Taylor Swift may have swiftly ridden to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singing about their bad blood, but it appears nemesis Katy Perry will have the last laugh (all the way to bank) as she rides to the top of another tally: Forbes ‘Highest Paid Female Musicians’ list.
Indeed, as her faithful #Katycats know, the songstress has had a hell of a year from a Super Bowl halftime show headlining kick off to a top-drawing world tour to end, Perry has seemingly been raking in the dough at every turn. But, as the list evidences, she is not alone.
Get into the annual lineup of music’s money-making divas below and see the interesting shakeup from last year’s tally:
Katy Perry – $135 million
Taylor Swift – $80 million
Fleetwood Mac – $59.5 million
Lady GaGa – $59 million
Beyonce Knowles – $54.5 million
Britney Spears – $31 million
Jennifer Lopez – $28.5 million
Miranda Lambert – $28.5 million
Mariah Carey – $27 million
Rihanna – $26 million
Curious about last year’s lineup? See it here.
Your thoughts?
Mariah is paid honey, YES!
Agree, Mariah is paid to be a night club singer.
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THIS!!!!
That s*** wasnt even funny, try again!
Every diva on this list looks up to Mariah, Celine and Whitney. They are the Icons.
Have some respect. 200 million sold, lets see if Taylor with her waterweak vocals, Katy Perry with her tone-deaf vocals and flat backside are still around in 25 years like Celine and Mariah.
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mariah is a trash waiting to be decomposed in the septic tank.
Rihanna’s position tho…
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Rihanna’s position is the ULTIMATE KIIIII HAHAHAHA
tragic list..i mean these are the peasants of pop today.
selling s** is what they do…
Bitxh shut up as if Janet Hasn’t sold s** have several seats and stop acting a fool!
No new music or tour. Top 5! Queen Bey is paid! Hell everyone on that list is paid. Shout out to my black queens owning their own empires. Beyoncé Janet and Rih!
Poor Taylor isn’t ending the year so great lmao!!! But DAMN MY QUEEN 54 MILLION AND SHE AIN’T DONE SHIIITE THIS YEAR!!!! SO HOW IS FORBES PROJECTING HER NETWORTH TO BE STILL $250 MILLION!!!????
Net worth = Assets – Liabilities
That’s why
Yea but I mean in the beginning of 2013 Forbes was projecting her networth to be worth $450 million in 2014. Her net worth was at $350 million in 2013. She had a tour that grossed $229 million another tour with jay that grossed $109 million and a $50 million dallor endorsement deal with pepsi. Now this extra $54 million yet no change in her net worth??? She can’t have that much in liabilities. She should be bankrupt if so lol!
I know what a net worth is. But how is Forbes going to say Bey’s net worth was $350 million in 2013 project it to be $450 million in 2014 then come out sayinh it’s $250 million. From 2013 to 2015 she brought in $229 million from a tour another $110 million from another tour a $50 million dallor deal with pepsi and now this extra $54 million. Lets not forget all the magazine covers she did and the singles and albums she sold with “Beyonce”. She can’t possibly have that much liabilities, if she did she would be bankrupt lol! Celebrity net worth still projects her net worth at $350.
For those of you that think 15 million of Mariah’s bank is from Vegas. Think again. Her Vegas tour might be a sellout but it has only grossed 16 million for 17 shows. Mariah has released zero music and way less promo than those other that’s. She still is loved and folks she hasn’t even started yet. 2015 MAC collection for christmas, Sold out Christmas shows in NYC, 1million+ Christmas royalties, Hallmark movie as Director, children’s book, multi-million long-term Game of War endorsement, Complete MAC collection in 2016, successful perfume line, extended Vegas residency, music royalties, and 2016 European Tour. Mariah does way less and still makes bank.
J.lo is getting paid more than Riri?
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And their both getting paid more than you.
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Rihanna makes money by popping out her booty in those tacky magazines.
No wonder… 😀
Which also includes your fave, how ironic!!!
No Ciara Lol, flop. This h*e stay losing.
DEAD at the obvious trolling that resides n this post. Anyway, slay b****** slay. I wanna c next year’s list to see how much Adele is estimated to have made… we all know 25 is going to see at least 2 million ww first week, so that list will b hella interesting.
Congrtas all…I am surprised Rihanna is in the top 10 considering the only thing she did musically was to released those three singles,,I am even more shocked to see beyonce’s position so high while the only thing she did was to take a vacation with her family or did they count the OTR tour earnings?
I don’t see why they would have included it. Seeing as OTR wrapped up 13 months ago, making it over a year ago. These are annual earrings if im not mistaken.
