Pop artist Taylor Swift has been named this year's highest paid woman in music by Forbes. Photo: ReutersWith earnings of $170 million, pop singer Taylor Swift was 2016's highest-paid woman in music, Forbes magazine said. Swift was honored with the first-ever "Taylor Swift Award" at the BMI Pop Awards in May, quipping that she "would be kind of bummed" if the award had gone to someone else. British Hello singer Adele (28) ranked second on Forbes' list with $80.5 million in earnings, her highest total yet. Collectively, the 10 women on Forbes' list earned more than $600 million this year.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 02, 2016 23:15 UTC