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 ![]() ![]() Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |