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Dr. Dre is the world's highest paid musician
Thursday, November 29, 2012    
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The hip-hop icon was named by 'Forbes' as the highest paid musician out of a list of 25

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Hip hop producer and headphone mogul Dr. Dre tops Forbes magazine's list of The World’s 25 Highest-Paid Musicians for 2012. It doesn't hurt that he sold a Taiwanese electronics firm half of his Beats by Dre headphone company for $300-million!

He's the only American in the Top 5. The others are former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters, thanks to the worldwide success of his The Wall tour; Elton JohnU2 and the reformed British boy band Take That.

Bon Jovi is sixth, followed by Britney SpearsPaul McCartney and Taylor Swift tied for eight. Justin Bieber and country star Toby Keith share the 10th spot.

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