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Beyonce Tops Forbes List of World’s Highest-Paid Women In Music

Posted on November 21st, 2017
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Yesterday, Forbes dropped the names for the 2017 edition of their coveted list of The World’s Highest-Paid Women In Music, starring Beyonce at number one! To date, she is the only person on the list to hit the nine-figures milestone.

Setting the bar at a whopping $105 million, Queen Bey dethrones Taylor Swift who was last year’s top grossing star. Adele finished second, earning $69 million, followed by Taylor Swift who’s still in the top three at $44million.

Note: These sums and rankings come from pretax income totals from June 1, 2016 through June 1, 2017, and do not take out fees charged by agents, managers, lawyers, and anyone else on the superstars’ payrolls.

See the full list below.

1. Beyonce – $105 Million

2. Adele – $69 Million

3. Taylor Swift – $44 Million

4. Celine Dion – $42 Million

5. Jennifer Lopez – $38 Million

6. Dolly Parton – $37 Million

7. Rihanna – $36 Million

8. Brittany Spears – $34 Million

9. Kay Perry – $33 Million

10. Barbara Steisand – $30 Million

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