US pop star Taylor Swift, boy band 'One Direction' and British singer Adele were the highest paid musicians in the world this year, Forbes magazine announced on Wednesday. With earnings of US$170 million from touring, recording, endorsement and other income, Swift, 26 years of age, earned the title of 2016's highest paid musician. She pulled in a gross total of more than US$200 million on the North American portion of her "1989" world tour. Ranking third was "Hello" singer Adele, 28, with US$80.5 million, her highest earnings total yet. Madonna, whose recent "Rebel Heart" tour grossed US$170 million, was fourth with US$76.5 million, which pushed her career total on the road to US$1.4 billion pretax, according to Forbes.

Source: Egypt Independent December 01, 2016 13:31 UTC