Standing at the top of the table, Taylor Swift’s income in the past year is twice as high as the runner-up. At the age of 29, the “pop princess” is flourishing in both her career and love life.

Taylor Swift

10 years ago, Taylor Swift was also mentioned as a new face in country music. Yet a decade has made so much difference… Currently, Taylor Swift is busy releasing the 7th album of her career.

She is also a female singer who is always at the top in terms of number of nominations and awards won at music awards ceremonies. Not only that, Taylor Swift also became the female artist with the highest salary in the music industry last year: Swift earned 185 million USD.

Most of this income comes from the successful tour “Reputation”. In addition, she also earned a large amount of money from the contract signed with Universal’s Republic Records record label. Swift’s new album – “Lover” – released last week is also expected to bring her a large amount of money to be included in next year’s income chart.

“Taylor Swift and her team understand very well what it means to create special moments. These moments not only attract fans and the media, but are also the perfect way to execute promotional activities in the way the current information cycle favors,” communications expert Kim Kaupe said the person who spent time working with Taylor Swift’s crew when she was preparing to release a new music album.

Taylor Swift

For Taylor Swift, her income began to grow steadily after 2009 when she began to dominate music awards ceremonies. At that time, Swift’s income only stopped at 18 million USD, but Over the years, this number has grown strongly so that today she has become the most profitable female singer in the international music industry.

Beyonce

Swift’s income last year was twice as high as the female artist ranked 2nd – Beyonce. In runner-up position, Beyonce earned 81 million USD, mainly from the “On The Run II” tour with her husband – rapper Jay-Z. In addition, Beyonce also released a compilation album of live performances. cont – “Homecoming” and the documentary-style musical film of the same name were made for the online cinema channel.

Rihanna

Rihanna ranked 3rd with an income of 62 million USD, most of her income this year comes from the fashion product line that the female singer collaborates on and sells with other big brands.

This Forbes statistic is calculated for the period from June 2018 to June 2019, excluding tax payments, payments to representatives, managers, lawyers…

Ariana Grande

Other notable names appearing on the list include new face Ariana Grande ranked 6th with 48 million USD. Although she has been famous for the past few years, it was not until this year that Ariana Grande appeared on this “rich” list of female singers. Grande’s income comes from two hit albums “Sweetener” and “Thank U, Next” released just 6 months apart.

Katy Perry

The list also has many “veteran” names that often appear in the top 10, such as singer Katy Perry with 57.5 million USD coming from performance activities. Perry shared with Forbes magazine in 2015: “I’m very proud of my position as a boss, a woman with my own company, I’m an entrepreneur, I don’t hide it.” that”.

Regarding the two female artists Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, they recently warmed up their relationship after a long period of coldness, with the message that they want to inspire young women to strive and succeed together. . The top 10 female singers earning the most money this year achieved a total income of 645.5 million USD, an increase of 28.5% compared to last year.

Top 10 female artists in the music industry with the highest salaries in the world:

10. Shakira – 35 million USD

9. Celine Dion – 37.5 million USD

8. Lady Gaga – 39.5 million USD

7. Jennifer Lopez – 43 million USD

6. Ariana Grande – 48 million USD

5. P!nk – 57 million USD

4. Katy Perry – 57.5 million USD

3. Rihanna – 62 million USD

2. Beyoncé – 81 million USD

1. Taylor Swift – 185 million USD