, the singer closed her official website. The reason, according to media reports, was Pugacheva’s new songs, which she performed at the “Christmas Meetings,” leaked onto the Internet. The singer intended to record a disc and sell it, but pirates prevented these plans.
Best Album The disc “Mirror of the Soul” (1977) was released in a circulation of about 10 million, including reissues.
Business Owns 17% of the Alla Pugacheva Song Theater concert complex under construction.
Income$2.5 million
Business Head of the production center Black Star Inc., founded in 2006. Owns shops fashionable clothes Black Star by Timati.
Clips He starred in music videos with rap stars Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and Diddy, as well as Grigory Leps.
Income$2.5 million
Event The new album “Live in Your Head” (2013) was posted for free listening on Yandex the day before the release, and within the first 14 hours it was listened to more than 1 million times. On Russian iTunes, the album was sold for 149 rubles and topped the music sales chart for several weeks.
Detail Together with director Renata Litvinova, she became a co-producer of the film “ The Last Tale Rita" (2012).
Fans Billionaires Roman Abramovich, Alexander Mamut, Pyotr Aven, Vadim Belyaev invite Zemfira to speak at their events.
Quote“When I turned 16, I said: “Thank you everyone for your clear life plans, my own is fuzzy” (Colta, 2013).
Career Rapper from Rostov-on-Don Vasily Vakulenko is known not only as Basta, but also as Noggano and N1NT3ND0. I became interested in hip-hop while studying at the conducting department of a music school.
Business Founder of the Gazgolder record label, publishing Russian rap and hip-hop.
Start The group was founded in 1989 by producer Igor Matvienko and vocalist Nikolai Rastorguev; on February 14, the first hit “Batka Makhno” was recorded in the studio of the Moscow Youth House.
Solo In 1996, Rastorguev released the collection “Four Nights in Moscow” of The Beatles songs in his own performance.
Awards Nikolai Rastorguev - People's Artist of Russia (2002), holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (2007), Order of Honor (2012).
Denis Matsuev
Income$1.7 million
Career He became a soloist of the Moscow State Philharmonic while studying in his third year at the conservatory. In 1998, at the age of 23, he won the Tchaikovsky Competition. Since 2004 it has been holding the Stars on Baikal festival, and since 2009 the Crescendo festival. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, National Orchestra of France, London symphony orchestra, La Scala Theater Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
Income$1.5 million
Family She is married to tennis player Dmitry Ivanov, who is 12 years younger than the singer. This is her fifth marriage.
Album The album “Format” (2005) sold 700,000 copies.
Toy Maserati Spyder car.
Sergey Lazarev
Income$1.4 million
Quote“Gays are the same people, no different, talented, bright in completely different areas: civil servants are gay, as are politicians. It's everywhere around us. Not accepting gays is stupid, denying it is too” (Heat.ru, 2013).
Conflict In December 2012 he demanded from social network VKontakte removes pirated copies of its tracks posted before the official release. In response, Pavel Durov published a message: “I deleted all Sergei Lazarev’s tracks from VK. The cultural value of VKontakte audio recordings has increased dramatically.”
So 2017 has passed. With the advent of the new year, 2018, we can sum up - which of the singers was the most successful, who won the hearts of music lovers, and accordingly earned the most.
Forbes magazine, which has global value, has already compiled lists of the richest performers. The income of list leader Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or simply Diddy, amounted to $130 million. Although, as it became known, Combs's income grows largely from sales of his fashion brand Sean John and collaboration with a beverage manufacturer Diageo.
The highest paid singers of 2017: singers who took first place according to the Forbes list
In honorable second place among the leaders was the Canadian rapper, songwriter and actor Drake, with his earnings of $94 million.
The Canadian also took third place. It was songwriter and record producer The Weeknd. In 2017, he managed to replenish his account by $92 million. His first album, Kiss Land, and his second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, brought him fame. Songs from the second helped win two Grammy Awards and the singer was nominated for an Oscar. In fourth place were the musicians from the group Coldplay, a British group playing alternative rock. Their earnings amounted to $88 million.
The highest paid singers of 2017: three successful performers in the world
The calculations of who was more successful were carried out by the world famous magazine Forbes. The highest paid singer in 2017 was R&B singer Beyoncé. Her income for 2017 was $105 million. The artist’s income came from a concert tour called The Formation World Tour and sales of her new album, Lemonade. In June, the singer gave birth to twins, but even such a trembling situation did not prevent the singer from overtaking all her opponents. Now Beyoncé can deservedly enjoy childcare and embrace the joys of motherhood.
Second place goes to the British singer Adele. The star of Foggy Albion in 2017, 29-year-old Adele, completed a world tour. Thanks to them, as well as album sales, she managed to earn $69 million. It should also be noted that tickets for her concerts simply flew out at lightning speed.
