Madonna was named 2012’s biggest money maker in music on Friday, with a world tour helping her take home up to $34.6 million and highlighting the earning power of live performances as the industry goes increasingly digital.
The 54-year-old Material Girl topped Billboard Magazine’s annual list of 40 top money makers for the second time after earning an estimated $32 million — 93.5% of her revenue — from her 88-date MDNA tour, 2012’s biggest tour.
Madonna, who also led the list in 2008 due to tour income, was the only woman in the top 10 with last year’s winner, Taylor Swift, who fell to 15th place as she did not tour in 2012. In second place in the music magazine’s list was Bruce Springsteen whose $33.4 million revenue was also primarily driven by touring, playing to sold-out stadiums and arenas.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2013.
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