Katy Perry Named ‘Forbes’ Highest-Paid Woman In Music, Ahead Of Taylor Swift And Beyonce
Forbes released its list of the world’s highest-paid women in the music industry in 2018 on Monday, with Katy Perry sitting at No. 1. The pop singer brought in $83 million pretax during Forbes‘ scoring period, the report said. The report scored artists based on their performance within 12 months, from June 2017 to June 2018.
Perry earned her new title by performing 80 shows for her Witness tour between June 2017 and June 2018. The shows grossed over $1 million per night. In addition, the “Swish Swish” singer served as a judge on ABC’s 16th season of American Idol, earning Perry over $20 million.
“I don’t feel like my career is a ticking time bomb,” Perry told Forbes in 2015 after she made $135 million in a single year. “I don’t feel like I’ll always have to be feeding the meter of show business.”
