Quavo Visits "Hitsville U.S.A." Home Of Detroit's Motown Museum | Forbes

Migos is #40 on this year's Highest-Paid Musicians list with earnings of $36 million. The hip-hop trio diversified their on-stage earnings by inking a deal for a piece of Martell cognac, the latest example of artists learning the lesson that cash is one thing, but ownership is the key to building a fortune.

“If I’m rapping about drinking in the clubs, they’re buying bottles in the club,” says Migos cofounder Quavo. “I need to be having equity in some kind of alcohol.”

Read the full list of this year's highest-earning musicians on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2019/12/06/the-worlds-top-earning-musicians-of-2019/#4b9d24ee164e

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