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"Forbes released its latest entertainment-powerhouse list today&amp;amp;#8212;this time, it&amp;#x27;s the musicians who make the most dough&amp;amp;#8212;and I have to admit I was surprised by the rankings&amp;#x27; top dog. Beyonce was my gut-instinct guess, but I would&amp;#x27;ve offered a bunch more names (Taylor, Katy, One Direction) before making my way to...Madonna. Yes, Madonna is the year&amp;#x27;s highest-earning musician, thanks to a tour that grossed more than $305 million and those sneaky clothing-line/licensing deals everybody forgets about. Rounding out the top five are: Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, Toby Keith, and Coldplay. The moral of the story is: Forget Twitter followers and iTunes downloads&amp;amp;#8212;the real money is in sold-out tours. Click through to Forbes&amp;#x27; full slideshow for more details on how much $$$ these artists make on the road. (And for many more eye-openers: For instance, Rihanna and Jay-Z both fall well behind Calvin Harris. It&amp;#x27;s a fascinating list.) Whom did you guess was the top-earner?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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