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American singer Katy Perry announced Monday that she was pulling out music to devote herself to other interests of her life.(Photo: VALERY HACHE, AFP / Getty Images)

Katy Perry is the best paid woman of music, Forbes announced this week, thanks to the $ 83 million amount it had earned in 2018, before taxes.

Perry's salary is a courtesy of the recent tour called Witness: The Tour, where, according to Forbes, she earned more than $ 1 million a night, as well as her stint at the American "American Idol".

Swift came in second with $ 80 million. The Forbes list acknowledged that she could have ranked first if most of her tour dates in the Reputation stadium were not within the leaderboard window from June 2017 to June 2018.

Beyonce ranks third on the list with $ 60 million, thanks to her quiet year following the birth of her twins, Rumi and Sir, in June 2017. Just like Swift, many dates of the Beyonce On The tour Run II were outside the time period of the list. , impacting his position.

Pink ranks fourth with $ 52 million and Lady Gaga ranks fifth with $ 50 million.

See the full list below,

1. Katy Perry ($ 83 million)

2. Taylor Swift ($ 80 million)

3. Beyoncé ($ 60 million)

4. Rose ($ 52 million)

5. Lady Gaga ($ 50 million)

6. Jennifer Lopez ($ 47 million)

7. Rihanna ($ 37.5 million)

8. Helene Fischer ($ 32 million)

9. Celine Dion ($ 31 million)

10. Britney Spears ($ 30 million)

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