Taylor Swift crowned world’s top-earning artist in Forbes’ celebrity rich list
According to the yearly 100 list, the Shake It Off vocalist has actually had a record year, thanks in big part to the success of her 1989 world trip
Taylor Swift is the top-earning performer worldwide, according to Forbes yearly star 100 list.
The country-turned-pop star , whose last album, 1989, has actually offered more than 5m devices in the United States alone, generated $170m from June 2015 to June 2016, to put her at the top of the list.
Her brand-new ranking puts her greater than ins 2014 highest-paid artist, Katy Perry , who banked $135m in 2015, according to Forbes. Perry arrived in 2014 on the strength of a world trip, a string of hit tunes and rewarding item recommendations.
Swifts increase this year is a direct outcome of the success of her 1989 world trip, which exceeded the Rolling Stones North American exploring record earning $200m. Her general total was increased by marketing tie-ins with Keds, Diet Coke and Apple.
Swifts 2016 take more than doubles her previous finest: she supposedly made $80m in 2015.
Her 2016 tally ranks lower than ins 2014 list topper, the fighter Floyd Mayweather, who drew in $300m in 2015 after participating in the battle of the century with Manny Pacquiao.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/11/taylor-swift-tops-forbes-celebrity-rich-list
