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The worldwide hit released last November boosted the
27-year-old singer's fortune to 85 million pounds and lifted her
to 30th place in the paper's overall 2016 list of the wealthiest
performers and composers in Britain and Ireland.
Paul McCartney tops the musicians' rich list for a second year
in a row.
The former Beatle and his wife Nancy Shevell have a combined
fortune of 760 million pounds, according to the Sunday Times on
Thursday, a rise of 30 million on last year.
McCartney is followed by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with 715
million pounds while the Rolling Stones are Britain and
Ireland’s wealthiest band with the fortunes of its four members
totaling 630 million pounds.
Irish band U2, whose fortune jumped to 500 million from 431
million, was the highest-grossing rock act last year selling
1.29 million tickets worth 66 million pounds for 76 concerts.
Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has jumped five places making him
the second-richest young performer after Adele and propelling
him into the main music list for the first time.
The late David Bowie’s family, who inherited 70 million pounds
from his will, are also a new addition to the list with a
combined fortune of 90 million pounds.
Although many musicians climbed the wealthy ranks over the past
year, a few dropped including Cliff Richard, who fell four
places despite a 3 million-pound addition to his bank account.
Former Oasis band members Noel and Liam Gallagher were the only
performers whose fortune showed a marked decline, the paper
said, with a loss of 12 million pounds, dropping them seven
places.
The list ranks Britain and Ireland's richest musicians and
performers and is published ahead of the annual Sunday Times
Rich List this weekend.
(Reporting by Bethany Rielly; editing by Stephen Addison)
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