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The R&B singer earned some $105 million from
record sales and from her "Formation" concert tour, according to
Forbes. She 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, despite having no
major endorsements for other products.
Swift, who topped the last year's list with $170 million in
estimated earnings, raked in $44 million 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 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.
The full list can be seen at Forbes.com
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
zackomalleygreenburg/2017/11/20/the-worlds-highest-paid-women-in-music-2017/#558b75024e15
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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