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<p>Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Rihanna are the top three in the recently listed Forbes highest-paid women in music 2019. </p>
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<p>Many might wonder how the list is curated but a senior editor from Forbes explains, “Our list of the world’s highest-paid women in music measures pretax income from June 2018 to June 2019. Fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted.”</p>
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<p>The top-10 list ascending features “Hips Don’t Lie” Spanish singer <strong>Shakira </strong>earning $35 million followed by the soulful <strong>Celine Dion</strong> with $37.5 million. The multi-talented <strong>Lady Gaga</strong> accumulating $39.5 million, <strong>JLO</strong> at number 7 with $43 million. Thank you, next, it's <strong>Ariane Grande</strong> earning $48 million.</p>
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<p>The top five are creating quite a stir with social media users, as <strong>P!nk </strong>clocked in at #5 with $57 million, followed by <strong>Katy Perry</strong> with $57.5 million. </p>
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<p><strong>Rihanna</strong> at #3 accumulated $62 million which was largely collected through her <em>Fenty</em> and <em>LVMH</em> brands. </p>
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<p>Queen Bee, <strong>Beyoncé</strong> buzzed in at #2 with $81 million, primarily from her  <em>On The Run II Tour </em>with husband Jay-Z and her Netflix special “Homecoming”.</p>
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<p>The country singer turned pop-star Taylor Swift dethroned Katy Perry to take the top spot this year with an earning of $185 million, mostly generated from her “Reputation Stadium Tour” and her latest album “Lover”</p>
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