Which Country Star Made The Most Money Last Year?
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Forbes Magazine just released their Top-5 Earners list, and #1 is probably NOT who you think it is …
For May ’10 – May ’11, here are the top five earners in country music:
1) Toby Keith – $50 million
2) Taylor Swift – $45 million
3) Brad Paisley – $40 million
4) Tim McGraw – $35 million
5) Rascal Flatts – $34 million
Toby’s restaurant & liquor ventures (including I Love This Bar & Grill), in addition to his Ford corporate sponsorship & tour dates / music, put him over the top …
Kickstart your weekend with LIVE music!
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Check in with me tonight at 10pm for live music & conversation on The Road…
It’s 2 hours with my featured guests Toby Keith & Zac Brown Band, plus Justin Moore, Keith Urban & more!
Monday Times to Win!
On The Ride Home today:
4:10pm – The CMA Songwriter Series returns to Joe’s Bar next month with Kix Brooks, The Band Perry & other friends … win tickets with the 4:10 STMQ
5:25pm – it’s the Countdown to Front Row for Toby & Trace! Win seats in the 9th row @ 5:20pm, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5
Win BIG this afternoon
On the show today:
** 4:10pm – your chance to grab more Toby Keith / Trace Adkins seats, when you Tell The Truth!
** 5:25pm - The Countdown to Front Row for Brooks & Dunn / Gary Allan this Sunday – win 9th Row seats, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5
Closer to the MegaTicket stage than everybody else!
BEFORE THE SHOW:
** Join me for lunch Noon-2pm @ the Chicago Auto Show! I’ll be with our friends at the AutoTrader.com booth, hosting their Match Game gameshow (big prizes up for grabs!)
ON THE RIDE HOME TODAY:
** Nobody closer than you … win Front Row MEGA tickets this afternoon, worth $1,200, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!
** At 4:10pm, your last chance to qualify for the Darius Rucker Experience of a Lifetime – you’ll fly to Nashville, join him in the studio & record WITH him!!
** FNPP tonight 9-11pm @ The Goodbar in Wrigleyville (2512 N Halsted, just north of Fullerton) with 6 more pairs of Kristofferson/Haggard tickets & Miller Lite!
** Sunday afternoon, hope to see you @ Meijer in Niles between 2-4pm with the Rewards Team! (9000 W Golf Rd, just west of Milwaukee)
Me, myself & I
Just got back from a great Mexican lunch, even better that we were sitting outside … now though, both Jill & Roy have decided to take an afternoon nap. One of the bonuses of an extra weekend day!
Since it’s just me downstairs, I’ve got Shania Twain “Up!” in the CD player and I’m getting ready for tomorrow’s show …
** More Toby Keith & Trace Adkins tickets up for grabs, as the show is less than 2 weeks away now!
** White Sox COUNTRY NIGHT is Tuesday, September 22nd @ US Cellular Field … I’ve got your “Row of Seats” every afternoon (4 tickets), so that you can join my live broadcast, see David Nail perform on the field, and even witness my first pitch tossing abilities. I’m still working on that one!
If you want to purchase your tickets for the game, I’ve got your HALF-PRICE ticket special HERE … scoop ‘em up now.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend, chat tomorrow after 3pm!
$10,000 of Mega Tickets, in the first 10 rows
This week, I have $10,000 of concert seats up for grabs…
It’s the COUNTDOWN TO FRONT ROW for Mega Tickets, for our 2009 Summer Country Concert Series.
- George Strait, Blake Shelton, & Julianne Hough.
- Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker (more to be announced).
- Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, & Jimmy Wayne.
- Toby Keith & Trace Adkins.
10th and 9th rows today, down to Front Row Friday.
Don’t miss a minute, after 3pm today!
Keith Urban & The Opera
I’m off this afternoon, headed to the opera with my wife Jill (her Christmas present to me). I’ve never been to the opera before, so I’m not sure what to expect. Regardless, I’m excited.
Craig is filling in this afternoon, and again, you have two chances to grab Keith Urban tickets UNDER THE TABLE, with the Short Term Memory Quiz, and the Drew Walker Drive @ 5.
I am back for The Road tonight at 10pm, though. My special guests are Toby Keith & Sugarland, plus Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts, and many more. Join me for 2 hours of live music and conversation tonight!
Make it a great day, and we’ll chat soon. As always, thanks for playing!
On the show this week:
On My Mind...
- @dealestate that home sale you just tweeted, was purchased with $1.2million CASH? Seriously?
- @TrishBiondo I had a dream you were live tweeting #SB46 last night. Then again, I had 1200 tweets pop in between 7-10:30p (!), so maybe not
- Most people drink beer on Super Bowl Sunday. Jill just wants a chocolate malt #thatisheraddiction #beerme #cheerstoyou