Taylor Swift world's highest paid female musician: Forbes
Singer Taylor Swift (26), with earnings of $170 million, has been named the world's highest paid female musician of 2016 by Forbes. With earnings of $80.5 million, Adele ranked second, while Madonna, with earnings of $76.5 million, stood third. Meanwhile, Katy Perry, who topped the 2015 list of world's highest-paid female musician, was ranked sixth this year.