Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid musicians has been released, and as one might expect, pop stars took the top slots.

According to Forbes, the highest paid musicians of 2015 is Katy Perry, who earned $135 million, largely from touring.

Other names in the top 10 include One Direction, Garth Brooks, The Eagles, Calvin Harris, Diddy and Taylor Swift.

Katy Perry, who was ranked 23 in 2014, was almost certain to sit on the throne in 2015, after her highly successful 17 month ‘Prismatic World Tour’.

Dr Dre dropped from the number one slot in 2014 to an embarrassing 28 this year.

Despite the release of a record that was a decade in the making, and a commercially successful blockbuster, it appears that art money isn’t worth as much as headphone money.

Dre sold his Beats brand to Apple for $3 billion last year and he pocketed over $600 million from the deal.

Jay Z and Beyonce collectively grossed over $100 million from their “On the Run” tour.

Despite his purchase of TIDAL, Jay Z’s diverse business endeavors earned him $56 million this year.

1 Katy Perry $135m
2 One Direction $130m
3 Garth Brooks $90m
4 Taylor Swift $80m
5 The Eagles $73.5m
6 Calvin Harris $66m
7 Justin Timberlake $63.5m
8 Diddy $60m
9 Fleetwood Mac $59.5m
10 Lady Gaga $59m
11 The Rolling Stones $57.5m
12 Ed Sheeran $57m
13 Jay Z $56m
14 Beyoncé $54.5m
15 Elton John $53.5m
16 Toby Keith $53m
17 Paul McCartney $51.5m
18 Michael Buble $45.5m
19 Jason Aldean $43.5m
20 Luke Bryan $42.5m
21 Kenny Chesney $42m
22 Bruno Mars $40m
23 Drake $39.5m
24* Foo Fighters $38m
24* Tim McGraw $38m
25 David Guetta $37m
26 Florida Georgia Line $36.5m
27* Jimmy Buffett $36m
27* Tiesto $36m
28* Maroon 5 $33m
28* Dr. Dre $33m

Oreoluwa Peters