In second place is Taylor Swift, who banked $80 million thanks to her album Reputation.
We were a little surprised that Tay Tay didn’t take out the top spot but according to Forbes, the 28-year-old would have landed at number one had more of her live tour dates fallen within the 12-month period.
The top 10 highest paid women in music are:
- Katy Perry ($83 million)
- Taylor Swift ($80 million)
- Beyoncé ($60 million)
- Pink ($52 million)
- Lady Gaga ($50 million)
- Jennifer Lopez ($47 million)
- Rihanna ($37.5 million)
- Helene Fischer ($32 million)
- Celine Dion ($31 million)
- Britney Spears ($30 million)