Top music money makers

According to the annual ranking by Billboard, published on Friday, U2 were the highest-paid musicians in the US last year, thanks largely to the success of their Joshua Tree Tour. Here’s Billboard’s top ten music money makers, and their estimated earnings for the year, in dollars.

1 U2 $54.4 million

2 Garth Brooks $52.2 million 3 Metallica $43.2 million 4 Bruno Mars $40.7 million 5 Ed Sheeran $31.3 million 6 Lady Gaga $29.7 million 7 Billy Joel $29.2 million 8 Guns N’ Roses $27.8 million 9 Roger Waters $27.2 million 10 Coldplay $26.5 million

Earnings are calculated by combining US concert grosses, and royalties generated from US sales, streaming and publishing in 2017