Taylor Swift – $360 million
Greatest Hits: Shake It Off, I Knew You Were Trouble
Born in Pennsylvania, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is one of today’s most popular singers in the world. When she was fourteen, she started in the country genre, moving to Nashville to fulfill her dream. She signed with Big Machine and was Sony’s youngest artist ever. In 2006, she released her first record, and it was the longest chart record of the 2000s. Partly because of her young age, she set several sales records. She has moved into a more pop-rock genre, still writing songs of her own.
Taylor Swift
Buddy Holly – $1 million
Greatest Hits: That’ll Be the Day, Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly was an influential singer-songwriter born in Texas during the Great Depression, becoming a central figure emerging in the 1950s in American rock’n roll. He was also influenced by other genres, such as gospel, R&B, and western, and he started to play in high school. He decided to take music seriously after opening a show for the late great Elvis Presley. Waylon Jennings, Tommy Allsup, and Carl Bunch joined the band and hit the road. He’s called the pioneer of the twin guitars, drums, and bass lineup favored today by many bands.
Buddy Holly
