The Internet can be a vastly confusing place…
Take the recent “report” on season seven American Idol winner David Cook’s net worth. It’s been 10 years since the former KC bar band dude was crowned. Unfortunately, by most measures his singing career has been circling the drain ever since.
Following a banner 2009, Cook has struggled to keep his music career afloat. He’s gone from playing theaters to clubs – from major label albums to self produced online singles and EPs.
Cook recently announced he’ll be doing a charity freebie appearance at actor Paul Rudd’s Big Slick Celebrity Weekend here.
He also landed a brief gig this past month via a temp role in Broadway’s Kinky Boots. Going forward though, the only other thing Cook has going this year are a pair of small, late September free shows at Epcot in Orlando.
So it’s not like he’s raking it in.
Now a little head scratching.
According to the online publication MediaMass Cook’s the “highest-paid singer in the world.”
I kid you not.
“It’s been a rough year for the singer, but at least he has millions of dollars to ease the pain,” the story starts. “35 year-old David Cook has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money‘s top 10 highest paid singers for 2018.
“In 2015 it looked like the singer’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Thursday (May 17) that Cook is the highest-paid singer in the world, pulling in an astonishing $96 million between April 17 and April 18, a nearly $60 million lead over his closest competition.”
Forgive me, but hat strike anybody else as kind of ridiculous?
Another website, the richest.com recently pegs Cook’s net worth at a more realistic $6 million, which seems generous as well…until you point your peepers at the MediaMass numbers.
Geez, I wonder how much The Onion thinks Cook is worth.
