 Taylor Swift tops Forbes' list of highest-paid musicians December 1, 2016 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taylor Swift is named the biggest moneymaker in music industry this year. As AceShowbiz reports citing Forbes, the country/pop singer has raked in a whooping $170 million. Her earnings come from music, tour and numerous lucrative deals including with Apple. One Direction boys follow at the runner-up place with an estimated $110 million and Adele rounds up the top 3 with $80.5 million in her pocket. Madonna is ranked fourth with $76.5 million and Rihanna sits at No. 5 with $75 million. AC/DC lands in the seventh spot with $67.5 million, The Rolling Stones occupies the eighth position with $66.5 million, P. Diddy rounds up the top 10 with $62 million, while Bruce Springsteen trails closely behind at No. 11 with $60.5 million. Justin Bieber settles at No. 13 with $56 million. Further down the list are powerhouse couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z. They are ranked No. 17 and 18 with $54 million and $53.5 million respectively. Photo: The Guardian   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants  Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes.Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036.Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |
