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Katy Perry came from ninth place in 2017 to unseat Beyonce as 2018’s highest paid woman in music according to Forbes.
The business magazine estimates that Perry, 34, earned 83 million dollars in the period spanning June 2017 to June 2018.
It wrote, “Perry played 80 dates on the world tour for her fifth album, Witness, during that period, grossing more than 1 million dollars per night, as well as earning more than 20 million dollars for her work as a judge on American Idol.”
Beyoncé, 37, who was Forbes’ 2017 highest paid woman in music, fell to third place (60 million dollars) as her recent On the Run II tour with husband Jay-Z fell mostly outside of their scoring period.
Commenting on Beyonce’s performance, Forbes said, “After she and husband Jay-Z welcomed twins Rumi and Sir to the family in June 2017, Queen Bey had a quiet year, by her standards.”
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, 28, rose from third place in 2017 to second this…
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