J. Cole, Drake, Nicki Minaj Among Top Money Making Artists Of 2015

Billboard has revealed their annual list of Top Money Makers in the music industry, and the North Carolina rapper J. Cole has been named as the highest-earning Hip Hop artist on the list.The Roc Nation emcee is at #27 with a total of $8.8 million. According to the publication, Cole earned $1.5 million from music sales, $788,000 from streaming, $1.1 million from publishing, and $5.5 million from touring. The other rappers who make the top 40 are Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Drizzy (#32) made $7.4 million in 2015 most of which came from sales which totaled $4.4 million. Nicki (#39) has collected $6.3 million last year, she made $3.5 million from her performances.

Taylor Swift leads the list with $73.5 million. The Pop singer is followed by Kenny Chesney (#2) with $39.8 million, The Rolling Stones (#3) with $39.6 million, Billy Joel (#4) $31.7 million, and One Direction (#5) with $24.2 million.

Check out highlights of the list below.

1. Taylor Swift $73.5 million
2. Kenny Chesney $39.8 million
3. The Rolling Stones $39.6 million
4. Bill Joel $31.7 million
5. One Direction $24.2 million
6. Greatful Dead $23.8 million
7. Luke Byran $23.1 million
8. U2 $21.8 million
9. Adele $20.5 million
10. Maroon 5 $19.2 million

27. J.Cole $8.8 million
28. The Weeknd $8.6 million
32. Drake $7.4 million
39. Nicki Minaj $6.3 million

To read the full list head over Billboard.