has crowned Beyonce the highest paid woman in music in 2017, in its new list released on Monday. It reported that the 36-year-old earned $105 million pretax this year, thanks in part to her acclaimed visual album Lemonade and Formation world tour, which grossed a whopping quarter of a billion dollars. See top 10 list below
And that’s despite taking time off as she and husband Jay-Z welcomed twins Rumi and Sir this summer. She also raked in cash from her Ivy Park fashion line and other business ventures. Adele, 29, finished second on the list with $69 million. The Brit toured the world throughout much of 2016 and 2017 in support of her third album, 25.
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The global trek was her first since 2011 and earned seven-figures a night, according to Forbes. Taylor Swift, 27, claimed third with $44 million, a significant drop from her earnings in previous years. The publication estimated that she will be on a high again in 2018, thanks to her recently released Reputation, the best selling album of 2017, and upcoming world tour.
Celine Dion, 49, came in fourth with $42 million, resuming a lucrative Las Vegas residency last February after going on hiatus to mourn her husband René Angélil’s death in January 2016, age 75. Jennifer Lopez, 48, rounded out the top five with $38 million, also boosted by a standing Sin City gig, as well as new TV show World Of Dance, where she is both judge and producer.