Dr. Dre was the highest-paid musician worldwide in 2014 by a massive distance, earning five times more than his nearest rival. He took home $620 million before taxes, the biggest single-year earnings of any musician in history. This was primarily due to the sale of Beats (which he cofounded) to Apple for $3 billion.
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