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Here's How Much The Highest Paid Women In Music Earn Every SECOND!
Forbes have revealed the 10 woman with the BIGGEST incomes for 2016 - and what they earn every SECOND will make your eyes water! Between 1 June 2015 and 1 June 2016, these musical ladies have been raking in the cash through their prowess and unrivalled talent - and they're truly inspirational women!
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1. Taylor Swift - $170m
Starbucks lover Taytay earns enough to buy a PSL every SECOND! Just let that sink in... Taylor could pay off your entire student loan with just 6 minutes' work... She's out-earned the next lady on this list twice over and proved that she's the ultimate business woman in showbiz! Alongside deals with Apple, Keds and Diet Coke, her 1989 world tour became one of the highest grossing tours in American history, with over $200m just from that continent alone! (Pic: PA)
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2. Adele - $80.5m
Our homegrown hero, Adele, has done us proud in the past year. Her album, '25', and comeback single, 'Hello', pretty much smashed every record in musical history. Every night, she rakes in MILLIONS from her tour dates, and with THAT voice and unrivalled personality, she's totally earned it! (Pic: PA)
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3. Madonna - $76.5m
The fact that over her entire career, Madge has raked in over $1.4 BILLION makes our eyes water! The legendary singer isn't churning out as much music these days, but her perfume and clothing deals are proving to be VERY lucrative indeed! (Pic: PA)
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4. Rihanna - $75m
While her ANTI album wasn't the chart smash we were expecting, Rihanna proves she's the ultimate business woman with her fashion ranges and endorsements. In the time it's taken you to read this sentence, she's already earned about fifteen quid. NICE! (Pic: PA)
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5. Beyoncé - $54m
FIFTH?! We're pretty shocked that Bey wasn't a bigger earner in 2015/16 - 'Lemonade' became the soundtrack to our lives and was her sixth no.1 album in the US. Her Formation tour in the states earned her a mighty $250m in total! (Pic: PA)
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6. Katy Perry - $41m
K Pez's Prismatic World Tour came to an end just at the end of this year's cycle, earning over $200m in total! Her $41m income in 2015/16 was helped by her deal with H&M. With new music expected in 2017, expect her to be a MASSIVE earner next year! (Pic: PA)
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7. Jennifer Lopez- $39.5m
From here on out, you'll notice these ladies have one thing in common... Sin City just can't get enough of 'em! J Lo might not be on the block anymore, with her American Idol stint and cosmetic deals earning her over a hundred grand every DAY! (Pic: PA)
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8. Britney Spears - $30.5m
With a new album dropping after these figures were added up, we're expecting Britney's 2016/17 earnings to be even higher, especially with her Las Vegas residency being extended! (Pic: PA)
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9. Shania Twain - $27.5m
Shania Twain, who's also earning big bucks from a Las Vegas residency, *could* be considered the highest earning lady in country music, since Taylor's focus shifted to the pop world. (Pic: PA)
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10. Celine Dion - $27m
Britney's not the only high powered lady with her own Vegas residency. The musical legend, who's responsible for that anthemic Titanic tune, raked in a healthy 8 figures in the last year. (Pic: PA)
