The Foo Fighters (53) and Metallica (57) were the only two “current rock” bands to make the list of the 100 highest paid entertainers; a list that includes actors, athletes, authors, musicians, and radio/TV personalities (no Cutter didn’t make the list). The Foo Fighters were tied at #53 with Drake and Jennifer Lopez bringing in $47 million, barely squeaking out Metallica who made $46 million this past year. Floyd Mayweather took the top spot on the list with $285 million dollars followed by George Clooney ($239 million), Kylie Jenner ($166.5 million), Judy Sheindlin ($147 million), and Dwayne Johnson ($124 million) rounding out the top five. The full list can be found HERE.
The top 10 include:
Rank | Name | Age | Earnings | Category |
#1 | Floyd Mayweather | 41 | $285 M | Athletes |
#2 | George Clooney | 57 | $239 M | Actors |
#3 | Kylie Jenner | 20 | $166.5 M | Personalities |
#4 | Judy Sheindlin | 75 | $147 M | Personalities |
#5 | Dwayne Johnson | 46 | $124 M | Actors |
#6 | U2 | – | $118 M | Musicians |
#7 | Coldplay | – | $115.5 M | Musicians |
#8 | Lionel Messi | 31 | $111 M | Athletes |
#9 | Ed Sheeran | 27 | $110 M | Musicians |
#10 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 33 | $108 M | Athletes |
[Forbes]