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London[ES]: Sunday Times Pay List 2002, survey reveals, Madonna is Britain's highest-earning musician.
Madonna's earning 2002:
| 1. |
Madonna |
£36 million |
| 2. |
Sir Paul MaCartney |
£24.4 million |
| 3. |
Mick Jagger |
£24 million |
Madonna's earning and would be earnings are from:
- With a string of No.1 hits and albums.
- Bill Gates paid her £10 million to use her hit song, Ray Of Light, on his Windows XP software and TV adverts last year.
- Expecting a hit with her theme for the new James Bond movie, Die Another Day, which raked in millions after renegotiating her contract with Warner Brothers.
- Her successful Drowned World Tours.
- £4 million in publishing royalties.
- She has £30 million, one third stake in recording label, Maverick, a joint venture with Time Warner, after the company was valued at £100 million last year.
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