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Exhibit A: take a look at those oldies rubbing shoulders with all the young dudes. If it isn't literally true that half the people on this list weren't even born when the other half were already performing, it's close enough.

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It's the paradox of youth culture entering its dotage, in full evidence. And Exhibit B: the fractured sources of stardom. When the Stones were as young as Taylor Swift is now, record sales were the yardstick of fame. The internet has disrupted pop music's traditional business model. Chart success has become just one of several measures of success, and a negligible one at that.

This Billboard overview of 's highest-earning performers in pop music shows that touring is by far the biggest source of income — with only two exceptions. The year's biggest star in terms of earnings is Taylor Swift. Another measure is the distance to the 2 for , Kenny Chesney. Those must have been eye-wateringly expensive tickets.

They and Swift are part of the youth brigade, the three performers in between are the old guard.