Top 25 highest-paid musicians in 2012

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  1. The following are 2012's top 25 highest-paid musicians of the world, as identified by Forbes based on monetary totals calculated from May 2011 through May 2012.

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  2. Dr. Dre ($110 million)

    1. Dr. Dre - $110 million

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  3. Roger Waters ($88 million)

    2. Roger Waters - $88 million

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  4. Elton John ($80 million)

    3. Elton John - $80 million

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  5. U2 ($78 million)

    4. U2 - $78 million

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  6. Take That ($69 million)

    5. Take That - $69 million

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  7. Bon Jovi ($60 million)

    6. Bon Jovi - $60 million

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  8. Britney Spears ($58 million)

    7. Britney Spears - $58 million

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  9. Paul McCartney ($57 million)

    8. Paul McCartney  - $57 million (tie)

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  10. Taylor Swift ($57 million)

    8. Taylor Swift - $57 million (tie)

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  11. Justin Bieber ($55 million)

    10. Justin Bieber - $55 million (tie)

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  12. Toby Keith ($55 million)

    10. Toby Keith - $55 million (tie)

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  13. Rihanna ($53 million)

    12. Rihanna - $53 million

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  14. Lady Gaga ($52 million)

    13. Lady Gaga - $52 million

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  15. Foo Fighters ($47 million)

    14. Foo Fighters - $47 million

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  16. Diddy ($45 million)

    15. Diddy - $45 million (tie)

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  17. Katy Perry ($45 million)

    15. Katy Perry - $45 million (tie)

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  18. Kenny Chesney ($44 million)

    17. Kenny Chesney - $44 million

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  19. Beyonce ($40 million)

    18. Beyoncé -$40 million

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  20. Red Hot Chili Peppers ($39 million)

    19. Red Hot Chili Peppers - $39 million

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  21. Jay Z ($38 million)

    20. Jay-Z - $38 million

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  22. Coldplay ($37 million)

    21. Coldplay - $37 million

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  23. Adele ($35 million)

    22. Adele - $35 million (tie)

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  24. Kanye West ($35 million)

    22. Kanye West - $35 million (tie)

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  25. Michael Buble ($34 million)

    24. Michael Bublé - $34 million

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  26. Sade ($33 million)

    25. Sade - $33 million

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