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Taylor Swift Tops Billboard's Money Makers 2012 List

Jessica Sager — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:44:18 +0000

Taylor Swift may often be brokenhearted, but at least she’ll never be broke. The country-pop cutie topped the Billboard ‘Music’s Top Money Makers 2012‘ list yesterday (March 9). How much money did the kitten enthusiast make last year?

U2 Nabs Highest Grossing Tour Of The Year

Trudy — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:15:00 +0000

2011 has been a very good year for U2. They have the highest grossing tour of the year, pulling in $293.3 million bucks for the year. Who else has been successful on tour this year? Second on the list is Bon Jovi, with ticket sales of $193 million. Here’s the rest of the top ten, [...]

U2′s Bono Doesn't Like His Voice

Trudy — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:15:50 +0000

U2 is one of the most successful groups around but that doesn’t mean frontman Bono likes listening to their music. He says he often turns down their songs if he hears them on the radio. Bono recently told Ellen DeGeneres that he finds it difficult to listen to U2 songs, especially their songs from the [...]

U2, The World's Biggest Selling Band

Dave Wheeler — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:59:16 +0000

Every year, Forbes Magazine releases a list of the 25 biggest-earning musicians. For the second year in a row, U2 has been named the highest-paid band by Forbes. Acts that have toured consistently throughout the year tend to make the top spots on the list and U2 was no exception. The Irish rockers pulled in [...]