Taylor Swift Tops Forbes’ Highest Paid Musicians 2016;Beats Beyonce, Adele and One Direction!

US pop star Taylor Swift has top the Forbes Magazine's list of the World's Highest-Paid Musicians in 2016. Taylor has managed to beat Beyonce, One Direction, Adele as well as Rihanna through earning $170 million this year.

Telegraph reported that the 27-year old Taylor Swift has done badly and kept herself busy throughout the year. And the result, Taylor has earned $170 million which made her the World's Highest-Paid Musicians this year.

Forbes attributed Taylor Swift's highest income to her millions of copies that were sold all over the globe for "1989." The meaningful "1989" album also caused her to earn the seven-figure endorsement to Diet Coke, Keds, and Apple, among other brands, making it hitting two birds with one stone.

The "1989" tour reportedly broke the Rolling Stones' North American tour record, as per Hollywood Life. Taylor Swift has taken the idea of releasing her nine million copies of the "1989" for free, yet on subscription services, which causes its sales to boosts further.

Eventually, Taylor Swift has beaten Adele, who is one of the best-selling artists in 2015, which falls third place on the Forbes' list with $80.5 million. It was the five members of One Direction who followed Taylor in the second place of the list. The English-Irish pop boy band comprised of Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Loius Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, grossed a total of $110 million.

One Direction is the highest grossing boy band which beaten N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys due to their On The Road Again tour. And to continue, another group of boys, the Australian rock band AC/DC made it to the top list with total earnings of $67.5 million.

Meanwhile, Madonna runs on the fourth with $76.5 million income much came from her Rebel Heart tour. Rihanna comes fifth with her $75 million total gross this year. While, the youngest musician on the Forbes' list is Justin Bieber with $56 million.

What shocks fans most is when Beyonce lowers down to 17th place, this is mere because she hasn't started her Formation World Tour. Taylor Swift has been congratulated with her co-musicians during the awards night for her admirable earnings and success as the top musician on the Forbes' Highest-Paid Musicians in 2016.