Rolling Stone Magazine: The 2004 Rock Rich List

In the March 18, 2004 issue (#944), Rolling Stone published its annual list of music's biggest moneymakers.

Here's the Top 50 biggest (net) earners. Where's your favorite?

1. The Rolling Stones, $84.1 Million
2. Bruce Springsteen, $81.7 Million
3. The Eagles, $62.9 Million
4. Dixie Chicks, $39.8 Million
5. Metallica, $39.1 Million
6. Toby Keith, $38.7 Million
7. Bon Jovi, $36.1 Million
8. Shania Twain, $36.1 Million
9. Simon and Garfunkel, $35.8 Million
10. Cher, $33.8 Million
11. Celine Dion, $33.1 Million
12. Fleetwood Mac, $32.5 Million
13. Robbie Williams, $32.5 Million
14. Christina Aguilera, $29.7 Million
15. Jennifer Lopez, $29.1 Million
16. Dave Matthews, $27.3 Million
17. Jimmy Buffett, $25.8 Million
18. Ice Cube, $25.7 Million
19. The Beatles, $25.6 Million
20. Norah Jones, $25.6 Million
21. Justin Timberlake, $24.7 Million
22. Elton John, $24.6 Million
23. Coldplay, $23.7 Million
24. Queen Latifah, $23.3 Million
25. Aerosmith, $22.5 Million
26. KISS, $22.1 Million
27. Kenny Chesney, $21.9 Million
28. Eminem, $20.8 Million
29. Yanni, $20.5 Million
30. James Taylor, $20 Million
31. Phish, $19.4 Million
32. Dr. Dre, $18.6 Million
33. John Mayer, $17.1 Million
34. 50 Cent, $16.9 Million
35. Tim McGraw, $16.7 Million
36. R. Kelly, $14.4 Million
37. Matchbox Twenty, $14 Million
38. P. Diddy, $13.9 Million
39. Billy Joel, $13.8 Million
40. Brooks and Dunn, $13.6 Million
41. Red Hot Chili Peppers, $13.4 Million
42. Pearl Jam, $13.4 Million
43. Paul McCartney, $13.3 Million
44. Mana, $12.1 Million
45. The Dead, $11.4 Million
46. Bill Gaither, $11.2 Million
47. The Osbournes, $10.3 Million
48. Trans Siberian Orchestra, $10.3 Million
49. Radiohead, $10 Million
50. Ero Ramazotti, $10 Million


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Prison Populations: Invisible Nation

In the December 7, 2000 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, the National Affairs department featured an article entitled 'Invisible Nation' by David Baum.

The sub-text of an illustration detailing the race of the prison population versus the general population stated the following:

Minorities are sent to prison at up to thirteen times the rate of whites. This is partly due to police targeting of low-income neighborhoods and sentencing disparities - such as a five-year sentence for the sale of five grams of crack vs. 500 grams of powder cocaine. According to Human Rights Watch, "In seven states...blacks constitute between 80 and 90% of all drug offenders sent to prison," despite the fact that whites use drugs at a higher rate than blacks.

Rolling Stone Magazine - Issue #628: Kurt Cobain and Nirvana

From the Wikipedia Wiki...
In the 1990s, it was late to cover the grunge scene that emerged in Seattle in 1991, most famously with Nirvana's Nevermind being given a three-star review and chucked into obscurity in the middle of the reviews section. Later it would be rebuffed multiple times by Nirvana's front man, Kurt Cobain who famously wore a "corporate magazines still suck" t-shirt to a photo shoot for a cover story. Rolling Stone was also slow to cover the emergence of hip hop, leading to the emergence of other competitor magazines such as The Source and Vibe.

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