Taylor Swift rounds out the top three with a net worth of $44 million. She received enormous income by releasing the album Reputation, which was extremely popular in 2017. In 2018, the singer is planning a grand world tour. The tour will significantly increase the income of the smart and beautiful Swift.
The highest paid singers of 2017: leaders of the annual ranking compiled by Forbes magazine among singers
The singer Celine Dion also has a good annual work result - $42 million. Last year, the singer experienced a great loss - her husband died. Celine, having experienced grief, plunged into work, and tours and performances not only helped the artist cope with grief, but also earn good money.
The leaders also include: Jennifer Lopez (38 million) - her new concert tour is collecting millions around the world, Dolly Parton (37 million), Rihanna (36 million). Practically not far behind them are Britney Spears, who earned 34 million, the outrageous Katy Perry with her 33 million, and the legendary Barbara Streisand -30 million.
The highest paid singers of 2017: ranking Forbes Russian artists
As for Russian performers, Forbes magazine published a list of the richest Russian singers. Most of the stars in the rating are pop or rock stars.
The most successful and richest performer of 2017 was the leader of the Leningrad group, Sergei Shnurov. The hits he released in 2017, such as “Exhibit” and “Drinking in St. Petersburg,” increased the singer’s income by $11 million.
Grigory Leps took second place, earning $9 million. In third place was Phillip Kirorov for a tune worth as much as $7.6 million. Anna Netrebko, 45 years old Opera singer, almost caught up with Philip Kirkorov in terms of annual income. Her income amounted to $7.5 million, and she ranks fourth.
The highest paid singers of 2017: the income of Russian stars for 2017
The list of the most successful and richest also includes the following performers: Dima Bilan and singer Zemfira with the same income of 6 million dollars. The Basques replenished their pockets with 4.7 million. The next among the most popular and richest were singers Yegor Creed and Timati, with incomes of 3.6 million and 3.2 million dollars, respectively.
Valery Meladze and Polina Gagarina did a little less, but also did a very good job, collecting $3.1 million and $3 million each. They are followed in the ranking by Valeria with her 2.8 million, Stas Mikhailov and Elena Vaenga with 2 million each. And the final singers are: Basta, who earned $1.8 million, Sergei Lazarev and Nyusha, who collected $1.3 million each, Kristina Orbakaite - $1.1 million and the Silver group only $1 million.
To sum up, we can safely say that all the singers did a very good job last year. They delighted us with new songs and wonderful videos. They participated in various television shows, performed at various events and toured the country. And yet the most successful singer in Russia turned out to be the outrageous Sergei Shnurov, and the performer was the opera diva Anna Netrebko.
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The tense international situation, mutual sanctions from the West and the Russian Federation, fluctuations in foreign exchange market- these, as well as many other factors, served as reasons for the search for additional sources of income among ordinary people who want to ensure stability at least in their wallets.
And if some of us have encountered the above situation first-hand, then how are things going with the Russian elite, in particular show business stars? The question remains open. But we will still find an answer to it in order to figure out who the crisis has benefited and who it has harmed.
How much do domestic stars earn?
According to materials from the organizer of concert events “Ru-concert”, requests from Russian first-tier performers in 2015 increased by 1.5-3 times (20-100 thousand USD). By the way, few of the celebrities who are on the Olympus of national fame have lost due to exchange rate differences, because almost everyone prefers to receive fees in foreign currency.
Only a tiny part of the total number of top stars acts as an exception: Oleg Gazmanov, the Lyube group, Nadezhda Babkina and others.
As for the middle price category, here the market conditions have developed in a radically opposite way. For example, participants in numerous music shows on federal TV, including Pierre Narcisse, Alexander Kireev, Anton Zatsepin and Alina Chuvashova, ask for minimal money by today's standards - from 50 thousand rubles. For comparison, a year earlier this amount was equal to 200 thousand rubles.
The most expensive performers
Legends have been made about how much Philip Kirkorov earns for decades. This year, the king of pop music is not slowing down, sharing the palm of the highest paid singers along with Grigory Leps, Leonid Agutin and Stas Mikhailov. The fees for each of them are €90-100 thousand for 1 hour of a corporate event. We suggest comparing this with the salaries of Russian national team players.
Nikolai Baskov estimates his performances a little less - 80-85 thousand. e., and behind him comes Valery Meladze with 55 thousand. e.
Dima Bilan, Vitas and Verka Serduchka will ask you for €40 thousand, and the public’s favorite Ivan Dorn is about €35 thousand and exactly the same amount for “Mr. Black Star" - Timur Yunusov, aka Timati. We have a separate section on Timati’s fees.
Salaries of popular singers
The fair half of the stars Russian show business financial appetites are hopelessly inferior to colleagues in the shop represented by Kirkorov, Mikhailov, Leps and Agutin. Only a prima donna Russian stage is able to compete with them with no less stunning requests of €70 thousand. But Alla Pugacheva herself in Lately Quite rarely pampers his fans even at corporate events ( all hope for).
