Riding her initial momentum, the blonde issued a second album titled, Born This Way in 2011. A chart topper in the United States, its release was met with universal acclaim- hailed as one of the best albums of 2011 by Rolling Stone, it spawned a number of multi-platinum songs including, Bad Romance, Telephone (Feat. Beyonce), and Alejandro. 

From there, she came out with Artpop in 2013. Though not as successful as her previous two albums per se, it still managed to grab the top spot on the Billboard 200. Supported by the ArtRave: The Artpop Ball Tour, the project’s track list included many hits such as G.U.Y., Venus, Aura, Gypsy, Applause, and Swine, to name a few. Her third most popular album, over 2.5 million copies have made its way across the globe.

The next year, Lady Gaga did something different- she tamed up with Tony Bennett for a joint album titled, Cheek to Cheek. Certified gold by the RIAA, it spawned a couple of charting singles, Anything Goes, and I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, the latter of which has been played over 3.6 million times on Youtube.

Most recently, the singer dropped her fifth studio album, Joanne on October 2016. Her first solo effort in three years, it became her fourth title to reach number one in the United States. Met with stellar reviews, the playlist included, A-Yo, John Wayne, Joanna, Million Reasons, Perfect Illusion, Come to Mama, among a few others.

In addition to what she’s put out as a solo artist, Lady Gaga has collaborated with many other artists on several occasions. For instance, she has worked with Elton John, Space Cowboy, Flo-Rida, Wale, New Kids on the Block, Justin Timberlake, and The Lonely Island. Some of said tracks include, Chillin, 3-Way (The Golden Rule), Christmas Tree, Video Phone, and Big Girl Now.

On television, her music has also been featured countless times over the past years- from shows such as The Philanthropist, Parks and Recreation, South Park, Glee Gossip Girl to competitions such as Dancing with the Stars, Dancing on Ice, and The Voice UK.

Speaking of the small screen, she herself has been featured in sundry programmings including, Saturday Night Live, The Peter Austin Onto Show, The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good morning America, and Ellen: The Ellen Degeneres Show, to name a few (if anything, Lady Gaga’s presence on the media is anything but trivial).

A holder of multiple Guinness World Records, she has sold well over 146 million records as of 2016. One of the most influential people of the past ten years according to Time Magazine, she has also earned dozens of industry awards throughout her career. Currently, her achievements include seven Billboard Music Awards, thirteen BMI Awards, twelve Clio Awards, six Grammy Awards, six International Dance Music Awards, among countess others. As of 2017, she has won over 200 titles, from close to 500 different nominations.

As expected from a world class artist, Lady Gaga has also embarked on several tours throughout her career. In support of her debut album, she hit the road for the first time in 2009 for her The Fame Ball Tour, which ran for six months across the world. Since then, she has also gone on The Monster Ball Tour, Born This Way Ball Tour, ArtRave: The Artpop Ball Tour, and a Check to Check Tour with Tony Bennett. Since August 2017, she has also been performing across North America and Europe for her Joanne World Tour.

What else has she been up to recently? On the music front, she recently dropped a new song titled, The Cure earlier this spring. Co-written with Paul Blair, Mark Nilan, Lukas Nelson, and Nick Monson, it received a considerable amount of positive attention despite a lack of promotion. In the US, the single eventually peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Top 200. Of course, she’s also on her concert tour as mentioned above.

As far as television appearances go, she has also appeared on screen a few times this year in, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Last Leg, Extra, Gaga: Five Foot Two, and Entertainment Tonight. Going by what it says on IMDb, she’s currently also working on an upcoming documentary.

Lady Gaga – 2017 Facts

Real Name

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Nickname

Lady Gaga

Occupation and Job

Singer-songwriter, actress

Famous For

Lady Gaga rose to prominence towards the end of the 2000’s for her debut album, The Fame, which gave rise to her hit songs, Poker Face, and Paparazzi.

Age – How Old is She?

She is currently 31 years old

Birthday/Date of Birth

She was born on March 28, 1986

Place of Birth/Hometown

Lady Gaga was born in Manhattan, New York. Growing up, she was raised in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Nationality

American

Ethnicity

Caucasian

Lady Gaga Height, Weight & Body Facts

How Tall – Height in Feet

She is 5’1″ tall.

