PHOTOSTaylor Swift & Beyoncé Rank As The Top Two Highest-Paid Women In Music For 2019
Aug. 26 2019, Updated 7:43 p.m. ET
Please hold any interruptions, Kanye West! On Monday, August 26, Forbes Magazine revealed that Taylor Swift beat out Beyoncé Knowles as the highest-paid women in the music industry for 2019.
Forbes debuted its 2019 list of the "Top 10 Highest-Paid Women In Music" this week and Taylor, 29, landed in their number one spot!
According to the publication, Taylor, who recently released her new album Lover, raked in $185 million pretax over the past year.
Most of the 10-time Grammy winner's earnings come from her Reputation Tour, which reportedly grossed $266 million. Taylor also signed a "nine-figure deal" with Universal Republic Records in 2018.
Beyoncé, 37, stole second place on Forbes' list and brought in a whopping $81 million in pre-tax earnings.
Most of her annual income came from the Homecoming album, the On the Run II tour with husband Jay-Z and her Netflix special.
Rihanna, who hasn't released a new album since January 2016, ranked as the third highest-paid women in music. She made $62 million this year but majority of it came from her Fenty Beauty line.
Other female entertainers on the list include Katy Perry, Pink, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and Shakira.
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