Music's Top 10 Money Makers

1. Taylor Swift
2013 Earnings: $39,699,575.60

Physical, digital, touring — Taylor Swift, 23, crushed it on pretty much every level in 2013, with merchandising, branding and sponsorships (not factored into her total haul) only upping her stature as a mainstream go-to. Indeed, Swift has hit that sweet-spot demo that captures revenue from every angle. Her album sales are eighth among all of Billboard’s Money Makers and trail only Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton among country acts. On the digital front, Swift is an elite artist at nearly 10 million downloads, ranking sixth, and she’s fifth in streaming royalties, leaving her country peers in the dust.
But where the singer truly shines is in touring, perhaps the best metric of fan passion. Swift’s revenue from six months of touring the United States on the global Red Tour tops all of her fellow Money Makers with an estimated take of $30 million. Beyond her take of ticket receipts, the tour boasted three integrated sponsorships (Keds, Elizabeth Arden, Diet Coke) whose estimated cash value is believed to be in the high seven figures, and, at $17 per head in merch sales, Swift stands to bring in an additional $10 million gross.

2. Kenny Chesney
2013 Earnings: $32,956,240.70 
Second only to Garth Brooks among country acts with the most No. 1s on the Billboard 200, 45-year-old Chesney remains one of the most consistent earners in the music industry. Solidly strong on the content side — digital and physical — Chesney’s 2013 release, "Life on a Rock," was the artist’s seventh chart-topper, while on the touring front he’s country’s stadium king, having topped 1 million in attendance for 10 consecutive tours, including this year’s $90 million No Shoes Nation trek. Chesney will take a touring breather in 2014 but doesn’t plan on slowing down when it comes to business interests beyond music.

3. Justin Timberlake
2013 Earnings: $31,463,297.03

After taking a seven-year break from music, Justin Timberlake returned in explosive fashion in 2013, releasing his first album since 2006 and touring stadiums both by himself and with Jay Z (see tour photos). To say that Timberlake’s fans responded vigorously would be an understatement. Led by "The 20/20 Experience," the 33-year-old singer-turned-actor generated more than 2 million physical a
The artist particularly impressed with digital sales, collecting more than $5 million in royalties from albums, tracks and streaming. At radio, “Suit & Tie” generated the highest first-week plays in Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart history. JT delivered on ticket sales, too. His Legends of the Summer trek with Jay Z generated $60 million from a dozen shows. On his own, he grossed $43 million and performed in front of nearly 1 million fans between two legs and 39 shows.

4. Bon Jovi
2013 Earnings: $29,436,801.04

Bon Jovi’s global appeal dwarfs its touring performance in the United States. The band’s Because We Can Tour was the top-grossing trek of 2013 — and marked the third time in six years that Bon Jovi had come out on top. Of its 2013 gross, a take of $83 million represents less than half of the band’s gross receipts generated from a relentless schedule of playing stadiums around the world. Still, these Jersey boys did more than all right on these shores — the band released its fifth album to top the Billboard 200, "What About Now," in 2013.
And it’s no surprise that Bon Jovi’s immensely popular stable of songs continues to drive strong digital track sales, with more than 1.5 million downloads producing nearly $300,000 in royalties. Streaming royalties are also catching up, approaching $150,000. But while Bon Jovi clearly still can produce chart-topping albums, this is a touring band. Road-warrior revenue streams include robust merch sales, likely in the eight-figure range. That means that even those who might miss the show can still get the T-shirt, as fans have, spending an estimated $2 million per year in online merch purchases.

 
5. The Rolling Stones
2013 Earnings: $26,225,121.71

If you thought The Rolling Stones were fading as a live act, you would be wrong. A tour by the game-changing rockers remains not only a big deal but a big draw, as evidenced by the hefty offers they received for a limited North American run in 2013 to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary. AEG Live ended up scoring The Stones’ North American promoter rights, with a guarantee believed to be in the $80 million range for 15 shows. Despite the predictable negativity about ticket prices, The Stones did what they do best: sell out every show, averaging a whopping $4.7 million gross and 14,000 in attendance at U.S. arenas.
The Stones also pushed new product, adding a couple of new studio songs to their last greatest-hits package, the 50-track "Grrr!" The band’s canon remains one of the most revered in rock: In 2013, it sold nearly 300,000 physical units and 1.5 million track downloads. As it has for decades, the live experience drives the merch cash train for The Stones. While the band probably didn’t pull in the staggering per-caps of nearly $40 per person, a
five-show minitour of 2012 grossed an estimated $15 million in merch sales
— a conservative number, as it’s not counting massive sales from online and retail outlets through Bravado. Beyond that, a multifaceted tour partnership with Citi was worth another $5 million to the band, according to sources.