How Tall – Height in Meters

She is 155cm tall.

Weight in Pounds

She currently weighs 120 pounds.

Weight in Kilograms

She currently weighs 54.5 kg.

Body Measurements

Her body measurements are 32-26-37.

Waist Size

26 inches

Foot/Shoe Size

She wears a size 6 shoe.

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Green

Lady Gaga’s Personal Life in 2017

Is Lady Gaga in a Relationship?

Yes, the singer is currently dating Christian Carino, a CAA talent agent; the two first got together in February 2017.

Lady Gaga’s Boyfriends

Prior to his currently relationship, Lady Gaga was engaged to actor Taylor Kinney from 2015 to 2016. Previous to that, she was also engaged to night club manager Luc Carl from 2010 to 2011.

In the past, she has also been romantically involved with Robert Fusari, Speedy Gonzales, and Mathew Williams.

Mother

Cynthia Louise

Father

Joseph Germanotta

Sisters

She has a younger sister named Natali.

Brothers

She does not have any brothers.

Children

No, she does not have any children. In a recent revelation from her Five Foot Two documentary, she expressed fear of not being able to have children as a result of her chronic pain.

High School

From the age of eleven, Lady Gaga went to the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private all-girls school in Manhattan, New York City. During her time there, she was often mocked for being “too eccentric.”

Did Lady Gaga Go to College

After completing high school, she went to Collaborative Arts Project 21, a music school at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts- it was there that she honed her songwriting skills.

Salary

It’s estimated that she makes over $1.3 million per city while on tour.

Net Worth

As of 2017, Lady Gaga has an estimated net worth of $280 million.

Sexuality

Bisexual

Random Facts

Hobbies

Designing clothes, writing music, bowling, playing the piano

Favorite Food

Her favourite foods include peach cobbler, pizza, and pasta.

Favorite Movie

Her favourite movie is La Haine from 1995.

Favorite Book

Her favourite book is Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

Favorite Sports

N/A

Horoscope

Born on March 28, she is an Aries.

Phone Number

This information is currently unknown.

Address

This information is currently unknown.

Lady Gaga’s Social Media Accounts

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ladygaga/
Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga
Twitter

https://twitter.com/ladygaga
Snapchat

@ladygaga

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/user/ladygagaofficial

Other Trivial Facts:

• Prior to her music career taking off, she worked as a dancer at a bar
• She has 14 tattoos
• During her high school days, one of her nicknames included “The Germ”
• Due to frequent hair dying, she suffers from hair loss
• She quit marijuana and drinking after becoming addicted following a surgery in 2013
• She is a registered democrat
• During her time at Convent of the Secret Heart, she was classmates with Paris Hilton

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Lady Gaga’s Net Worth in 2018 – $275 million

How did Lady Gaga make her money & wealth?

 Before she was known as Lady Gaga, she was Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Born in Manhattan on March 28, 1986, Lady Gaga was already playing the piano at the tender age of four. She attended the Roman Catholic all-girls school Convent of the Sacred Heart where she had more opportunities in practicing music, while during the weekend she attended acting classes. Lady Gaga got lead roles in school plays and had her bits of exposure during open mic sessions in jazz bars. After graduating from high school Lady Gaga was admitted to the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University (NYU) where her music and songwriting skills were further sharpened.

Despite being admitted in a prestigious school Lady Gaga dropped out and instead decided to pursue her own musical direction. She left her home at the Upper East Side and travelled to New York’s Lower East Side where she stayed in a cheap apartment. With the help of her friends from NYU Lady Gaga started her own band named SGBand and performed in paid gigs. The band became renowned for its lively performances and Lady Gaga’s oozing confidence. Eventually they produced two extended plays namely Red and Blue and Words.

The band’s reputation earned them an invite at the New Songwriters Showcase in 2006 which was held at the night club Cutting Room. Talent scout Wendy Starland was in attendance and was seeking new blood for Rob Fusari, a producer known for his work with Whitney Houston and Destiny’s Child. Starland was impressed by Lady Gaga’s performance and had her meet with Fusari. The producer was not very optimistic towards Lady Gaga but the young star managed to captivate Fusari with her musical talent. Later on the two began dating and they started the Team Love Child LLC joint venture to promote Lady Gaga.

