Billboard has listed the Top 10 Money Makers (with only 2 months into the year!):
U2 $108,601,283
Bruce Springsteen $57,619,037
Madonna $47,237,774
AC/DC $43,650,466
Britney Spears $38,885,267
Pink $36,347,658
Jonas Brothers $33,596,576
Coldplay $27,326,562
Kenny Chesney $26,581,141
Metallica $25,564,234
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Neilsen SoundScan data presented at NARM was distressing, to say the least: of the 105,575 albums released last year, less than a thousand sold more that 25,000 copies. And, sales of new releases dropped 18%. The 50,000 digital-only albums racked up less than 2% of all the newly-released album sales.
Indie artists tallying up their recording, [...]
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