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Authoritative US magazine Forbes has
reported that the Barbadian music superstar Rihanna, 27, who
placed No. 10 on its 2015 annual list of the highest earning women in music, only
earned US$26 million in 2015, this is about half of what she made in 2014.
The same Forbes 2015 list has Katy Perry as No. 1
of the highest earning women in music. This is mostly due to her Prismatic
World Tour, during the Forbes score rating period from June 1, 2014, to June 1,
2015, which covered 126 shows and deals with Coty, Claire’s and CoverGirl.
Perry who is 31, made an estimated US$135 million during the period, to clinch
the No. 1 spot.
Forbes said Rihanna’s lower earnings was because she
failed to release a full length album for a long time after seven albums in
eight years through 2012 and she only played nine dates during the magazine’s
scoring period resulting in her less than expected finish on the top earners’
list.
The list placed Taylor Swift, 25 as No. 2 estimating
that she earned US$80 million largely credited to the launch of her well
received pop album “1989” in October 2014, which made a sale of over 3.6
million copies from its release date.
Coming third on the list is the five-member band
Fleetwood Mac, which owed its being on the top earners list because they have
two female members on the band, Stevie Nicks and the returning Christine McVie.
The Fleetwood Mac made estimated earnings of US$59.5 million, mostly from its
tours, to secure the No. 3 spot on the list.
Forbes put the weird dresser; Lady Gaga on its No.
4 spot with estimated earnings of US$59 million, the score period covered 66 of
her shows and also her deals with fashion house Versace, Mac cosmetics and included
profits she made from her Fame fragrance.
Finally Forbes rated Beyonce with US$54.5 million
as No.5 on its list; this was courtesy of her On the Run Tour with her husband
Jay Z. The tour which garnered over $100 million covered 19 shows in North
America.
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