Dr Dre tops Forbes music richlist

 Based on Forbes calculations of pretax earnings, not a single one of the top-five highest-paid musicians of the year even released an album in 2012. Believe it or not Dr. Dre, who hasn't put out new music since the '90s, tops the list, earning upwards of $110 million thanks mostly to his Beats by Dre headphones line.

1. Dr Dre - $110 Million
2. Roger Waters - $88 Million
3. Elton John - $80 Million
4. U2 - $78 Million
5. Take That - $69 Million
6. Bon Jovi - $60 Million
7. Britney Spears - $58 Million
8. Paul McCartney - $57 Million
8. Taylor Swift - $57 Million
10. Justin Bieber - $55 Million
10. Toby Keith - $55 Million
12. Rihanna - $53 Million
13. Lady GaGa - $52 Million
14. Foo Fighters - $47 Million
15. Diddy - $45 Million
15. Katy Perry - $45 Million
17. Kenny Chesney - $44 Million
18. Beyoncé - $40 Million
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers - $39 Million
20. Jay-Z - $38 Million
21. Coldplay - $37 Million
22. Adele - $35 Million
22. Kanye West - $35 Million
24. Michael Bublé - $34 Million

25. Sade-$33 Million