Forbes magazine released its annual list of the World’s Highest Paid Country Musicians, and predictably Garth Brooks was sitting pretty on top.
- No. 1: Garth Brooks, $60 million
- No. 2: Kenny Chesney, $42.5 million
- No. 3: Luke Bryan, $42 million
- No. 4: Dolly Parton, $37 million
- No. 5: Toby Keith, $34.5 million
- No. 5: Florida Georgia Line, $34.5 million
- No. 7: Jason Aldean, $32.5 million
- No. 8: Blake Shelton, $31.5 million
- No. 9: Keith Urban, $30 million
- No. 10: Eric Church, $25 million
- No. 10: Zac Brown Band, $25 million
With that kind of cashola—$394.5 million for the Top 11—it seems that country music is one of the few recession-proof industries! Read more at Forbes.com and NashCountryDaily.com!