The pair produced tracks in hopes of finally securing a record label. In September 2006 their efforts paid off as Def Jam Recordings agreed to sign Lady Gaga. Unfortunately she was dropped three months later for reasons unknown. She went back home to her family to celebrate Christmas and ended her relationship with Fusari.

At this time Lady Gaga began to venture towards a different realm. Upon her return to the Lower East Side she experimented with substances and worked as a scantily-clad go-go dancer where she met performer Lady Starlight. She helped shape Lady Gaga’s persona and the two performed on shows, most notably the “Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue”.  Meanwhile Fusari was still working on he and Lady Gaga made. He sent tracks to fellow producer and good friend Vincent Herbert of Interscope Records. Fusari then visited Lady Gaga in one of her burlesque shows and told her that she was now aboard a record label. Akon also had her sign a contract on his KonLive Distribution record label.

Lady Gaga moved to Los Angeles and worked tirelessly until she released her debut album titled The Fame on August 19, 2008. It contained internationally-acclaimed singles like “Paparazzi” and “Poker Face”. The album won multiple awards and a good number of nominations, plus it was well-received by critics. To support this album Lady Gaga embarked on The Fame Ball Tour from March 12 to September 29, 2009. Critics praised her vocals and the tour’s production.

On November 18, 2009 Lady Gaga released an extended play The Fame Monster. It bore the singles “Bad Romance”, “Telephone”, and the highly-controversial “Alejandro”. Another award-winning album followed on May 23, 2011 titled Born This Way which was again highly praised by critics and fans alike. However the themes and religious imagery expressed on her album were subject to criticism and even earned bans from certain countries. She supported the extended play and album with her The Monster Ball and Born This Way Ball tours respectively.

Her third album Artpop hit the shelves on November 06, 2013 with singles such as “Applause” and “Do What U Want”. Unlike her previous works this album had lukewarm reception from critics and only won two awards with one nomination. Its supporting tour ArtRave: The Artpop Ball was somewhat well-received.

Lady Gaga collaborated with singer Tony Bennett for the album Cheek to Cheek released on September 19, 2014. The album contained popular jazz tracks like Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” and of course Irving Berlin’s “Cheek to Cheek”. Lady Gaga and Bennett promoted the album through a television concert on October 24, 2014. Cheek to Cheek received positive reviews and was Lady Gaga’s third album to reach the top spot in the US for that decade.

Aside from music Lady Gaga has other ventures that contribute to her net worth. She collaborated with Monster Cable Products in the creation of the Heartbeats headphone brand in 2009. The following year she was appointed as the creative director of Polaroid and helped in the inception of the Grey Label product line. In 2012 she worked with Coty, Inc. in the creation of the Lady Gaga Fame fragrance. It won an award in the Swedish Beauty & Cosmetic Awards and in the Canadian Fragrance Awards, and sold around 30 million bottles worldwide.

Lady Gaga announced in 2015 that she was launching a pet product line including clothes and grain-free organic food. Pictures of her French bulldog Miss Asia Kinney were posted on Instagram to promote this upcoming venture.

Unfortunately it’s not always sunshine and rainbows for her ventures. In 2011 Lady Gaga had a startup named Backplane that was supposed to be a social media for her fans called “little monsters”.  It managed to raise funds from venture capitalists in 2012 and even had offices in Palo Alto and San Diego. However nothing fruitful happened and the money was burned out, not to mention the wrong decisions that were made and the disagreements between departments. The business was bought by other investors who had other plans in mind.

She’s also made appearances in other media. Lady Gaga starred in the fifth season of American Horror Story and in movies such as Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.

Lady Gaga’s Personal Life & FAQ’s

Is Lady Gaga married?

Not yet. She is currently engaged to actor Taylor Kinney.

Lady Gaga Salary & Annual Earnings in 2015

The Mother Monster earned $59 million last year.

