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Taylor Swift Is The World’s Top-Earning Celebrity With $170 Million In 2016

$170 Million Reasons To Smile: Taylor Swift is the world’s highest-paid celebrity. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images).

Taylor Swift’s income is the stuff of wildest dreams: the pop divapulled in $170 million over the past year, giving her the No. 1 spot on the 2016 FORBESCelebrity 100 list. Our full ranking of the top-earning entertainers can be found here.

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Swift’s payday comes courtesy of her massive 1989 World Tour. She smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring re...

Beyonce And Jay Z Are The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple Of 2016

Family Business: Jay Z and Beyonce earned more than any other celebrity couple on the planet. (Photo: ADAM DAVY/AFP/Getty Images).

Beyoncé continues to live up to her royal nickname: Queen B and husband Jay Z are this year’s highest-paid celebrity couple, raking in a regal $107.5 million over the past year.

The sultry songstress pulled in $54 million, good enough to claim the No. 34 spot on our upcomingCelebrity 100 list—the annual ranking of the world’s top-earning superstars, which will be...

Bigbang Theory: How K-Pop’s Top Act Earned $44 Million In A Year

Korea’s Pop Export: Bigbang is set to become the first K-Pop act to land on our Celeb 100 list–and, together with YG, offers a blueprint for making money in the music business anywhere in the world.

As record executive Joojong Joe weaved through the packed crowd at the 19,000-capacity Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., there to see Korean boy band Bigbang, he spotted a young Russian woman crying. She couldn’t explain why. Confident that she wasn’t in any actual distress, he moved on.

“It’s like...

The Celebrity 100: Preview And Contest 2016

Celeb 100: FORBES’ flagship showbiz issue through the years.

Since the turn of the millennium, FORBES has been evaluating the earnings of the world’s savviest superstars inthe annual Celebrity 100 issue–and this year’s edition is almost ready to be unveiled.

The 2016 Celeb 100 will make its debut online and on newsstands this coming Tuesday, July 12th. As usual, the package will contain in-depth features onthe business behind some of the biggest names on the planet, as well as our bread and...

If Apple Buys Tidal, Jay Z Can Thank Beyonce, Kanye West And Prince

Tidal Wave: Jay Z may soon have millions more reasons to smile. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation).

Yesterday theWall Street Journalreported that Apple was in talks to buy Jay Z’s Tidal music streaming service. Precise numbers and timelines are unclear at this point, and representatives for both Jay Z and Tidal didn’t respond to FORBES’ request for comment. But if a deal does go through, Jay Z can thank Beyonce, Kanye West and Prince.

Jay Z purchased Tidal parent Aspiro less t...

Here’s Why Usher Was Celebrating With The Cavs After Their NBA Finals Win

Oh My God: Usher Raymond celebrates the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA Finals victory. He has plenty of reasons — likely millions — to be happy. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images).

Last night the Cavaliers brought Cleveland its first major sports championship ever–and while there was obvious reason for LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and friends to celebrate, one of the people who joined them on the floor of Oracle Arena came as a bit of a surprise: Usher.

The internet wondered aloud why the s...

How ‘Hamilton’ (And Hip-Hop) Saved The Tonys (And Broadway)

The Room Where It Happened: Hamilton‘s cast onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre. The musical pulled in 11 awards on the night, more than any other production–and that’s just the beginning. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images).

The ratings for last night’s Tony Awards surged 33%, achievingthe highest figure in 15 years. It’s quite a turnaround from2015’s ceremony,which flirted with all-time lows. For that,Broadway can thank James Corden, hip-hop and a certain ten-dol...

The Mighty Business Of ‘Hamilton’ And The Myth Of The Great Green Way

Not Throwing Away Her Shot: Brisa Trinchero is one of the lucky few investors in ‘Hamilton,’ nominated for a record 16 Tony awards. (Photo: David Yellen for Forbes).

By Zack O’MalleyGreenburg, Lee Seymourand Madeline Berg

Last November, shortly after Hamilton transitioned from selling out the tiny nonprofit Public Theater to making millions per month on Broadway, investor Brisa Trinchero received a call from an inquisitive tech billionaire.

“I want to get in on Hamilton’ s next round,” he sai...

Taylor Swift’s Net Worth: $250 Million In 2016

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 10: Taylor Swift performs during her ‘1989’ World Tour at AAMI Park on December 10, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images).

Taylor Swift’s net worth falls just within the minimum amount needed to claim a spot on our list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, which appears in the June 21st, 2016 issue of FORBES magazine. She ranks No. 60, behind moguls such as Oprah Winfrey and Tory Burch.

Name:
Taylor Swift

Age:
26

Estimated Net W...

Katy Perry’s Net Worth: $125 Million In 2016

Katy Perry poses as she arrives for the amfAR’s 23rd Cinema Against AIDS Gala on May 19, 2016 at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France. (Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images).

Katy Perry’s net worth falls shy of the minimum $250 million amount needed to claim a spot on our list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, which appears in the June 30th, 2016 issue of FORBES magazine. But she’s creeping up.

Real Name:

Katheryn Hudson

Age:
31

Residence:
Los Angeles

Estimated Net Worth...