Taylor Swift becomes world's number 1 highest paid women in music with $170million in a year

Forbes' Highest-Paid Women in Music list for 2016 reveals 26-year-old US Pop star Taylor Swift as the richest female musician. Swift amassed earnings of 170 million US dollars (£137.8m) over the past year. Her earnings are mainly due to her 1989 World Tour raking in a quarter of a billion dollars. See list below:

Full List Of Top Earning Female Musicians for 2016

1. Taylor Swift - $170m (£137.8m)

2. Adele - $80.5m (£65.2m)

3. Madonna - $76.5m (£62m)

4. Rihanna - $75m (£60.8m)

5. Beyonce - $54m (£43.8m)

6. Katy Perry - $41m (£33.2m)

7. Jennifer Lopez - $39.5m (£32m)

8. Britney Spears - $30.5m (£24.7m)

9. Shania Twain - $27.5m (£22.3m)

10. Celine Dion - $27m (£21.9m)