6. Beyoncé
2013 Earnings: $24,429,176.86

Between her nonstop touring and game-changing surprise iTunes album release, Beyonce certainly made the world bow down in 2013. Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 617,000 in its first week, fifth studio album Beyonce accounted for 1.3 million of her total 1.6 million in album sales last year. Starting 2013 with the same bang she ended it with, Beyonce, 32, left her fierce imprint on the Super Bowl halftime show before embarking on the 132-date Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Coming in at No. 8 on Billboard’s ranking of the top 25 tours of 2013, the trek had grossed $104.4 million, $59 million for the U.S. leg. Beyonce’s take? $19.9 million.

7. Maroon 5
2013 Earnings: $22,284,754.07

Frontman Adam Levine, 34, may be best-known for his role on NBC’s The Voice, but his band’s top 10 standing is due primarily to its tour revenue, which totaled upwards of $17.6 million in 2013. The tally included the group’s headlining slot on the 12th run of the annual Honda Civic Tour, along with a hometown bow at the Hollywood Bowl. The band’s track sales, meanwhile — including “Payphone,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100; “One More Night,” which topped the Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks; and “Daylight,” which went to No. 7 — racked up a total of 7.6 million, worth $1.4 million, which almost equaled Maroon 5’s royalties on catalog album sales.

8. Luke Bryan
2013 Earnings: $22,142,235.98

The fastest-rising country star since Taylor Swift is renowned for shaking his moneymaker and clearly all that shimmying paid off, with 2.7 million albums and 7.6 million digital tracks sold. Add in the $15.4 million take Bryan, 37, got from his 2013 touring, and he can afford to replace however many pairs of tight jeans that might bust at the seams. A grinning, good-time persona won him a co-hosting job at the Academy of Country Music Awards — where he played good cop to Blake Shelton’s edgier lean — and an Entertainer of the Year trophy on the same night. He’ll possibly repeat both of those feats at this year’s ACMs in April.

9. P!nk
2013 Earnings: $20,072,072.32

Billboard’s 2013 Woman of the Year didn’t confine her high-flying skills to arena ceilings. The 34-year-old singer took home $15.1 million from the U.S. half of her blockbuster international tour, which included a record-breaking 18 consecutive sellouts in Melbourne, Australia. Pink also oared on the charts. Her first No. 1 album, 2012’s "The Truth About Love," accounted for 934,000 of the 1.3 million albums she sold last year. The set’s 2013 Hot 100 top 10s, “Try” (No. 9) and “Just Give Me a Reason” featuring Nate Ruess (No. 1), powered P!nk’s digital song sales to 8 million and $1.4 million in royalties.

10. Fleetwood Mac
2013 Earnings: $19,123,101.98

As befits this classic rock mainstay, the bulk of Fleetwood Mac’s earnings came from its 2013 world tour, which covered 34 cities and take-home pay of $17.4 million. The trek’s high point included three nights at London’s O2 Arena. There, Christine McVie, 70, joined the band for the final two shows to perform “Don’t Stop” — a prelude to her coming back full-time for 2014’s Reunion Tour (that trek was potentially sidetracked due to the recent cancer diagnosis of John McVie, 68). The band also released its first new studio material in a decade, "Extended Play." It reached No. 48 on the Billboard 200.

Source: Billboard.com

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Manolo Perfect Leading Man For Janella

I agree 100 % that ex-PBB All In housemate Manolo Pedrosa deserves to be this year’s Best New Male TV Personality in the recently concluded 28^th Star Awards for TV via his acting 

debut on “MMK” episode “Selfie” opposite Janella Salvador.

Yes I also agree that his performance in the said drama anthology isn’t something that he can be proud of but its understandable for someone who is relatively new in this business.  And for someone who has no real background in showbusiness or whatsoever.  

He was also quick to admit he doesn’t doesn’t even know how to sing and dance.   But its just a temporary setback.  I should know, choz!

For now his only passport in showbusiness is his extreme good looks but his sincerity and willingness to learn the tricks of the trade will serve as his best weapons to succeed.  

I believe that the Kapamilya network was just testing the waters to see if there’s chemistry between Janella and Manolo when they decided to pair them off  in the “Selfie” episode of “MMK.” 

