Working in entertainment can result in a hefty paycheck. This is especially true if you’re a reality TV star on a hit show like Jersey Shore, Keeping up with the Kardashians, or American Idol. How much do your favorite musical artists earn? Here are the 10 highest-paid musicians of 2018, according to Billboard.

10. Coldplay

• Earnings: $26.5 million

Coldplay earned $26.5 million last year. In 2017, Coldplay had $820,000 in album sales, $1.7 million from streaming music sales, $1.6 million from publishing, and $22.3 million from touring. Coldplay sold more than 2.2 million digital tracks in 2017 and was one of four rock bands to top 1 billion streams, according to Billboard.

9. Roger Waters

• Earnings: $27.2 million

Roger Waters earned $27.2 million last year. In 2017, Waters had $1.3 million in album sales, $453,000 in sales from streaming music, $269,000 from publishing, and $25.2 million from touring. Waters’ $1.3 million in sales royalties are partly due to his share of the Pink Floyd catalog, reports Billboard.

8. Guns N’ Roses

• Earnings: $27.8 million

Guns N’ Roses earned $27.8 million last year. In 2017, Guns N’ Roses had $655,000 in album sales, $755,000 in sales from streaming music, $524,000 from publishing, and $25.9 million from touring. Last year they came in at No. 2 on Billboard’s list of highest-paid musicians.

7. Billy Joel

• Earnings: $29.2 million

Billy Joel earned $29.2 million last year. In 2017, the singer had more than $479,000 in album sales, $780,000 in sales from streaming music, $584,000 from publishing, and $27.4 million from touring. Billy Joel was the fifth-highest-paid live act of 2017 as a result of his Madison Square Garden residency and 15 arena and stadium shows, reports Billboard.

6. Lady Gaga

• Earnings: $29.7 million

Lady Gaga earned $29.7 million last year. In 2017, the singer had $1.2 million in album sales, $1.2 million in sales from streaming music, $757.3 million from publishing, and $26.5 million from touring. Lady Gaga had strong digital track sales, with more than 2.3 million downloads in 2017. Most of her earnings came from having the No. 6 tour of 2017.

5. Ed Sheeran

• Earnings: $31.3 million

Ed Sheeran earned $31.3 million last year. In 2017, the singer had $4 million in album sales, $4.2 million in sales from streaming music, $3.2 million from publishing, and $19.9 million from touring. Sheeran reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 twice in 2017 with “Perfect” and “Shape of You.”

4. Bruno Mars

• Earnings: $40.7 million

Bruno Mars earned $40.7 million last year. In 2017, the singer had $2.6 million in album sales, $2.8 million in sales from streaming music, $1.4 million from publishing, and $33.9 million from touring. Bruno Mars is the top-ranking R&B/hip-hop act and the second most-played artist on terrestrial radio (with 1.8 million spins), according to Billboard.

3. Metallica

• Earnings: $43.2 million

Metallica earned $43.2 million last year. In 2017, Metallica had $8.7 million in album sales, $2.2 million in sales from streaming music, $1.6 million from publishing, and $30.7 million from touring. Last year they came in at No. 15 on Billboard’s list of highest paid musicians.

2. Garth Brooks

• Earnings: $52.2 million

Garth Brooks earned $52.2 million last year. Most of his earnings came from a tour he just finished at the end of 2017 that lasted more than three years and had 390 concert dates. In 2017, Brooks had $4.8 million in album sales, $569,000 in sales from streaming music, $190,000 from publishing, and $46.7 million from touring.

1. U2

• Earnings: $54.4 million

The highest paid musicians in 2018 are U2. They earned $54.4 million last year. Most of the band’s earnings came from their Joshua Tree Tour, which consisted of 28 U.S. tour dates. In 2017, U2 had $1.1 million in album sales, $624,000 in sales from streaming music, $705,000 from publishing, and $52 million from touring.

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