Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber top the Forbes list
with Rihanna in the No. 3 slot while Lady Gaga and Katy Perry round out
the top 5. This makes four of the five biggest earners females.
Taylor Swift grossed over $1 million per night on more than 65 dates of her tour this year according to Forbes. The country pop songstress raked in $57 million dollars between May 2011 and May 2012 making her the biggest earner under 30. Each of the 22-year-old singer’s three albums have gone platinum at least four times.
The only guy in the top 5, 18-year-old Justin Bieber comes in a close second behind Swift with $55 million in earnings. Bieber earns
big from his music sales, concerts and endorsements for products like
Proactiv. The Bieb is also a budding venture capitalist: He’s made
investments in start-up companies like Stamped, Tinychat and Spotify.
Rihanna. The Barbados-born singer earned an estimated $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012, putting her in third place on the list. Her earnings this year got a big boost from an 85-night tour and her 2011 hit album Talk That Talk, which has gone gold in the U.S. and launched hits like “We Found Love.”
Rihanna. The Barbados-born singer earned an estimated $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012, putting her in third place on the list. Her earnings this year got a big boost from an 85-night tour and her 2011 hit album Talk That Talk, which has gone gold in the U.S. and launched hits like “We Found Love.”
Like Swift, Rihanna also earns big money from endorsements. She happily promotes Vita Cocococonut water and Nivea lotion.
Ranking
fourth is Lady Gaga, who at 26 earned $52 million between May 2011 and
May 2012. That’s a big drop from the $90 million she earned to top our
under-30 list last year. That’s because our time frame ended before the
singer embarked on her latest world tour, which is selling out shows in
Eastern Europe.
Rounding out the top 5 is Katy Perry. The singer earned an estimated $45 million this year. At the age of 27 she is now a divorced millionaire. Her heartache helped power some of her new hits, including “Part of Me,” which has gone platinum in the U.S.
Rounding out the top 5 is Katy Perry. The singer earned an estimated $45 million this year. At the age of 27 she is now a divorced millionaire. Her heartache helped power some of her new hits, including “Part of Me,” which has gone platinum in the U.S.
Full List:
- Taylor Swift, $57 million
- Justin Bieber, $55 million
- Rihanna, $53 million
- Lady Gaga, $52 million
- Katy Perry, $45 million
- Adele, $35 million
- Kristen Stewart, $34.5 million
- Lil Wayne, $27 million
- Taylor Lautner, $26.5 million
- Robert Pattinson, $26.5 million.
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