Beyonce’s Crazy Earnings That Made Her Forbes’ Highest Paid Woman In Music For 2014....

According to a recent Forbes release, Beyoncé is
the highest paid woman in music in 2014. See recent picture below.
She
made well over $115million this year, more than
double what she raked in last year.
Her huge earnings came mostly from her world
tour and they moved her from fourth place last
year and put her firmly ahead of pop star Taylor
Swift, 24, who came in 2nd with $64 million. 35
year old pop singer Pink climbed up from No. 8
in 2013 to third with $52 million.
‘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.
Sultry Roc Nation singer Rihanna, 26, came in
4th with $48 million and Katy Perry, who earned
an estimated $40 million, placed in 5th position.
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.
Forbes came up with the list after estimating
pre-tax income calculated for the 12 months
from June 2013 to 2014 based on record sales,
concert tickets, touring information merchandise
sales and interviews with concert promoters,
lawyers and managers. It also combed through
data from the Pollstar, the RIAA (Recording
Industry Association of America) and tracking
firm Nielsen SoundScan.