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Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez make 'Forbes' list of highest-paid celebs

Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, Jonas Brothers and others have made 'Forbes' list of highest-paid celebrities

By Web Desk
June 05, 2020

The world's renowned musicians, including  Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez,  Elton John, Jonas Brothers  and others have made 'Forbes' list of highest-paid celebrities in terms of their annual pay.

The publication's annual list of the World's Highest-Paid Celebrities has rock legend Elton John as the highest-ranked musician at #14, with earnings of $81 million over the past year. 

 But when it comes to pop stars, Ariana Grande is the highest-ranked at #17, with earnings of $72 million.

She's followed by The Jonas Brothers at #20 with earnings of $68.5 million, and The Chainsmokers right behind them at #21, with $68 million. Ed Sheeran is #23 with $64 million, while his pal Taylor Swift is #25, with $63.5 million. Jennifer Lopez, takes #56, with $47.5 million.

Kylie Jenner is number-one overall on the list, despite Forbes recently revoking her billionaire status. 

 The publication writes, "Jenner’s payday came from selling a 51% stake ?in her cosmetics firm to Coty...while she had exaggerated over the years about the size of her business, the money she pulled in from the deal was real."

Here's a look of some other celebrities  in the list:

43. Billie Eilish, $53 million

49. Drake, $49 million

60. Rihanna, $46 million

86. Katy Perry, $38.5 million

87. Lady Gaga, $38 million

Forbes notes that many of these stars won't rank as high on next year's list due to those tour cancellations.