Dr. Dre Highest-Paid Musician 2012

Another year, another crop of musicians making bank. Forbes has released its list of highest-paid musicians, led this year not by a popstar or rock band, but a doctor. Rapper and beatmaker Dr. Dre earned a cool $110 million between May 2011 and May 2012.

Thanks to his headphone line, Dre earned the vast majority of that from his über-trendy headphone line, Beats by Dre.
Others leading the pack:

2• Roger Waters (a founding member of Pink Floyd) with $88 million

3• Elton John with $80 million

4• U2 with $78 million

5• Take That with $69 million

That's a top 5 with one American and no one that's currently in the top 10 of the Billboard singles chart.

Britney Spears, the highest-earning woman comes in at No. 7 with $58 million. Taylor Swift tied Paul McCartney for the eighth slot. Both raked in $57 million over the course of the year.
Other hotshots: Justin Bieber rounds out the top 10 with $55 million, Rihanna lands at No. 12 ($53 million) and is followed by Lady Gaga ($52 million), Katy Perry and Diddy tied for 15th ($45 million) and Beyonce out-earned husband Jay-Z ($40 million and $38 million). Another tie: Adele and Kanye West at No. 22 with $35 million.