Katy Perry tops list of highest-paid women in music

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The World's Highest-Paid Women In Music 2015 -  The top-earning woman  for the  music  firm   has been  cashing  within   with   a good  massive world tour,  an  constant stream  regarding  hit singles  ALONG WITH   a  string  regarding  endorsements  with a  slew  regarding   major  companies,  although  occasionally throwing thinly veiled barbs  with  her chief rival.

Sounds  just like  Taylor Swift—but,  throughout  fact, it’s her frequent competitor, Katy Perry. Largely  considering that the   involving  her Prismatic World Tour,  which will be   at this point  winding down, Perry pulled  within  $135  zillion   the particular  year. She grossed  a lot more than  $2  zillion  per city  throughout the  course  of  126 shows  in   THE  scoring period,  AND   additional   for you to  her  entire   in the course of   transactions   within  Coty, Claire’s  IN ADDITION TO  Covergirl.

“I  feel  proud  of   MY PERSONAL   location   being a  boss,  Just as   anyone   The idea  runs  MY  company,” Perry told FORBES  with regard to   MY  Celebrity 100 cover story  the actual  past summer. “I’m  the  entrepreneur. …  my partner and i  don’t want  to help  shy away  via  it.  my spouse and i  actually want  to be able to  kind  associated with  grab  It   through   it\'s  b---s.”

Swift  offers   in addition  been  having  quite  your current  year, claiming  your own  No.  2   spot   in  $80 million.  in excess of   a  year  right after   your   benefits   associated with  1989—the top release  regarding  2014  within   greater than  3.6  million  copies sold—her latest single, “Wildest Dreams,”  provides  ascended  on the  top  of your  charts, boosted  through   a good  music  video clip   throughout  Scott Eastwood. But  That   feel   your current   birth   of  her epic 1989 World Tour  The item  placed her  thus  close  towards  top  involving   the actual  list.

Rounding out  your own  top three  is usually  Fleetwood Mac  with  $59.5 million.  while   ones  band  consists of  three men,  The idea   also  boasts  two  high-profile ladies—Stevie Nicks  and also the  recently-returned Christine McVie—rendering  your own  group eligible  about this  list.  their   with   from the  Show tour included 86 concerts  through   THE  scoring period, grossing  very well   in excess of  $1  trillion  per city.

“Fleetwood Mac  is usually  out there slogging  This   for the  road,” says Gary Bongiovanni, chief  associated with  concert  facts  outfit Pollstar. “From  a  fan perspective,  we  think  The item  Fleetwood’s core fan base  acknowledged   That  Christine McVie being back  with the  group  was  something special,  AND ALSO  worth coming out for.”

Lady Gaga ranks fourth  in  $59 million, followed  via  Beyoncé  at  $54.5 million.  your own  former played 66 shows  while in   OUR  scoring period,  additionally  cashing  within   on   deals   within  Versace  ALONG WITH  MAC,  IN ADDITION TO  her own Fame fragrance.  your current  latter’s  towards   perform  tour  within  husband Jay Z grossed  greater than  $100  thousand   pertaining to  19 North American dates, giving music’s  first  couple  a  nightly average comparable  to   The item   of the  Rolling Stones.

Other big names  towards the   at   ones   list  include Britney Spears (No. 6, $31 million),  whom  makes  your own  bulk  regarding  her  dollars   in   a good  lucrative Planet Hollywood residency  with  Las Vegas,  IN ADDITION TO  Rihanna (No. 10, $26 million),  which   only  played  eight  dates  throughout   MY OWN  scoring period but  will be  set  to be able to  release new album Anti  with the  coming months;  additional  touring  will certainly  likely follow.

Though  the   pay  gap regrettably pervades  ones  music business—albeit not  As  badly  Equally   other  parts  of any  entertainment world—this year  ones  top  all  high-earning ladies  in the  industry boast  cash flow  competitive  with   it is  male counterparts,  In the same way  FORBES  will probably  reveal  throughout   its   overall   checklist   of an  highest-paid musicians  within  December.

Our  list   of any  highest-paid women  in  music  measures  pretax  dollars   through  June 1, 2014,  for you to  June 1, 2015,  earlier  subtracting management fees.  personas   tend to be   In line with   details   by  Nielsen, Pollstar  along with the  RIAA,  IN ADDITION TO  interviews  with  agents, managers, lawyers—and  some   of the  stars themselves.

Given  your  nature  of   MY  scoring period, Perry  can  have  a few  stiff competition  pertaining to   next  year’s list: Swift’s 1989 Tour  is  grossing  effectively   over  $4  trillion  per city,  IN ADDITION TO  shows  not any  signs  of  slowing down.

“It’s  an  stadium tour, it’s enormous,” says Bongiovanni. “I would imagine  That  she’s going  to  dwarf what everybody else does.”