The business magazine estimates that Perry earned $83m (£64.7m) pretax from June 2017 to June 2018, rising from ninth place in 2017.
Singer Taylor Swift went up 1 spot this year, ranking second on the list with $80 million, with the launch of her new album, Reputation, which sold 2 million copies worldwide in its opening week.
Beyoncé who was first last year, dropped 2 spots to the third this year with $60 million.
See the top 10 below:
1.Katy Perry – $83 million
2. Taylor Swift – $80 million
3. Beyoncé – $60 million
4. Pink – $52 million
5. Lady Gaga – $50 million
6. Jennifer Lopez – $47 million
7. Rihanna – $37.5 million
8. Helene Fischer – $32 million
9. Celine Dion – $31 million
10. Britney Spears – $30 million
See the full list here
12 thoughts on “Katy Perry is Forbes’ 2018 highest paid woman in music | Click to see the complete list”