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Taylor Swift was the highest-paid artist of 2020, but who was number 2?

Check out who made the top 10
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By Monica Rivera, Audacy

The global pandemic rocked the music world like never before. As touring came to a screeching halt and streaming numbers soared, the results surely shuffled the incomes of many musicians and their crews as they navigated an obstacle they’d never experienced before.

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As a result of the shake-up, the highest paid musicians of the year may not be who you expected (minus Taylor Swift, who continues to hold the #1 spot). With many Country and Rock artists plummeting in the ranks due to lack of touring, many Hip Hop artists sky-rocketed as a result of a streaming-focused year.

Check out the top top ten highest-paid musicians and the money they raked in, according to Billboard, below.

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10 Lil Baby: $11.7 million

NBA YoungBoy
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9 NBA YoungBoy: $11.9 million

The Beatles' Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney
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8 The Beatles: $12.9 million

Queen's Brian May, Adam Lambert & Roger Taylor
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7 Queen: $13.2 million

Drake
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6 Drake: $14.2 million

Billie Eilish
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5 Billie Eilish: $14.7 million

Original members  Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy Schmit
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4 Eagles: $16.3 million

Celine Dion
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3 Céline Dion: $17.5 million

Post Malone
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2 Post Malone: $23.2 million

Taylor Swift
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1 Taylor Swift: $23.8 million

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