Taylor Swift tops Beyonce, Rihanna on Forbes highest paid female musicians list

Taylor Swift is sitting pretty at the top of Forbes list of highest-paid female musicians in the world. The singer has a total earning of $185 million in the past year. This is as a result of her Reputation Stadium Tour, her nine-figure Universal Republic Records deal, and her new album Lover.

Sitting on the second position is Beyoncé, who made a whopping $81 million with her Homecoming Netflix special and album, together with her “On The Run II” tour.

Despite not releasing an album in almost three years, Rihanna rounds off the top three positions with $63 million.

See the complete list below:

1. Taylor Swift – $185 million
2. Beyoncé – $81 million
3. Rihanna – $62 million
4. Katy Perry – $57.5 million
5. Pink – $57 million
6. Ariana Grande – $48 million
7. Jennifer Lopez – $43 million
8. Lady Gaga – $39.5 million
9. Celine Dion – $37.5 million
10. Shakira – $35 million