Katy Perry Tops Forbes Highest-Paid Musicians List
Katy Perry reigns supreme, as she's topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Musicians List.
The 31-year-old "Roar" singer beat out the likes of One Direction and Taylor Swift on the annual round up, according to E! News.
Perry brought in $135 million in the past 12 months, which was due to her raking in $2 million per city on her Prismatic World Tour. In all, the singer played 151 shows in several different regions around the world, including Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia and Latin America.
One Direction was right behind Perry, earning a total of $130 million this year. In third place was Garth Brooks, who raked in $90 million, mostly from the world tour he set out on with his wife Trisha Yearwood after coming out of retirement.
While it seems Swift has had a successful year, she only made $80 million and landed at No. 4 on the list.
The classic rock group the Eagles placed at No. 5 on the list, bringing in $73.5 million due to their History of the Eagles tour.
The rest of the remaining top ten included DJ Calvin Harris at No. 6 with $66 million, Justin Timberlake at No. 7 with $63.5 million, Diddy at No. 8 with $60 million, Fleetwood Mac at No. 9 with $59.5 million, and Lady Gaga at No. 10 with $59 million.
Perry released her last album, "Prism," in 2013. The album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 and U.K. Albums charts, produced the singles "Roar," "Unconditionally," "Dark Horse," "Birthday" and "This Is How We Do." This album was the followup to 2010's "Teenage Dream," which produced the singles "California Gurls," "Firework," "E.T.," "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," "The One That Got Away," "Hummingbird Heartbeat" and the title track. "Teenage Dream" also topped the U.S. Billboard 200 and U.K. Album charts.
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