Forbes 25 Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012

Britney Spears Dr. Dre Justin Bieber Taylor Swift

10:27 am, November 30th, 2012

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Forbes has released its list of the Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012, and Dr. Dre is on top.

The hip-hop mogul raked in $110 million in total earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, thanks in large part to his Beats headphones line.

Iconic rockers Roger Waters ($88 million) and Elton John ($80 million) followed in second and third place, respectively.

Where do stars like Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Diddy, Beyonce, Rihanna, Adele and Lady Gaga finish?

Check out the gallery below!

And for an explanation of the methodology and how each of the music stars made his or her way onto the list, log on to Forbes.

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