They did included OTR, it says so on Forbes site.
Last year they estimated earnings during June 2013 to June 2014 so for this year’s list it could be from June 2014 to June 2015 but not sure which reporting period they could have used
Bey makes money for just existing.. Wow!!????
Lady GaGa – $59 million
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But I thought She was over?
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Anyways this just just an estimation only they know how much they have earned this past year
And damn at Fleetwood Mac legendary group still slaying in the 2010s
Yall are bugging over Rih’s position when she barely did s*** for the year and a half since this chart was tallied. She’s making money. I don’t see how you all can laugh at someone’s rank when you probably fall below poverty standards.
Exactly!!! Hell, I’m busting my b*** and sill don’t come an ounce close to that. Hell, we are worrying about the wrong things. These people are all laughing at all of us.
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I hear you but her fans also contribute to the negativity she is receiving,They always brag how she is the global star,how she will be making lots of money than other artist because she has ownership to her masters unike the likes of Beyonce,,And then when forbes list comes,the same beyonce they were bashing,earns X2 what Rihanna earned without anything except taking family vacations…
So her fans are not helping,but bottom line is that they are making more than all of us on this blog combined……
She just recently got her master and has yet to release a full album on it. Beyonce earning are expected due to the fact that OTR tour is included.
@Natasha3 true but I’ve been saying that in post all along! Her master’s DON’T mean shiiite until she is even remotely half as successful as before she had em. But the Navy continues to prance around and throw it around like it means something. This and your comment just goes to show it that currently it doesn’t. Now the Navy’s going to back track and say its because she hasn’t released anything under her.masters yet LMFAO!!!
Damn they make so much money. It’s making me sweat lmao
On what planet and in which galaxy would Gaga EVER make more money than Bey, even when they both didn’t tour? Hmm….let’s see! “Artpop” vs. “BEYONCE”; “Mrs. Carter Show” vs. “ArtRave”; “Drunk in Love” vs “Applause”. Yeah, something’s not right!
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Congrats to the temporary queen of Superbowl…until Rih performs, of course, and kii at her trumping Taylor so effortlessly, even though the 1989 Tour and the album will outsell Prismatic Tour and her album. That covergirl money really is no joke. I swear she’s all over YouTube in those ads. Taylor has two enemies to deal with and both of them are team Navy: Katy and Adele.
Only On The Run Tour was counted. Forbes listed it on the website i checked after someone told me. “Beyonce” and The Mrs Carter Tour would have annihilated Gaga lol.
You better believe it! She would’ve been wishing she didn’t section off half of those stadiums and only focused on the white gay’s as her main audience to cater to for her last album. I have a feeling she’s gonna come back harder next era and not play any games. When Miley Cyrus outsells you, that’s when you KNOW you did something wrong.
Here’s the article everyone…
http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/11/04/the-worlds-highest-paid-women-in-music-2015/
Before y’all come out of hiding and shade Rih for her placement in the TOP 10, please remember that she made ALL OF THIS without releasing an album or touring. Just be mindful of that.
Rihanna (No. 10, $26 million), who only played nine dates in our scoring period but is set to release new album Anti in the coming months; more touring will likely follow.
Yeah, can you imagine how big the “Anti World Tour” is gonna be? I know she doesn’t like going over 100 dates, but I’m more than certain that this time she’ll gross over $200,000,000. I’m ready for stadium after stadium.
I dont know hei!!i mean she did so many stadiums with the diamonds world tour and yet she still did under 200m which i didnt understand how!
She actually did way more arenas than stadiums for the “Diamonds World Tour”, so I guess that explains why. But I’m sure this time around, since her demand is obviously much greater, she’ll do much more stadiums. I honestly think $200,000,000 is right up her corner. It doesn’t be hard for her unless the foolishness she did on the previous tour (being hours late, drunk, violent, vulgar) plays a huge part in her tour gross this era. She’ll he fine.
she had a movie
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puma and other endorsements
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festivals
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Britney had no music out nor tour and got more
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it just shows the girl has never and will never be the xit!
Congrats to the Vegas queens (especially J. LO with flop after flop from this era alone)! However, I do have to wo see where Celine is at on the list. I thought she resumed the residency.
Mariah is a beast. She only did a few shows in Vegas. Her royalties & Xmas music probably netted her tons of cash. JLo had a few gigs though.
Congrats to Katy Perry also. She works very hard !!!!
Rotfl at Beyonces fans still calling her the queen, stop it!
