Highest paid musicians in the U.S. 2018

In 2018, Taylor Swift was the highest paid musician in the United States by an enormous margin. With an annual income of 99.6 million U.S. dollars (90.5 million of which was derived from touring income alone), Swift earned almost twice the amount brought in legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, whose earnings for 2018 totaled 53 million dollars. Third in the ranking was Canadian rapper Drake with 52.5 million U.S. dollars in annual income.