The hit album of Beyonce titled – “Lemonade” and world tour
made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes
list on Monday.
The Pop Diva edged out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor
Swift.
The R&B singer earned some 105 million dollars from
record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes.
Beyonce also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other
business interests.
Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week U.S. sales records
in 2015 and who completed her first major tour since 2011, made second place
with an estimated 69 million dollars, despite having no major endorsements for
other products.
Swift, who topped the last year’s list with 170 million
dollars in estimated earnings, raked in 44 million dollars this time despite
having finished her “1989” world tour.
The singer is expected to see her earnings rise
significantly in the next 12 months courtesy of her new album “Reputation” –
the best-selling album of 2017 – and an upcoming tour.
Canadian superstar Celine Dion took the No.4 spot, earning
some 42 million dollars after taking a break from her Las Vegas residency
following the death of her husband Rene Angelil in January 2016.
Forbes compiled the list after estimating pretax income for
the 12 months from June 2016 to 2017, based on interviews with managers,
agents, lawyers and some of the stars.
It also looked at data from the Pollstar, the Recording
Industry Association of America and tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan.
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