Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs was ranked the world's highest-paid musician on Wednesday (local time) in an annual list that saw black artists take the top four spots. Fellow American Beyonce ranked second, with earnings estimated at $US105 million from her Formation world tour and hit album Lemonade, while Canadian artists Drake ($US94 million) and The Weeknd ($US92 million) rounded out the top four. British band Coldplay pulled in an estimated $US88 million to take the No. Last year's top two artists - Taylor Swift, and British boy band One Direction - both slipped out of the top 10 this year. Swift did not tour this year and released her latest album in November, while One Direction are on hiatus as its members pursue solo careers.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 06, 2017 21:22 UTC