U2, Coldplay top Forbes list of highest-paid musicians

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Irish rock band U2 topped the 2018 Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid musicians on Tuesday thanks in part to the group's successful “Joshua Tree” world tour celebrating their classic 1987 album.

That tour helped the band collect 118 million U.S. dollars in pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018, the magazine said. The performances featured well-known hits from “The Joshua Tree” album including “Where the Streets Have No Name,” “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.”

The band's earnings also included revenue from a new tour, “Experience + Innocence.”

Coldplay performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 22, 2017. /Reuters Photo

British band Coldplay finished second on the Forbes list with 115.5 million U.S. dollars, mostly from its “A Head Full Of Dreams” tour.

Billions of streams helped 27-year-old British singer Ed Sheeran finish third with 110 million U.S. dollars. He was followed by Bruno Mars with 100 million U.S. dollars and Katy Perry with 83 million U.S. dollars.

(Cover: U2 performs during the band's "Experience + Innocence" tour at The Forum in Inglewood, California, U.S., May 16, 2018. /Reuters Photo)

Source(s): Reuters