Mary J. Blige & Jay Z Big Concert Earners – Mary J. Blige graces the cover of the latest issue of VEGAS magazine.Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are among the top 5 artists who made the most money in the concert industry this year with $30.7 million of earnings.Pollstar magazine’s editor Gary Bongiovanni said:
“The concert industry did far better in the first half of 2008 than it should have.””Despite the worsening economic climate, whatever it is that triggers the off-switch on consumer spending for tickets doesn’t appear to have happened yet.”
Here are Pollstar’s top 10 :
Van Halen ($36.8 million), Kenny Chesney ($35.3 million), Michael Buble ($32.5 million), Kanye West ($31.6 million), Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige ($30.7 million), Rascal Flatts ($25.4 million), and the Spice Girls and the Police (virtually tied at about $23.3 million each).