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by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN

Tags: Beyonce

Beyonce named top-earning woman in music by Forbes

Queen Bey beats Taylor Swift to top spot

 

Beyonce named top-earning woman in music by Forbes

Photo: WENN

Beyonce has been named as the top-earning and richest woman in music, according to a new list compilied by Forbes Magazine. 

Forbes reports in just 12 months, Queen Bey doubled her fortune by $115m (£71.8m) in 2014, in what they describe as 'the biggest year of her career'. 

As well her massive selling album, 2014 has also seen Beyonce rake in cash for huge tours, her own clothing and fragrance brands and sponsorship from companies like Pepsi.

Most impressive of all, she played an incredible 95 gigs this year - taking an average of $2.4m (£1.5m) in each city.

She comes in ahead of Taylor Swift, but that's before taking in the new figures from album 1989 - which sold 1.5million copies in its first week. 

See Forbe's full list of top-earning women below:
Beyoncé - $115m
Taylor Swift - $64m
Pink - $52m
Rihanna - $48m
Katy Perry - $40m

Meanwhile, Columbia records have confirmed that Beyonce will be releasing a platinum edition of the album on 24 November, featuring a live DVD, remixes and previously unheard tracks. See the full tracklist below.

PLATINUM EDITION BOX SET:

MORE AUDIO CD
7/11
***Flawless Remix (Featuring Nicki Minaj)
Drunk in Love Remix (Featuring JAY Z & Kanye West)
Ring Off Blow Remix (Featuring Pharrell Williams)
Standing on the Sun Remix (Featuring Mr. Vegas)

“LIVE” DVD
Run The World (Girls)
***Flawless
Get Me Bodied
Blow
Haunted
Drunk In Love (Featuring JAY Z)
1 + 1
Partition
Heaven

XO ORIGINAL CD
Pretty Hurts
Haunted
Drunk in Love (Featuring JAY Z)
Blow
Angel
Partition
Jealous
Rocket Mine (Featuring Drake)
XO
***Flawless (Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Superpower (Featuring Frank Ocean)
Heaven Blue (Featuring Blue Ivy)

ORIGINAL DVD
Pretty Hurts
Ghost/Haunted
Drunk In Love
Blow
Angel
Yonce/Partition
Jealous
Rocket
Mine
XO
***Flawless
Superpower
Heaven
Blue
Grown Woman

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