Get money bishes! Congrats to Katy for claiming the top spot in addition to Bey and Rihanna for making the list without doing much. Oh and Mariah and J.Lo holding it down for the divas over 40.
I was always told to count your own money and not others. These stans are bragging over someone else’s income while they’re making minimum wage and part-time McDonald or the gap.
you’re just mad yo fave is at the bottom of the list where she really deserves to be
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arent you from Texas? where you take care of cattles and get those wages you talking about?
And what or how much do you get everytime you brag about rihanna 150 million sold records??
I just can’t!!! If she was higher than b you would have had something to say???? Doesn’t your hœbag fave own her own masters, so shouldn’t she be collecting more coinz by that fact alone? Didn’t she release 3 official singles and perform at top ceremonies this year? Hasn’t she just signed deals with Puma, Samsung and her own sock line? ????????????????
The current Queen of Pop taking her place at number one. Congrats to her but I don’t stan for someone else’s money so I won’t use this.
The ultimate slayage of Kunty!!! Get ’em coins B****!
Slay Katy! Mariah & J HOOOOO slaying for the old women. Bey always making that doe.
Queen Katty Perry scalping at all fronts
flopga with 2 tours (artgrave and cheek to cheek tours) and cheeck to cheek album and still raked in that money?
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she really fell hard
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Q: how much did artgrave tour gross in total?
A little over 83 million..
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the circus freak really fell hard, I don’t remember TGJ even mentioning it
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From 186 mil to 83 mil , and 7 mil to 1.8mil albums . what a monumental fall from grace , an unheard of supa mega floppage in the pop arena continuum!
@CareerEnder, u sound so stupid!
paTRASHya still hanging on my nüts even today you dustbin raiding hobo?
Taylor Swift always coming second
Beyonce stays getting paiddd huntty and she hardly did anything thing. June 2014- June 2015.I mean OTR tour startd June 25 and Ended September 13 2014 hunty. Queen Bey needs to adopt me
RIHVEMBER ????????????… No wait… Nvm
Beyoncé! ???? Enough said xo
Rihanna is sooooo BROKE kii
Rite, bc u made more than 26 million this year?? Gurl stop! ✋ Ur fav isn’t even on this list or the “women who almost made it to the top 10” list with Nicki and etc. U STAY SELF DRAGGING!
Sis, Ciara is a business women with a lot of endorsements and connections and let’s not forget that she writes her own music. 😉 Sis is still getting coins from Goodies honey. Ciara has old money and doesn’t blow it on crack or fake friends. She doesn’t need Forbes to be coined because we all know that Rihanna does not make smart business decisions so I would be very surprised if she even has $50 million in the bank. She was totally broke not even ten years ago, did you forget? By the way sis, where’s that release date?
Sis, Ciara is a business woman with a lot of endorsements and connections and let’s not forget that she writes her own music. ???? Sis is still getting coins from Goodies honey. Ciara has old money and doesn’t blow it on cräck or fake friends. She doesn’t need Forbes to be coined because we all know that Rihanna does not make smart business decisions so I would be very surprised if she even has $50 million in the bank. She was totally broke not even ten years ago, did you forget? By the way sis, where’s that release date?
Sis, Ciara is a business women with a lot of endorsements and connections and let’s not forget that she writes her own music. ???? Sis is still getting coins from Goodies honey. Ciara has old money and doesn’t blöw it on cräckk or fake friends. She doesn’t need Forbes to be coined because we all know that Rihanna does not make smart business decisions so I would be very surprised if she even has $50 million in the bank. She was totally broke not even ten years ago, did you forget? By the way sis, where’s that release date?
Sis, Ciara is a business women with a lot of endorsements and connections and let’s not forget that she writes her own music. Sis is still getting coins from Goodies honey. Ciara has old money and doesn’t blow it all on crack or fake friends. She doesn’t need Forbes to be coined because we all know that Rihanna does not make smart business decisions so I would be very surprised if she even has $50 million in the bank. She was totally broke not even ten years ago, did you forget? By the way sis, where’s that release date?
Rihanna is almost making peanuts ????
WTF are you talking about?? I would do anything known to human-being to even get 10% of that….And you wanna talk about earning PEANUTS??
Just make a bargain with the devil like all are favs did and the trillions will come rolling in LMAO!!!
Yeah, peanuts for doing s***! How much do you make for doing s***??!!
Where is ONIKA #NOSHADE
I thought Rihanna owed her Masters…. Why is she getting paid so little? Rihanna is the poorest “icon” in history. Miley Cyrus has more money than Rihanna and thats sad.