OMG, they were right, Janella has found the perfect leading man in the person of Manolo.   

So, what happens now with Marlo Mortel, her leading man in the now defunct daytime TV series“Be Careful With My Heart?”  

Well… just take the backseat, Marlo, charing!

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PBB UNFAIR KAY MANOLO

Ngayong na-evict na si Manolo Pedrosa sa Bahay ni Kuya ay hindi na rin ako ganun kainteresado sa panonood ng PBB All In araw-araw, gabi-gabi.  Sa totoo lang kung meron mang isa sa mga karapat-dapat na mapabilang sa Big 4 ng PBB All In, yun ay walang iba kundi si Manolo. 

               Personality pa lang ay panalung-panalo na si Manolo.   Positibung-positibo ang dating, charming and refreshing.  Mga katangiang hinahanap ng mga advertising companies para mag-indorso ng kanilang mga produkto.  Yan ang lamang ni Manolo sa iba pang housemates.  I’m sure ngayon pa lang ay marami na ang interesadong kunin ang kanyang serbisyo.

               Kahanga-hanga ang pagiging isport ni Manolo.   Kahit na-evict na siya sa Bahay ni Kuya ay wala kang makikitang bitterness sa kanyang mukha kaya lalo lang akong humanga sa kanya.

               Pero in defense of Manolo and the other evicted housemates, may mga puna lang ako sa naging patakaran ni Big Brother right from the start.  Para lang ang gandang pakinggan na PBB All In dahil  pinagsama-sama ang regular housemates, teen housemates at celebrity housemates.  Pero sa totoo lang unfair sa regular at teen housemates ang pagkakasama ng celebrity housemates sa kanila.

               Bakit kamo unfair?  Dahil bahagi ng labanan ang boto ng televiewers tuwing may nano-nominate na housemate, natural may edge na agad ang celebrity housemates dahil kilala na sila ng madlang pipol at may sarili na silang hukbo ng mga tagahanga.

               Lets take the case of Jane Oineza.  Napansin niyo ba na sa tuwing nano-nominate siya ay naglalaro sa 40-49% ang nakukuha niyang boto mula sa madlang pipol?  Ang pinakamalapit lang palagi sa kanya ay si Loisa na nakaka- more than 30% lang. Kaya nung nagkatapat sila ni Manolo ay nanlumo ako.  Sabi ko siguradong ilalampaso ni Jane si Manolo.  Nagkatotoo nga ang kutob ko.  Jane got more than 68% while Manolo has only something like 32%.  Ang bongga naman ni Jane.  Hindi ko alam ang dami niya palang fans.  Sana paglabas ni Jane ng Bahay ni Kuya ay maramdaman ko na marami nga siyang fans.

               Isa pang napaka-unfair ng ginawa ng PBB ay ang isama ang celebrity housemates sa regular at teen housemates at ang nagdudumilat na katotohanang ang PBB at Star Magic kumbaga sa tao ay magkamag-anak.  Ang winners ng PBB ay automatic na magiging talent ng Star Magic.  Jane Oineza is already a Star Magic Talent, so bakit kailangan pang isama siya sa kumpetisyon?

               Unfair din ang pagpasok ni Daniel Matsunaga sa halos kalagitnaan ng kumpetisyon.  Imagine, ilang housemates na ang na-evict saka pa lang pumasok si Daniel? 

               Nung sina Vicky, Jane, Manolo at Daniel ay nanganib na ma-evict in-announce ni Toni Gonzaga na dalawa sa kanila ang lalabas ng Bahay ni Kuya.  Maliwanag yun kahit i-replay pa nila ang episode na yun ng PBB All In.  Hindi nila nilinaw na sa unang challenge ay isa ang maliligtas at makakabalik sa Bahay ni Kuya at pagkatapos nun ay may isa pa uling challenge.  So, we were made to understand na ang dalawang nominated housemates na may pinakamataas na score sa challenge na ibibigay ni Big Brother ang siyang makakabalik sa Bahay ni Kuya at ang dalawang may pinakamababang score ay yun ang lalabas ng Bahay ni Kuya.  Kaya nagtaka ako kung bakit biglang-bigla ay nagbago ang kundisyon ni Kuya nang si Manolo ang pumangalawa kay Daniel sa dami ng napatay na kandila,  Daniel got 87 while Manolo had 82.   Biglang meron nang second challenge.   So, okay lang dahil baka kako yung mananalo sa second challenge ay ang pangalawang ligtas at makakabalik sa bahay ni Kuya.  Unfortunately, si Vicky na ipinakita nilang walang natatamaang standee sa practice ay siya pang nagwagi with three points.  Si Manolo na ipinakita nilang maraming natamaan during practice ay naka-one point lang.  Si Jane ang lowest with zero point.  So, second na naman si Manolo kaya si Vicky ang naligtas.  So feeling ko  wala na talagang chance si Manolo na makabalik ng bahay ni Kuya dahil malinaw na sinabi ni Toni na dalawa ang lalabas sa Bahay ni Kuya sa linggong yun.