Lady Gaga’s House

 Lady Gaga’s mansion in Malibu contains a home cinema, a bowling alley, and six acres of land. Her fiancé Taylor Kinney lives with her here.

Lady Gaga’s Charity and donations and philanthropy

Lady Gaga joined Virgin Mobile USA’s Re*Generation movement in 2008 which tackles youth homelessness. The next year she urged her fans to donate to Re*Generation and pledged that she will match every dollar. She also paired with other similar organizations to provide free concert tickets to those who devoted eight hours of volunteer service in helping out the youth.

During her The Monster Ball tour, Virgin Mobile USA held a segment where one random concertgoer is called by Lady Gaga. The lucky individual is notified about Virgin Mobile’s $20,000 donation to a charity of his / her choosing, and he / she is then summoned backstage to meet Lady Gaga herself.

Lady Gaga teamed up with her mother Cynthia Germanotta to initiate the non-profit Born This Way Foundation in 2012. The organization seeks to support young people, prevent bullying, and other issues related to the youth with various projects.

In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti Lady Gaga donated $500,000 worth of earnings from her concert on January 24 of the same year to help with the reconstruction efforts. After the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Tohoku, Japan, Lady Gaga designed a wristband that managed to raise $1.5 million which was donated to help the victims. The next year she donated $1 million to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy.

She is an active supporter of LGBT rights and is very vocal towards her support of same-sex advocacies.

Lady Gaga’s Accomplishments

Lady Gaga is currently holding twelve records in the Guinness World Records from 2009 to 2014. The recognitions range from being the most famous celebrity in the world to having the most number of impersonators attending a single gathering.

What’s with her name?

Lady Gaga got her name in 2006 during her time with Fusari. The producer always sings the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga” whenever she enters the studio. Fusari then sent Lady Gaga a text message saying “Radio Ga Ga” but the phone autocorrected “radio” into “lady”. Lady Gaga actually liked it and said that she didn’t want to be called Stefani anymore.

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Starting off the list of the highest paid musicians is none other than British band The Rolling Stones. Lead singer Mick Jagger started the band back in 1960 with childhood friend Keith Richards. After discussing music they decided to start a band and went on to record demos with fellow band mates Tony Chapman, Brian Jones, Ian Steward, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman. Early on in their career they would cover Blues songs by artists like Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters is actually how they came up with their bands name as the legendary Blues singer has a song titled “The Rollin’ Stones” and Mick Jagger decided to roll with it.

After only a few years they got signed by manager Andrew Loog Oldham who actually heard of them when fellow British band The Beatles suggested he take a look at one of their demos. They ended up being signed to Decca Records who was hugely impressed by them and wanted them on their label so bad that they gave them complete control over their recordings. Their career started slow as they didn’t have many popular songs but they started to receive more publicity around 1964 when they appeared on shows like The Ed Sullivan Show.

They entered their golden age of fame the following year when they released their second LP titled “The Rolling Stones No. 2”. Several songs from that album started topping charts in the United Kingdom and the United States. The band spent the next decade touring all around the world, including in places like Australia and New Zealand. Similar to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones became one of the “British Invasion” bands from the 1960s. To this day they are one of the most widely known bands in music history and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

#9 – Lady Gaga ($59 Million per Year)

Pop icon Lady Gaga got her dose of fame back in 2009 with her hit single “Just Dance”. Her love for music began when she was just four years old and learned to play piano by ear. She continued playing and writing music for ten years and when she was fourteen she started performing her songs at “open mic night” across several bars in New York. She then went on to study at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied song writing and method acting but she dropped out at the age of nineteen to instead focus solely on her music career.

Major label Def Jam Records heard of Gaga and immediately signed her to their record, although they would drop her after only three months. Devastated, Gaga went through a complete attitude shift which would go on to greatly influence the type of music she wanted to sing and write. The once quiet, Christian girl would turn into the scantily clad Gaga we all knew back in 2009. Singer/producer Akon would eventually meet her and fell in love with her vocals. Together they started producing music and in 2008, Lady Gaga’s first album titled “The Fame” was released. The album would produce the two mega popular songs “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”, quickly turning Gaga into a global celebrity.

