It is not Beyonce! Forbes Magazine has announced the highest paid female musician in 2016 who earned $170 million this year. With earnings of $170 million, pop singer Taylor Swift was 2016’s highest-paid woman in music, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday. Swift, 26, smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, pulling in a total of more than $200 million on the North American portion of her “1989” world tour. Last year, the “Bad Blood” singer came in second to Katy Perry with an estimated $80 million. Swift was honored with the first-ever “Taylor Swift Award” at the BMI Pop Awards in May, quipping that she “would be kind of bummed” if the award had gone to someone else. British “Hello” singer Adele, 28, ranked second on Forbes’ list with $80.5 million in earnings, her highest total yet. Adele, whose album “25” swiftly became the biggest seller of 2015, enjoyed continued success with album sales this year and grossed millions per night for her arena shows. ...
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