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Stones, AC/DC, Springsteen top Rock 2016 earnings

The annual Forbes Magazine projections of the top  earners in the music world includes AC/DC (7th), the Rolling Stones (8th) and Bruce Springsteen (11th) on a list that saw the top 6 slots go to Pop or Country artists.  Taylor Swift blew all the others away with a year that generated about $170 million in earnings.  One Direction was a distant second ($110 million), followed by Adele ($80.5 million), Madonna ($76.5 million), Rihanna ($75 million), Garth Brooks ($70 million).  Ac/DC's take was $67.5 million.  The Rolling Stones gathered $66.5 million and Bruce collected $60.5 million.