8. Bruce Springsteen ($75 million)
Memoir Born to Run earned The Boss a reported $10 million advance; an accompanying compilation album, Chapter and Verse, padded his total. Now he’s taking a break from arenas to play a rare Broadway concert residency.
7. Justin Bieber ($83.5 million)
The Canadian crooner collected the largest annual haul of his career, boosted by 105 live shows in our scoring period. He also cashes in on a Calvin Klein endorsement deal, his JustMoji icons and over a billion streaming spins.
