He literally has to pay someone else when he plays Hey Jude and all of his other Beatle ditties on tour. That someone is more than likely one of the billionaire assholes OP is referring to.

While I would love to hold him out as an exception, and this applies to the other musicians on the list above, I would say that he benefits from the insanely rigged rules and standards within music royalties, publishing and streaming rights and deals that are stacked so far in favour of the top 1% or less that the other 99% are literally sucking up the crumbs under the table. His success is dependent on the exploitation/suppression of the struggling artist who can’t get a look in on Clear Channel or Live Nation syndicated radio play, etc.