Taylor Swift Tops Forbes' Earner List at $170 Million In 2016
By Radio.com Staff
(RADIO.COM) – Taylor Swift has had a lucrative year. Forbes has released it's Celebrity 100 list, and Swift holds the number one spot, earning $170 million.
Taylor's big year comes courtesy of her massive 1989 World Tour, which grossed over $200 million, as well as major endorsements from Diet Coke, Keds and of course Apple Music.
It's Swift's best year ever, more than doubling her total her previous one year total of $80 million.
Last year's highest paid musician was Katy Perry, who pulled in a paltry $135 million.
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