After reading this article, the question was asked. Is Beyoncé the highest paid black musician of all time? According to MTV,
Beyoncé is expected to make well over $200 million by the time her Mrs. Carter Show World tour wraps this year. The tour is already the highest grossing by a female artist in 2013 and will be come the most successful of her career — and it will make her the highest paid black musician of all time.
Bey has surpassed Janet Jackson, Diana Ross and Mariah Carey‘s previous concert records.
Here are the richest musicians of all time, according to Forbes.
Top 10 Richest Musicians Of All Time:
1. Andrew Lloyd Webber: $1.2 billion
2. Paul McCartney: $800 million
3. Bono: $600 million
4. Bing Crosby: $550 million
5. Sean “Diddy” Combs: $550 million
6. Mariah Carey: $500 million
7. Jay-Z: $475 million
8. Dolly Parton: $450 million
9. Jimmy Buffett: $400 million
10. Michael Jackson: $350 million
