JAMES Arthur made £2.2 million in just one year - despite being forced to cancel his headline tour, The Sun can reveal. The 33-year-old singer raked in the cash through his music, enjoying a bumper 2020 even with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic holding back his plans.
The star's latest company earnings have been filed and reveal the large pay-out, with financial statements for Raff Music Publishing and JA Touring showing that James took £2.2 million in total last year.
He was left with a total profit of half this amount at £1.1 million, with the bulk coming from Raff Music Publishing, which was set up in 2013 - one year after James won The X Factor.
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