Top 10 world's highest-paid musicians of 2018
Updated | By Jacaranda FM
Forbes has released their list of the highest-paid musicians of the year and we must say, it is very impressive.
![Beyonce and Jay-Z Two](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Mandela100_120218_001.width-800.jpg)
Some of these top earners came as a surprise for some of us.
If you expected award-winning musicians like Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars or Katy Perry to hit number one, then you're in for a surprise.
Have a look at the list below.
Also See: U2 top-paid musicians in US last year: survey
10. Diddy with ($64 million)
![Diddy](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/diddy.original.jpg)
9. Roger Waters ($68 million)
![Roger Waters](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Screen_Shot_2018-12-31_at_11.12.08_AM.original.png)
8. Guns N' Roses ($71 million)
![GunsNRoses](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/000_Q05C3.original.jpg)
7. Jay-Z ($76.5 million)
![Jay-Z](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Jay-Z_flickr.original.jpg)
6. Taylor Swift ($80 million)
![taylor swift instagram pic 2018](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Screen_Shot_2018-10-08_at_9.45.45_AM.original.png)
5. Katy Perry ($ 83 million)
![Katy perry on instagram](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Katy_perry_on_insta.original.jpg)
4. Bruno Mars ($ 100 million)
![Bruno Mars collaborations](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/bruno_mars_instagram_bruno_mars.original.jpg)
3. Ed Sheeran ($110 million)
![ed sheeran](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Ed_Sheeran_Pic_2.original.jpg)
2. Coldplay ($115.5 million)
![coldplay](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/coldplay-johnny.original.png)
1. U2 ($118 million)
![U2 performing in Berlin 2018](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/U2_Bono_German_capital.original.png)
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