The Weeknd earned more than Taylor Swift Last Year

16 of the top 25 highest-paid musicians are American. The top earner is not.

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This week, we looked at who music actually pays the most. American artists took 16 of the 25 spots on Forbes' 2025 highest-paid musicians list and earned a combined $1.086 billion. But the year's top earner came from outside the United States.

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