Toby Keith has been crowned country music's top-earning entertainer by Forbes. Topping the publication's list of Country Music's Highest-Paid Stars, Toby prospers from his sponsorship deal with Ford (now in its tenth year), his Mezcal drink Wild Shots and his chain of I Love This Bar & Grill restaurants, which has also been ranked as one of the 25 Best Celebrity-Owned Restaurants. Toby has earned a whopping $50 million between May 2010 and May 2011.

Right behind him is young Taylor Swift whose $45 million has been amassed by reigning on both the pop and country charts. Brad Paisley comes in third with $40 million. Sixteen weeks after it was released, his album 'This Is Country Music' was still ranked eighth on the Billboard country albums chart. Brad's bounty is raked in from album sales, touring, sponsorship deals with Chevy and Sea Ray as well as his own music publishing company, Sea Gayle Music, 2010's ASCAP Country Publisher of the Year.

Other country top earners include Tim McGraw with $35 million, Rascal Flatts with $34 million, Kenny Chesney with $30 million, George Strait with $24 million, Alan Jackson with $22 million, Carrie Underwood with $20 million and Sugarland with $18 million earned between May 2010 and May 2011.

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