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Adele, Mumford & Sons, Arctic Monkeys and more feature in Sunday Times' young musicians rich list

15 May 2014, 13:13 | Written by Luke Morgan Britton
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​Who said there’s no money in music these days? Well, it seems there still is for some people - as The Sunday Times reveal their annual Rich List of young musicians under 30.

​2014’s top spot - of course - goes to Adele (£45 million), even though she hasn’t released an album since 2011. Calvin Harris finishes in second place (worth £30 million), while the members of One Direction (£14 million), Mumford & Sons (£8 million) and Arctic Monkeys (£9 million) all feature elsewhere in the list.

You can check out the top 15 below, via The Guardian:

1 Adele: £45m
2 Calvin Harris: £30m
3 Cheryl Cole: £16m
4 Niall Horan, One Direction: £14m
4 Zayn Malik, One Direction: £14m
4 Liam Payne, One Direction: £14m
4 Harry Styles, One Direction: £14m
4 Louis Tomlinson, One Direction: £14m
9 Leona Lewis: £13m
9 Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons: £13m
11 Katie Melua: £12m
12 Jessie J: £10m
12 Florence Welch: £10m
14 Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys: £9m
15 Charlotte Church: £8m
15 Ted Dwane, Mumford & Sons: £8m
15 Ben Lovett, Mumford & Sons: £8m
15 Winston Marshall, Mumford & Sons: £8m
15 Olly Murs: £8m
15 Dizzee Rascal: £8m
15 Emeli Sandé: £8m
15 Jamal Edwards: £8m

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