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The ageless rockers are wrapping up the most lucrative tour in the history of music: By the time U2's two-year trek ends this summer, the band will have sold $700 million worth of tickets over two years and played to more than 7 million people.
The World's 10 H...U2 led Forbes' list of the highest-paid musicians this year. Their numbers encompass all pretax income earned from May 2010 to May 2011, before subtracting agent and manager fees. The totals were compiled with the help of data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, as well as extensive interviews with industry insiders including lawyers, managers, concert promoters, agents and, in some cases, the musicians themselves. Keep clicking to see the rest of the list.
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10. Dave Matthew...Still touring after the success of 2009’s "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," the band grossed over $1 million per night over the course of 68 shows in the past 12 months.
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9. Justin Bieber...At age 17, Bieber is the youngest on the list, raking in cash from an international tour, new album, biopic "Never Say Never" and even a perfume line.
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7. The Black Eye...The business-friendly rockers grossed $68 million on 62 shows around the world over the past 12 months and added to their coffers with lucrative endorsement deals with Samsung, Pepsi, Honda, Verizon, Chase and others.
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6. Paul McCartne...The former Beatle could just sit back and collect checks — he's the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records — but the road beckons. McCartney grossed $130 million on a mere 30 shows over the past 12 months.
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5. Michael Bublé...The Canadian crooner rode a lucrative concert tour, heavy radio play and strong album sales all the way to a spot among music’s top five earners.
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4. Lady Gaga ($9...The Queen Monster grossed $170 million on 137 shows in 22 countries over the past 12 months. Though high production costs significantly reduced that sum, Gaga rakes in additional cash for heavy radio play, recorded music sales and endorsement deals from Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable, Viva Glam and others.
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3. Elton John ($...Sir Elton has sold 250 million records worldwide over the past 30 years and isn't slowing down, grossing $204 million on 102 live shows in the past 12 months. The Rocket Man still has time for family. With partner David Furnish, he welcomed surrogate son Zachary in 2010; Lady Gaga is the tyke's godmother.
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2. Bon Jovi ($12...Who says you can't go home? Bon Jovi opened New Jersey's New Meadowlands Stadium with three consecutive sold out concerts last May and another in July. The band grossed $200 million playing 74 shows over the past 12 months and released a greatest hits album. Frontman Jon Bon Jovi was named to the White House Council for Community Solutions by President Obama.
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1. U2 ($195 mill...The ageless rockers are wrapping up the most lucrative tour in the history of music: By the time U2's two-year trek ends this summer, the band will have sold $700 million worth of tickets over two years and played to more than 7 million people.
