10 highest paid artists in the world in 2022 according to Forbes

It’s worth being famous.

Forbes just shortened the list of the 10 highest paid artists in the world in 2022.

Music icon Taylor Swift is the only woman on the list, and she joins fellow solo artists Bad Bunny and Sting, as well as the Rolling Stones and Genesis.

The high-paid group also includes several television directors and creators, such as the dynamic duos that created The Simpsons and South Park.

The top earners in 2022 grossed about $1.35 billion, half the amount on last year’s list that included artists like Kanye West, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen.

Here is the Top 10 list of 2022!

10 Bad Bunny ($88 million)

The Puerto Rican rapper has sold over $400 million in tickets for his two tours, El Último Tour del Mundo and World’s Hottest Tour.

The Bullet Train actor has also enlisted the endorsement of brands such as Corona, Cheetos and Adidas.

9. Taylor Swift ($92 million)

Despite the country pop superstar’s successful album Midnights, which made her the first female artist in history to hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, most of her $92 million comes from her back catalog of songs released in past years. .

Swift has made the list of the highest paid six times in the past, topped the list in 2019, and remains the only woman on the list.

8. James Cameron ($95 million)

The director received at least $95 million for his film Avatar: The Way of the Water.

Cameron is one of the most profitable directors of all time, having helmed 1997’s Titanic and 2009’s Avatar.

7. Rolling Stones ($98 million)

The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards made over $8.5 million overnight on their Sixty European tour last year, where the band played in 15 cities across the continent.

6. Brad Pitt ($100 million)

In 2022, the Oscar winner starred in films such as High Speed ​​Train, Babylon and The Lost City.

He also made about $113 million after cashing out royalties from a deal he struck in December in which he sold most of his production company Plan B Entertainment to Mediawan.

5. James L. Brooks and Matt Groening ($105 million)

The creators of the hit animated comedy The Simpsons made over $100 million last year.

Since the sitcom premiered in 1989, over 700 episodes have been released. In 2019, all seasons of the show moved from FX to Disney+, earning the couple a previously unreported $105 million a year, according to Forbes.

4. Trey Parker and Matt Stone ($160 million)

The creators of South Park made $160 million from a contract they signed with Paramount+ in 2021.

The exclusive deal will net them $935 million over six years. The collaboration also allowed Parker and Stone to create 14 original South Park films for the streaming service.

3. Tyler Perry ($175 million)

The multi-hyphenated actor, screenwriter, director, and producer has been bathed in greenery because of the film sets he owns in Atlanta, as well as the many projects he’s created for BET. Perry is the richest celebrity on the list, with an estimated net worth of $1 billion.

2. Sting ($210 million)

The musician and his band The Police sold their music catalog as well as his own solo discography to Universal Music Group in 2022. The frontman earned $300 million before fees from the sale.

1. Genesis ($230 million)

Frontman Phil Collins and his band sold the rights to part of their song catalog to Concord Music Group in September for $300 million.

The contract also included several solo works by Collins, including his hit “In the Air Tonight”.