Music Thread #1 For 7/19/10: U2 Tops The Richest Artists With ACDC Surprisingly Second

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Who knew that ACDC was still caking ?

U2's massive 360° Tour has helped propel the band to Number One on Forbes' annual report on top-earning musicians. Bono and Co. scored the top spot on the list by netting $130 million in the past 12 months. They're followed by AC/DC — who just wrapped their 108-city Black Ice world tour on June 28th — with $114 million. Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen and Britney Spears round out the Top Five.

That big tour money can only come from being an established artist, but goodness at their longevity at the top despite them not having a big album released in a while.

While U-2 is all over the place, you really don't hear all that much about ACDC, making me very surprised that they are second on that list.

Taio Cruz blows himself up, though not literally, in his latest video aptly titled "Dynamite." It may have been preferable after the dreadful "Dirty Picture" song yo blow himself up for just that. Man, was that a total step down from "Break Your Heart."

Well, this is what you get when you jump into the crowd . You should know a crazy fan could do anything.

And Scottsdale, Arizona got a treat :

Rapper DMX gave an exclusive performance with Lil Kim over the weekend at club a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Your music thread for the day.