Country Artists Included On "Forbes" Celebrity 100

Luke Bryan is laughing all the way to the bank.

(Nashville, TN)  --  Some of country music's biggest names are among the world's highest paid celebrities. 

The "Forbes" Top 100 List is released annually.  The highest country artist is Luke Bryan, who landed at Number 45 with $52 million.

Garth Brooks was ranked 59th with $45.5 million.  Kenny Chesney landed at Number 87 with $37 million.

"Forbes" ranks its Celebrity 100 using their pretax earnings from June 1, 2017 through June 1, 2018. 

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