Lil Baby, Post Malone, Drake NBA YoungBoy Never Broke and have been listed as the highest-paid artists of 2020.

In 2020 some of the high portfolio artists were slow down their careers probably because of the pandemic outbreak. Sure, touring was the hardest thing most of them can’t even handle at that moment of serious Covid-19. To some rappers and singers, they’re financially not stable unlike other years owing to the onslaught.

2020, we all understood is more dangerous as we even think. There was a breakdown though not artists like Post Malone, Drake, Lil Baby, NBA YoungBoy stopped getting the maximum threshold from music career. No touring but streaming their songs across most commercials platforms got them higher credit payments.

Billboard the chart centric has listed potential artists with the highest-paid. It’s a top 10 list which is just different from 2019 highest acts. It could so surprise or your expectations with the list worth it. Taylor Swift is the highest female and most earned artist with the sum of $23.8 million just from streaming, sales and publishing.

Post Malone was the second-highest earner, making over $8 million from streaming, $700K from sales, and over $12 million from touring. Céline Dion earned the third spot, making much of her fortune from touring. As for Drake, landed on the sixth spot with $14.2 million.

Billie Eilish also made the list with $14.7 million in fifth place, and Drake slid behind her with $12.2 million. Other artists that made the top 10 include NBA YoungBoy with $11. 9, Lil Baby $10 and The Beatles. With $11.7. Other notable acts include The Weeknd at No. 11 with $10.4 million, Eminem at No. 14 with $9.7 million, Lil Uzi Vert at No. 15 with $9.5 million, DaBaby at No. 17 with $9.1 million and Future at No. 22 with $8.2 million.

Top Earning Musicians 2020

• Taylor Swift: $23.8 million
• Post Malone: $23.2M
• Céline Dion: $17.5M
• Eagles: $16.3M
• Billie Eilish: $14.7M
• Drake: $14.2M
• Queen: $13.2M
• The Beatles: $12.9M
• YoungBoy Never Broke Again: $11.9M
• Lil Baby: $11.7M

Remember, this top list is different from Forbes. Last two years, some of the top-earning musicians weren’t on Billboard’s top chart earning list. According to Forbes, there are about 40 earning musicians from Taylor Swift who made about $185 to Migos $36M as of 2019.