U2 biggest earning act of 2009 in US
U2 were the biggest earning act in the US last year, according to a new survey.
Bono and
co made $109million (£71million) from record sales, touring and
royalties, according toBillboard's
Top 40 Money
Makers list.
The rest of the top five was made up
by Bruce
Springsteen ($57.6million),Madonna ($47.2million), AC/DC($43.6million)
and Britney
Spears($38.8million).
Coldplay were
the biggest earning UK band, raking in $27.3million, while the
late Michael
Jacksongrossed $17.3million.
It is the fourth edition of the chart-compiler's annual
countdown of the highest earners in music.
The organisation's formula for working out the list is "top
secret" but is based around money earned from all methods of
selling music, along with publishing and touring.
- NME
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