- L. Vaikule and T. Gverdtsiteli – 40-50;
- Elka and T. Povaliy, Ani Lorak, V. Brezhnev - no more than 35;
- Maxim, A. Semenovich, A. Varum, Nyusha, Polina Gagarina - from 20;
- S. Loboda, Natalie, I. Bilyk – 15-20.
Musical groups
One of the most popular duets, “Potap and Nastya Kamensky,” churns out hits like hot cakes. To rock with them live to the fresh track “Bumdiggibay” you will have to fork out 45 thousand. e., which is comparable to Pavel Volya’s fee. For the same money, you can give preference to the shocking Sergei Shnurov and the Leningrad group, and saving 5,000 USD. That is, opt for the no less eccentric Diana Arbenina, accompanied by the “Night Snipers”.
Among others (thousand euros):
- “Mumiy Troll”, “Bi-2” – from 40;
- “Beasts” and “A-studio” – 30;
- “Silver”, “Tea”, “Boombox” – from 20;
- “Degrees” and the updated composition of “VIA Gra” – 10-20.
Price list for services of leading show programs
Have you ever wondered how much it costs to invite a popular presenter to a corporate event? In fact, this is an unaffordable luxury for many, even far from poor, customers. For example, the record holders in this market segment are considered to be Ivan Urgant and Maxim Galkin, who will cost a pretty penny for as much as €50 thousand.
At the same time, alternative options with M. Galustyan, S. Svetlakov, G. Martirosyan, K. Sobchak, I. Vernik, G. Kharlamov and T. Batrutdinov will cost €20-40 thousand. Read more about salary Residents Comedy Club - on this page. It is also worth taking into account the fact that the final fee is announced only after all formalities have been agreed upon with the star’s agent:
- place and date of the event - weekdays, weekends, holidays;
- format and duration of the show;
- presenter's schedule;
- content of the concert program, etc.
Top 7 richest stars of Russian show business
Just recently, the analytical publication Forbes published a ranking of the richest celebrities of 2015. And looking ahead, let’s say that our artists are not rich only in the stage.
Grigory Leps – $12.3 million.
G. Leps wins our list not only thanks to his extraordinary voice, but also to his ability to properly manage his own money. In addition to creative activities, the artist’s assets consist of a store of designer sunglasses, as well as two karaoke bars opened in Moscow and Kyiv together with the Ginza Project.
Philip Kirkorov – $10.5 million.
The generational favorite has performed over 160 concerts over the past 14 months, including appearances in the US, France, UAE and Singapore. In addition, according to a study by VTsIOM in 2014, Kirkorov was recognized as the most recognizable star in the post-Soviet space.
Nikolay Baskov – $7.5 million.
The People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Moldova is now collecting fees like mushrooms after rain. Meanwhile, fans of Nikolai Baskov are increasingly going crazy from scandals and gossip about his personal life. I wonder who will get the dowry of the vociferous heartthrob?
Valery Gergiev – $7.2 million.
The most sought-after conductor on the globe and part-time director of the Mariinsky Theater undoubtedly knows a lot about investments. Valery Abisalovich is a co-owner of the Eurodon agricultural holding with a 15% stake, which in 2014 brought him more than 300 million rubles. net profit.
Valery Meladze – $5 million.
On this moment Meladze is a member of the board of directors of the International Union of Pop Artists. Two years ago, he harshly criticized journalists at an open meeting of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on issues related to the protection of citizens' rights in the information field. Plus, Valery Shotaevich owns a cafe-bar not far from the Kremlin. The restaurant project was organized jointly with Andrei Makarevich and Stas Namin.
Maxim Galkin – $4.7 million.
Alla Pugacheva’s husband has more than a hundred parodied politicians, actors, TV presenters, and representatives of Russian and foreign show business on his account. The announced figure in itself causes delight in the viewer, who only has time to serve bread and circuses.
Dima Bilan – $4 million.
Did you know that Yana Rudkovskaya’s ward in 2012 expressed a desire to continue his creative path under his real name - Victor Belan? However, something didn't work out. Most likely, the producer did not want to risk the six-figure fees of the Eurovision winner, otherwise suddenly the fans would oppose such changes.
And finally, experts from Forbes predict high income growth in the next six months for the pop singer Nyusha. The candidate for the championship in the ranking of the richest celebrities in her young years has already managed to star in three films, voice over seven cartoons, combining her career as a TV presenter and solo performer.
In 2015 alone, Nyusha Shurochkina earned more than $2.5 million, but time will tell how many more millions the 24-year-old star will earn.
This selection was not compiled at random: the names of all 7 musicians (and their groups) more than once or even twice were included in the final Forbes lists of the TOP record holders for the amount of honestly earned fees per year. Whose concert ticket would you also spare money for?