After the success of “The Fame”, Gaga would go on to produce an EP titled “The Fame Monster” which is basically a sequel to “The Fame”. It produced hits like “Telephone” and “Bad Romance” and then two years later in 2011 she released her next album titled “Born This Way” although it wasn’t nearly as successful. In 2013 her album “ARTPOP” was released and released alongside was the single “Applause”.  These days Gaga is less focused on her music and more focused on her acting career. She starred in the most recent season of the popular show “American Horror Story: Hotel” which won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress.

#8 – Fleetwood Mac ($59.9 Million per Year)

Fleetwood Mac is a band that formed back in the late 1960s by band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Other members throughout the years include Bob Welch, Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. The England rock band has seen a tremendous amount of success and has gone on to sell more than 50 million albums.

The band would receive mainstream success in 1975 when they released their album “Fleetwood Mac”. They had several hit songs including “Say You Love Me” and “Landslide”. During this time the band was falling apart as there was constant drama between the band members. To top off the relationship drama they were also dealing with their new found fame and being involved with drugs and alcohol. Nonetheless the band persevered and went on to release the album “Rumours” followed by the album “Tusk” and then began a year and a half long tour across the world.

The drama continued well into the 1980s and 1990s when two of the bands lead members (Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks) got into physical alterations which lead to Buckingham leaving the band and Nicks leaving soon after. In 1995 the remaining band members released an album called “Time” which was an overall failure, leading to the band officially disbanding. A few weeks later Fleetwood and Buckingham began working together again which eventually lead to a reunion. In 1996, Nicks, Fleetwood and Buckingham met up to record the song “Twisted” for the film “Twister” which helped lead to a live album called “The Dance” being released, which ended up being very successful.

The following year in 1998, Fleetwood Mac joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame although post-being inducted they took a long break from one another. All of the members continued doing performances on their own, especially Stevie Nicks who enjoys working alongside Sheryl Crow. Just recently they announced the original members were working together on a new album which will officially be their last.

#7 – Sean “Diddy” Combs ($60 Million per Year)

Sean “Diddy” Combs was born in 1969 to parents Melvin Earl and Janice Combs. Growing up in New York, Combs would become familiar with both music and football at an early age. He played football for Mount Saint Michael Academy and even won a division title, followed by attending school at Howard University where he attempted to get a degree in business. Instead he decided to drop out and got an internship at major record company Uptown Records and then went on to start his very own alongside friend The Notorious B.I.G. Together they started Bad Boy Records and went on to produce songs alongside musicians like Usher, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men.

Diddy would then go on to become a rapper himself and release hits like “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” and “I’ll Be Missing You” – a track he dedicated to The Notorious B.I.G. who was recently murdered. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Diddy released several other major albums and records under his own label.

While he did drop out of University, Diddy would still become a prominent business man and has gone on to start several business avenues. He started a clothing brand called “Sean John” which wound up winning him several fashion designer awards, a film production company and two restaurants that he named after his sons. Diddy considers himself a family man and he and his son Quincy appeared on an episode of “My Super Sweet 16” where he purchased his son a $350,000 vehicle.

Outside of his business projects, Diddy is also very charitable. He started his own charity called “Daddy’s House Social Programs” where he helps homeless youths get off the streets and even helped victims of Hurricane Katrina by donating over $1 million.

#6 – Justin Timberlake ($63.5 Million per Year)

Justin Timberlake was born in 1981 to parents Lynn and Randall Timberlake. At an early age he began singing country music but after witnessing Janet Jackson perform he was “inspired to be like her” as she had an incredible amount of energy and singing power. In the 1990s he would go on to appear on two television shows – “Star Search” and “The Mickey Mouse Club” where he met future *NSYNC bandmate JC Chasez. Other notable future celebrities include Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, whom he would later date for a number of years.

