Forbes Announces Highest Paid Female Musician

Beyoncé has been crowned the highest paid musician of 2017 as Taylor Swift moves down to number three.

No stranger to success, Beyoncé has once again topped the charts by taking home 89 million (in euro). She is due to stay at number one next year as her latest album Reputation was released earlier this month.

According to Forbes, Beyoncé has accumulated this money through her record sales and from her Formation world tour that ended in 2016. Second place in the chart is Adele, who raked in €59 million with her first full tour since 2011.

The full top ten can be seen below.

1. Beyonce – €89 million
2. Adele – €59 million
3. Taylor Swift – €37 million
4. Celine Dion – €35 million
5. Jennifer Lopez – €32 million
6. Dolly Parton – €31 milliom
7. Rihanna – €30 million
8.Britney Spears – €28 million
9. Katy Perry – €27 million
10. Barbra Streisand – €25 million