Katy Perry ( Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson), singer-songwriter and actress, topped the Forbes list of 2015's highest-paid women in music industry, according to Forbes.com.
She cashed a mega-$135 million this year, with most of her sales from Prismatic World Tour. The "Roar" singer, 31, earned this huge amount with more than $2 million per city over the course of 126 shows over a period of June,2014 to June,2015 and also through endorsements deals with Coty, Claire's and Covergirl. Last year, the "Dark Horse" singer, was placed fifth in the list earning with just $40 million. She has scaled up with whooping amount of $95 million in just one year.
Taylor Swift bagged the second place in the list with $80 million. Though, Swift didn't top the list, even after earning $4 million per city. 2015 has been a great year for her with "1989" album topping the charts. The British-American Iconic rock band Fleetwood Mac was placed third in the Forbes list with $59.5 million, with only two women in the band, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. The band did "On With The Show Tour" with 86 concerts in total, earning $1 million per city.
Lady Gaga landed in the fourth place with $ 59 million earnings. The "Poker Face" singer did 66 shows and some deals with Versace , Mac cosmetics and earned profits with her Fame fragrance. Beyonce ended up in the list with $54.5 million to her kitty and with the fifth psosition. The singer did "On the Run Tour" with her husband Jay Z in North America that grossed over $100million in 19 show dates and also some deals with Pepsi and L'Ore'al.
Katy Perry has given hits in the past like "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "Wide Awake" and many more to count. But lately she has been in the news as one of Democratic Presidential Frontrunner Hillary Clinton's most public celebrity supporters. "Roar", a empowerment anthem, is one of Hillary Clinton's campaign songs. She also declared her support and fandom over Clinton's Instagram account and urged young people to vote for Hillary Clinton in the coming elections.
