Beyonce is the highest
paid woman in music in 2014 with estimated earnings of $115 million,
more than double what she pulled in last year, Forbes magazine has said.
The huge sum, most of which was from her
world tour, propelled Beyonce, 33, from fourth place last year and put
her firmly ahead of pop star Taylor Swift, 24, with $64 million.
Swift jumped up one spot from last year to No. 2.
Pop singer Pink, 35, climbed up from No. 8 in 2013 to third with 52 million dollars.
“Beyonce played 95 shows during our
scoring period, bringing in an average of $2.4 million per city,” said
Forbes, citing data from the Pollstar trade magazine.
The R&B singer’s self-titled album
released last December and endorsement deals pushed her earnings up
further assuring her the top spot.
Barbados-born Rihanna, 26, with 48 million dollars and Katy Perry, 30, who earned an estimated 40 million dollars, rounded out the top five on the annual list.
Madonna, 56, who ranked No. 1 last year, failed to make the top 10 in 2014.
Lady Gaga, 28, slumped from No. 2 in 2013 to ninth place this year with estimated earnings of 33 million dollars.
Forbes compiled the list after
estimating pre-tax income calculated for the 12 months from June 2013 to
2014 based on record sales.
The computation also includes concert
tickets, touring information merchandise sales and interviews with
concert promoters, lawyers and managers.
It also looked at data from the
Pollstar, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and
tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan.
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