Elton John
Sir Elton John has sold 250 million records worldwide in the last 30 years and shows no signs of slowing down. The British solo artist is ranked 49th on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists. We assume that this year the budget of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire will receive another replenishment. Surely, in connection with the 20th anniversary of the death of the Princess of Wales, the album Candle in the Wind 1997 - an “upgrade” of the studio version of Candle in the Wind, dedicated to Elton’s close friend Diana - will again sound in the hearts and speakers of mobile devices of Lady Di’s fans. This means that a reissue and a jump in sales are very likely. Let us remember that at one time the album sold 37 million copies and it was Elton John who sang the song of the same name at the funeral ceremony in Westminster Abbey (and for it he received a Grammy as best pop artist).
Performance of the song Candle in the Wind (Goodbye England's Rose) at Princess Diana's funeral
U2's 360° Tour in support of 2009's No Line on the Horizon, which ran from 2009 to 2011, became the highest-grossing tour in world music history. By the time it was completed, the group, having played in front of a total audience of more than 7 million people, had earned about $700 million in ticket sales. Exactly a year ago, in August 2016, U2 officially announced that their next album, Songs of Experience, would be released in 2017, and the band was preparing a new grandiose super show for the occasion.
Get On Your Boots ─ first and lead single from the album No Line on the Horizon (2009)
Jon Bon Jovi
In 2010, Bon Jovi opened the new 80,000-capacity MetLife Stadium in the band's home state of New Jersey with a series of three fantastic concerts. They took place as part of The Circle World Tour, which started after the release of the eleventh album The Circle in November 2009 (by the way, it instantly took first place on the Billboard top 200 chart as the most popular and best-selling disc in the United States). Having played 74 shows, the group earned more than $200 million. Naturally, after that the Bon Jovi group topped the list of the most successful touring acts.
This House Is Not for Sale ─ the lead single from the band's latest (thirteenth) studio album This House Is Not for Sale
Paul McCartney
With his status as a Guinness record holder as the most successful musician, the ex-Beatle could easily rest on the well-deserved laurels of his victories - they would easily provide him with a comfortable old age. But that's definitely not the 16-time Grammy Award winner's path. Surprisingly, the 2000s became a time of renewal and revival for McCartney, who had crossed the 60-year mark. He received a knighthood for his contribution to the development of music, an Oscar nomination for the soundtrack to Vanilla Sky, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the love of the public. Even after celebrating his 70th birthday, Sir Paul (now 75 years old) continues to actively tour. Of course, the years take their toll: due to an “unknown virus” three years ago, the singer was forced to cancel planned large-scale concerts in Japan. However, this hardly lightened his wallet: a little earlier, the musician, having performed about 30 solo shows in 12 months, collected $130 million at the box office.
Yesterday performed by Paul McCartney, Jay-Z and Linkin Park at the 48th Grammy Awards
Justin Bieber
The Canadian singer continues to be one of the youngest successful performers of our time. His debut album, My World, released in 2009, went platinum in the US, Canada and the UK, and the biographical documentary Never Say Never Again became the highest-grossing concert film in American history. The golden boy knows no rest and continues to record songs and tour (in the fruitful year of 2013, when he earned an admirable $80 million, he also visited Russia). The Justin Bieber perfume line keeps his singing activity afloat - 7 fragrances created by Bieber in collaboration with the famous perfume designer Honorine Blanc.
One Time ─ debut single from debut mini-album My World
American rap artist Shawn Corey Carter may well have become a billionaire by now: at least five years ago, his fortune was estimated at $500 million. Creative activity Jay-Z deserves respect: 13 of his albums rose to the top of the Billboard chart, and this is still, whatever one may say, the first place out of two hundred positions. However, the rapper’s income is regularly replenished not only (and not so much) by concerts: he is an active businessman (owns a record label, a basketball club and a clothing line), as well as the husband of Beyoncé, whose contribution to the family treasury, if not exceeds his own, then certainly compare with him.
Crazy in Love ─ collaboration with then-friend Beyoncé for her debut album Dangerously in Love
Sales of Muse's seven studio and four live albums have exceeded $15 million. After the release of the film Twilight in 2008, the soundtrack of which included the song Supermassive Black Hole from the album Black Holes and Revelations (2006), the group collected a record $76 in their homeland in Britain million, having played 63 shows. The band's bassist Chris Wolstenholme then said: "You have to take every opportunity (obviously to make extra money - editor's note), but you have to be willing to sell your soul in doing so." Let's forgive the musician for his self-interest: unlike his colleagues in the band, he has six shops (the musician actually has six children with his wife Kelly - editor's note), and this is a big responsibility.
Supermassive Black Hole ─ soundtrack for the TV series Supernatural, the video game FIFA 07 and the film Twilight
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