Katy Perry named highest paid woman in music by Forbes

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Forbes has named American singer Katy Perry the highest paid woman in music 2018 with $83 million pretax during the scoring period.

Taylor Swift ranks second with $80 million.

Beyoncé rounds out the top three, pulling in $60 million.

KatyPerry played 80 dates of herWitness: The TourinForbes' June-to-June timeframe, grossing over $1 million per night.

After Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z welcomed twins in June 2017, the 22-time Grammy winning superstar had a quite year, until re-emerging with a powerful performance at Coachella 2018 and releasing a joint album with her husband in June.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan