--- title: Look Who Just Dethroned Taylor Swift as the Highest-Earning Female Musician description: Taylor Swift was just dethroned as the highest-earning female musician. See who made more than her this year — and who else topped the list authors: - name: Jennifer Calfas url: https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 339 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jencalfas former_staff: true published: '2017-11-20T20:30:11.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T07:17:18.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - celebrities - onetime word_count: 375 canonical: https://money.com/beyonce-taylor-swift-net-worth-2017/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Dublin - Night 2](https://img.money.com/2017/11/gettyimages-479068658.jpg) *Taylor Swift performs on June 30, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland.* Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and Imma let you finish, but [Beyoncé](https://time.com/4978939/beyonce-freedom-video-international-day-of-the-girl/) was the highest-earning female musician this year. Indeed, the infamous words of [Kanye West](https://time.com/4929412/third-child-kanye-kim-kardashian-west/) can be invoked this year after [Beyoncé](https://time.com/5021533/beyonce-jewel-throwback-dance-story/) dethroned [Taylor Swift](https://money.com/taylor-swift-net-worth-reputation/) as the highest-earning female musician of the year, [according to *Forbes*](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/11/20/the-worlds-highest-paid-women-in-music-2017/#447cc4144e15). From June 2016 through June 2017, Beyoncé earned a staggering $105 million in pretax income, according to data collected and analyzed by *Forbes*. That was enough to out-earn both Swift, last year's highest earner who raked in the third-most money this year with $44 million, and Adele, who came in second with $69 million. Beyoncé's lucrative year can be attributed to her Formation World Tour, which followed the release of her wildly successful sixth studio album *Lemonade*. The world tour grossed a quarter of a billion dollars, *Forbes* noted. While *Forbes* released its annual list of the highest-earning female musicians Monday, Queen B's income for the year was no secret. In June, Beyoncé [ranked second](https://money.com/diddy-beyonce-forbes-highest-paid-celebrities/) in *Forbes*'s list of the highest-earning celebrities — just behind Sean "Diddy" Combs. Outside of a successful tour, Beyoncé also had a transformative year with her family. The "Crazy In Love" singer and Jay Z welcomed twins, named Rumi and Sir Carter, in June. As of March 2017, Beyoncé had [an estimated net worth](http://fortune.com/2017/03/30/beyonce-net-worth/) of $290 million — a number that is likely higher now due to her profitable year. Last year, Beyoncé was the fifth highest-earning female musician with $54 million in pretax income. While Beyoncé out-earned Swift this year, the "Shake It Off" pop star [earned a stunning $170 million](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/11/02/the-worlds-highest-paid-women-in-music-2016/#26284303752e) as a result of her 1989 Tour and endorsement deals last year. *Forbes* anticipates Swift could return to the top of the list next year, when sales of her new album [*Reputation*](https://money.com/taylor-swifts-new-album-reputation-is-already-on-track-to-break-sales-records/) will factor into her income, as well as what will likely be a [high-earning tour](https://time.com/5021426/taylor-swift-reputation-tour/) starting in the spring. Adele was the runner up on *Forbes*'s list for the second year in a row. The *25* singer also benefited from a high-selling tour — which was her first since 2011. Coming second to Beyoncé will likely leave Adele unfazed. When Adele won Album of the Year in February in a surprise win, Adele [dedicated her win](https://time.com/4669090/adele-beyonce-praise/) to Beyoncé. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/beyonce-taylor-swift-net-worth-2017/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Celebrities", "item": "https://money.com/celebrities/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Look Who Just Dethroned Taylor Swift as the Highest-Earning Female Musician" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/beyonce-taylor-swift-net-worth-2017/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/beyonce-taylor-swift-net-worth-2017/", "name": "Look Who Just Dethroned Taylor Swift as the Highest-Earning Female Musician", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2017-11-20T20:30:11.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/beyonce-taylor-swift-net-worth-2017/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/beyonce-taylor-swift-net-worth-2017/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-04-17T07:17:18.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Look Who Just Dethroned Taylor Swift as the Highest-Earning Female Musician", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2017/11/gettyimages-479068658.jpg", "width": 4096, "height": 2726, "caption": "Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Live In Dublin - Night 2" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jennifer Calfas", "url": "https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/jencalfas" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2017-11-20T20:30:11.000Z", "description": "Taylor Swift was just dethroned as the highest-earning female musician. 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