Taylor Swift Tops Musics Rich List
Taylor Swift brought in the big bucks this past year, topping Billboard's Top Money Makers list for 2014. Swift's RED Tour, which took in an estimated 30 million, put the country crooner ahead of the likes of Beyonc, 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. Beyonc  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, Billboard