Date 03/11/2016 - News People
Taylor Swift. (AP) Los Angeles - Taylor Swift is the highest-paid woman in music. The Shake It Off hitmaker topped the Forbes magazine list by raking in an impressive $170m, more than double of her closest rival Adele, who earned $80.5m. Most of the 26-year-old singer's earnings came from her 1989 world tour, which grossed a total of $250m. $200m came from her North American leg alone. Alongside her various brand endorsements for the likes of Keds, Diet Coke and Apple, Taylor also shifted over three million album-worths of music.
