2022 may have been a frugal year for many of us, but a lucrative year for some of the world’s biggest artists.
Those who top this year’s list of highest-grossing artists are the pop queen Taylor Swift, the rock brothers in the Rolling Stones and the pop prince Harry Styles, in that order, according to figures from US Billboard.
– In general, you can say that the artists they are doing well for are doing even better, but the majority are doing poorly, so the difference is bigger, says pop professor Jan Gradvall in Nyhetsmorgon.
The sources of income for the artists differ quite significantly. Taylor Swift, whose total income in 2022 is estimated at 660 million kroner, has pulled in 340 million of these via streaming, and nothing at concerts.
The Rolling Stones, on the other hand, have earned a modest (in this context) 23 million kroner via streaming, but a whopping 493 million kroner at concerts.
– There is no one who can sell concert tickets as expensive as the Rolling Stones, says Gradvall.