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Beyoncé and Adele Are The Highest-Paid Women In Music

The powerhouse pals are laughing all the way to the bank after an insanely successful 12 months...

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 11:56

"Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper."

Beyoncé has been crowned the highest-paid woman in music after earning an astounding $105 million in 12 months, triple the amount of most of her peers.

Forbes have released their annual list of the highest-earning women based on what they raked in between June 2016 and June 2017, and the figures are leaving us pretty jealous.

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Y'all haters corny with that Illuminati mess
Paparazzi, catch my fly, and my cocky fresh
I'm so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress (stylin')
I'm so possessive so I rock his Roc necklaces
My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana
You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas bama

I like my baby heir with baby hair and afros
I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils
Earned all this money but they never take the country out me
I got a hot sauce in my bag, swag

I see it, I want it, I stunt, yellow-bone it
I dream it, I work hard, I grind 'til I own it
I twirl on them haters, albino alligators
El Camino with the seat low, sippin' Cuervo with no chaser

Sometimes I go off (I go off), I go hard (I go hard)
Get what's mine (take what's mine), I'm a star (I'm a star)
Cause I slay (slay), I slay (hey), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
All day (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
We gon' slay (slay), gon' slay (okay), we slay (okay), I slay (okay)

I slay (okay), okay (okay), I slay (okay), okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Prove to me you got some coordination, cause I slay
Slay trick, or you get eliminated

When he f-k me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay
When he f-k me good I take his ass to Red Lobster, cause I slay
If he hit it right, I might take him on a flight on my chopper, cause I slay
Drop him off at the mall, let him buy some J's, let him shop up, cause I slay

I might get your song played on the radio station, cause I slay
I might get your song played on the radio station, cause I slay
You just might be a black Bill Gates in the making, cause I slay
I just might be a black Bill Gates in the making

I see it, I want it, I stunt, yellow-bone it
I dream it, I work hard, I grind 'til I own it
I twirl on my haters, albino alligators
El Camino with the seat low, sippin' Cuervo with no chaser

Sometimes I go off (I go off), I go hard (I go hard)
Take what's mine (take what's mine), I'm a star (I'm a star)
Cause I slay (slay), I slay (hey), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
All day (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay), I slay (okay)
We gon' slay (slay), gon' slay (okay), we slay (okay), I slay (okay)

I slay (okay), okay (okay), I slay (okay), okay, okay, okay, okay
Okay, okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, cause I slay
Prove to me you got some coordination, cause I slay
Slay trick, or you get eliminated

Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation, I slay
Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation
You know you that bitch when you cause all this conversation
Always stay gracious, best revenge is your paper
Writer(s): Beyonce Knowles, Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Michael Williams Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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Queen Bey's bank balance is higher than ever thanks to her sold-out Formation World Tour - which amassed over $250 million (!!) in its full run last year - and the sales of her sixth album Lemonade.

Adele follows in second place with $69 million, with most of the money coming from her own world tour that came to an end this June after 17 months on the road.

Reputation singer Taylor Swift comes in third with a cool $44 million, while Britney Spears, Rihanna and Katy Perry all made between $33 and £36 million. Get those coins, ladies!

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Rihanna earned $36 million from the Anti Tour and her various product lines, including the mega-successful Fenty x Puma collections, however we expect her to be at the top next year following the launch of Fenty Beauty.

With Katy Perry touring the world with Witness until next summer and signing a $25 million contract to judge on American Idol, she will most likely rank higher next year too.

Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez narrowly missed out of the Top 10, although their double-figure earnings don't need too much sympathy.

1. Beyoncé $105 million
2. Adele $69 million
3. Taylor Swift $44 million
4. Celine Dion $42 million
5. Jennifer Lopez $38 million
6. Dolly Parton $37 million
7. Rihanna $36 million
8. Britney Spears $34 million
9. Katy Perry $33 million
10. Barbara Streisand $30 million

Where do we sign up to become a pop star and start earning this kind of cash? Not asking for a friend, my DMs are open...

Words: Ross McNeilage

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Found the truth beneath your lies
And true love never has to hide
(True love never has to hide)
I'll trade your broken wings for mine
(Trade your broken wings for mine)
I've seen your scars and kissed your crime
(Seen your scars and kissed your crime)
So many people that I know, they just tryna touch ya
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up on ya
Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna kiss up, and rub up, and feel up
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up on ya

All night long
Sweet love, all night long
Sweet love, all night long
Sweet love, all night long
All I wanna, ain't no other
We together, I remember
Sweet love, all night long

Our love was stronger than your pride
Beyond your darkness, I'm your light
If you get deep, you touch my mind
(If you get deep, you touch my mind)
Baptize your tears and dry your eyes
(Baptize your tears and dry your eyes)

So many people that I know, they just tryna touch ya
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up on ya
Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna kiss up, and rub up, and feel up
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up on ya

All night long
Sweet love, all night long
Sweet love, all night long
Sweet love, all night long
All I wanna, ain't no other
We together, I remember
Sweet love, all night long

They say true love's the greatest weapon
To win the war caused by pain (Pain)
But every diamond has imperfections
But my love's too pure to watch it chip away
Oh, nothing real can be threatened
True love breathes salvation back into me
With every tear came redemption
And my torturer became a remedy

So many people that I know, they just tryna touch ya
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up on ya
Give you some time to prove that I can trust you again
I'm gonna kiss up, and rub up, and feel up
Kiss up, and rub up, and feel up on ya

All night long
Sweet love, all night long
Sweet love, all night long
Sweet love, all night long
All I wanna, ain't no other
We together, I remember
Sweet love, all night long

How I missed you, my love
Writer(s): Antwan Patton, Ilsey Juber, Akil King, André Benjamin, Beyoncé, Jaramye Daniels, Patrick Brown, Theron Thomas, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Timothy Thomas Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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