In 1995, Justin Timberlake would headline the boy band *NSYNC which would go on to become one of the most popular boy bands in music history. While the rest of the bandmates were popular, none of them had the star power that Justin Timberlake had so when they went on an indefinite hiatus in 2002, it was a surprise to no one that Timberlake’s solo career would blossom.  Later that year, Timberlake released the album “Justified” which went on to sell a few million copies and spawned the singles “Rock Your Body” and “Cry Me a River”. Four years later in 2006 he released the album “FutureSex/LoveSounds” which sold more than ten million copies worldwide. Afterwards he would take a break from music and start focusing on his acting career. Over the next few years he co-starred in movies like “In Time” and “The Social Network”. He returned to music in 2013 with the release of duo albums “The 20/20 Experience” and “The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2”, the former being the best-selling album of the year.

Justin Timberlake has come a long way since his early boy band days. He is currently working on doing vocal work for an animated movie that is set to release later on this year as well as helping compose a soundtrack for another movie alongside his wife Jessica Biel.

#5 – Calvin Harris ($66 Million per Year)

Calvin Harris was born in 1984 in Scotland and first became interested in electronic music as a kid when he would experiment making demos in his bedroom.  He would go on to study at Dumfries High School and then get a job at a supermarket so that he could save up money to purchase DJ gear. He ended up moving to London in an attempt to enter the music scene but wouldn’t have much luck. After his first couple of singles flopped, he moved back home to Scotland and started becoming active on MySpace. It was there he finally began gaining traction and got picked up by a record studio.

His first album was titled “I Created Disco” and was released in 2007. The entire album was written and performed by Calvin Harris and went on to chart in the top 10 United Kingdom albums chart. His success caught the attention from several other upcoming artists including Kylie Minogue and Dizzee Rascal who anxiously wanted to perform alongside him. 2010 would be another good year for Calvin Harris as he released his second studio album but it wasn’t until 2011 when he released his third album titled “18 Months” that he would receive international fame. He went on to collaborate with some major celebrities like Rihanna and released “We Found Love” and “Where Have You Been”. He also released “Feel So Close” which went on to become a huge success.

His popularity would only increase as he’s gone on to remix songs with the likes of Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Snoopy Dogg, Taylor Swift and Kanye West. He’s become a very philanthropic person and has donated and campaigned for several charities, including the Campaign Against Living Miserably, an event that brings attention to suicidal youths in London.

#4 – The Eagles ($73.5 Million per Year)

The Eagles is a band that was created in 1971 by founding members Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, John Boylan, Linda Ronstadt and Don Henley. They quickly started working on an album and in 1972 released said album they titled “Eagles”. The first single “Take It Easy” went on to become a top 40 hit and the album itself was a complete success. Other hit songs include “Witchy Woman” and “Peaceful Easy Feeling”. That led The Eagles to their sophomore album “Desperado” although it wasn’t as successful as their debut album was.

In 1974 they released their third album “On the Border” which had a few successful hits and then a year later in 1975 they released “One of Those Nights” which turned The Eagles into international superstars. Their first two albums were primarily country-sounding while albums three and four were primarily rock music. This proved to be the right decision as it led them to their first Grammy award win for Best Performance by a Group or Duo. In 1976 they released two albums. The first was a “Greatest Hits” album which has sold nearly 50 million albums to date. The second was “Hotel California” which turned out to be another success for the band. Their next album wouldn’t be for another two years and in 1980 the band unexpectedly broke up. They didn’t perform together for nearly fifteen years and in 1994 they got back together for seven years.

In 2007 the band reunited and once more released their first album in nearly thirty years. Since then they have been touring the world and producing more hit singles. On January 16, 2016, Glenn Frey tragically passed away from pneumonia after recovering from intestinal surgery. The band performed “Take It Easy” during the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in his honor. Frey was 67 years old.

#3 – Taylor Swift ($80 Million per Year)

Country-Pop music icon Taylor Swift was born in 1989 to parents Scott Kingsley and Andrea Gardner Swift. When Swift was nine years old she attended musical theater classes and simultaneously travelled back and forth between classes and Broadway to receive vocal lessons. Feeling inspired by notable Country music acts Shania Twain and Faith Hill, Taylor Swift and her parents decided to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee so she could focus solely on her musical career. Initially she had a difficult time being signed, as not many people were interested in a fourteen year old girl writing and singing Country music but she eventually landed a deal with independent record label “Big Machine Records”. After being signed she spent a lot of her free time after school writing music in preparation for her debut album.