               Pero biglang-bigla in-announce nila na maglalaban pa sina Manolo at Jane para makabalik ang isa sa kanila sa PBB House.  But this time ay idadaaan na sa boto ng madlang pipol.  Ano ba yun, akala ko ba sabi nila dalawa ang lalabas ng Bahay ni Kuya pero bakit all of a sudden ay isa na lang?  Parang hindi talaga sila titigil  hanggat hindi nakakabalik si Jane sa PBB House.  Patay kako, hindi pa man nag-uumpisa ang botohan tiyak na panalo na si Jane.  Kawawang Manolo, feeling ko biktima ng scam.  Ayan, happy na si Kuya dahil pasok na naman ang obviously manok nilang si Jane.

               Tanong ko lang, bakit pag bumuboto ako for Manolo hindi tinatanggap ng server?  May load naman ako.  Tama naman ang keywords na pinasok ko pati numbers na pinadlahan ko sa Globe at sa Smart, Na-experience din ba ng ibang bumuboto kay Manolo ang na-experience ko?

               Pero okay lang kung hindi napasama sa Big 4 si Manolo.   Sinu-sino lang ba ang talagang sumikat na napasama sa Big 4, hindi ba’t sina Kim Chiu at Gerald Anderson lang naman?  Nasaan na ngayon sina Keana Reeves, Nene Tamayo, Myrtle Something at kung sinu-sino pang PBB Big Winners na hindi ko na maalala.

               Ang importante si Manolo ay isang mabuting anak na may masayang pamilya. He is true to his words na pag-aaral ang priority at hindi ang panliligaw sa loob ng Bahay ni Kuya.  Pero ngayong na-evict na si bagets, sino pa kayang teen housemate ang puwedeng maging huwaran ng kabataan?

               Si Mariz?  Ayaw ko sa kanya kasi wala siyang paninindigan.  Hindi niya ipinaglaban ang boto niya against Joshua dahil sa huli ay  pinili niyang mapalayas sa PBB house si Daniel na little sister pa naman ang turing sa kanya.  Iyakin pa. 

              Si Loisa?  Ayaw ko na rin sa kanya kasi hindi siya nagpapakatotoo.  Kunwari hindi siya apektado sa pagbaling ng feelings ni Joshua kay Jane pero iba ang sinasabi niya sa ginagawa niya.

               Si Joshua?  Ayaw ko na sa kanya kasi bukod sa pagiging tamad ay walang ginawa kundi manligaw sa loob ng bahay ni Kuya.  Hindi siya magandang ehemplo para sa mga kabataan.  Ilang beses na siyang binigyan ng pagkakataon para magbago pero paulit-ulit niya pa rin siyang nagtatamad-tamaran.  Kung kailan tatatlo na lang silang natira sa PBB house saka lang siya nagpakitang gilas

               Si Jane?  Ayaw ko sa kanya dahil ang plastic niya.  Nagtataka lang ako kung bakit biglang-bigla ay umarte siyang parang na-shock or nagpa-virgin effect after ipagtapat ni Joshua na mahal siya nito gayung before that ay panay na ang holding hands nila at sa tuwing magkasama sila ay parang sila lang ang mga tao sa mundong kanilang ginagalawan.

               About Vicky naman ayaw ko rin siyang mapabilang sa Big 4 kasi makakadagdag lang siya sa humahabang listahan ng PBB winners na walang nangyari sa career. 

               Si Daniel okay lang sana kaya lang gaya ng nasabi ko na unfair ang pagpasok niya sa PBB house at unfair din na ihalo ang celebrity housemates sa regular at teen housemates.  Sa totoo lang, hindi nakakatuwa ang pautot niyong yan, Kuya.  Okay lang na magkaroon ng guest celebrity housemate just like Alex Gonzaga pero yung sabihin mong kasali sila sa competition it’s so unfair.