“Taylor Swift” was the title of her debut album and it released in October 2006. It initially did not sell many copies but since its release it has sold more than five million copies. She started opening for other notable Country music bands like Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. This would boost Swift’s popularity exponentially as her target audience of teenage girls fell in love with her catchy love songs. This lead to her second studio album “Fearless”, which helped Swift win her infamous MTV Video Music Award that Kanye West so famously interrupted as she was giving her acceptance speech.

2010 would be another great year for Swift as she wrote all fourteen songs on her third album “Speak Now”, followed by 2012 album “Red” and 2014 album “1989” which included hit singles like “Shake It Off” and “Bad Blood”. Taylor Swift has easily gone on to become one of music’s biggest influences as she is routinely seen as a role model for women of all ages.

#2 – Garth Brooks ($90 Million per Year)

Even if you don’t listen to Country music, you sure as hell know who Garth Brooks is. Named Country music’s “Artist of the ‘90s”, Brooks entered the scene in 1985 when he started playing at clubs and bars in Oklahoma. While he initially wanted to play Rock and Roll, he changed his mind after listening to the song “Unwound” by Country artist George Strait and decided at that moment to play Country music. Later on that year he was visited by entertainment attorney Rod Phelps who urged Brooks to move out to Nashville. Reluctantly in 1987 he and his then-wife moved out to Nashville where Brooks would start writing for his debut album.

Garth Brooks released album “Garth Brooks” in 1989 and it was a smash hit. He toured alongside Kenny Rogers and played his hit singles including “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and “The Dance”. His second album “No Fences” was released in 1990 and to this day is his highest selling album of all time. In total it spent 23 weeks at number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and featured some of his greatest songs – “The Thunder Rolls” and “Unanswered Prayers” being two of them. This followed suit by his third album in 1991 called “Ropin’ the Wind”, his fourth album in 1992 called “The Chase”, “In Pieces” in 1993, “Fresh Horses” in 1995 and “Sevens” in 1997. He also released an album called “Scarecrow” in 2001 and then took a much needed break from music.

Since then he has returned to music by doing more world tours and even does a show in Las Vegas which has gone on to become critically praised. Garth Brooks is married to Country artist Trisha Yearwood and together they are working on a joint Christmas album that is set to release this holiday season. In total, Brooks has sold more than 160 million albums, making him the best-selling solo artist of all time.

#1 – Katy Perry ($135 Million per Year)

Finishing off the list of the highest paid musicians is the California Gurl herself, Katy Perry. Perry was born Katheryn Hudson in Santa Barbara, California in 1984 to extremely religious parents Mary Christine and Maurice Keith Hudson. Growing up she moved around the country a lot and primarily listened to gospel music, as her parents didn’t allow her to listen to anything else. Between the ages of 9 – 17, Perry would sing in church choirs, took dancing lessons and wrote music. During this time she would draw inspiration from notable bands like Queen, The Beatles, Madonna and Alanis Morissette. She states that those artists made her feel empowered and helped influence her into the artist she is today.

Her career started in 2001 when she released her first album titled “Katy Hudson”. While it was praised by critics, it went on to sell only about two hundred copies. This led to then record company Red Hill Records to drop her from their label but she was picked up by Island Def Jam Music Group, who dropped her before her album could release. She was then picked up by Capitol Records who felt Perry was going to be “the next big thing” and they were absolutely right as her album “One of the Boys” released in 2008 and featured her breakout single “I Kissed a Girl” followed by “Hot n Cold”, turning Perry into a household name.

The album “Teenage Dream” was released in 2010 and featured five number one hits in a row with “California Gurls”, “Teenage Dream”, “Firework”, “E.T.”, and “Last Friday Night”. Five singles reaching number one is almost unheard of as the only other artist to achieve that was Michael Jackson. Her next single was “The One That Got Away” although it peaked at number three. Her next album was titled “Prism” and would be a bit darker and includes song like “Dark Horse”, “Roar” and “Unconditionally”.

Katy Perry is considered to be a sex symbol but beneath her incredibly good looks is a talented singer and song writer who earned her way to the top. She has gone on to top Forbes’ list of the highest-paid female artist for several years in a row.

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