Taylor Swift named highest paid singer of 2014

Los Angeles: Taylor Swift has been named 2014’s highest-paid singer by a music website as she is believed to have earned a whopping $39,699,575.60 in the past 12 months. In a list compiled by Billboard, Swift, 24, made a huge sum from the sales of her 2012 album ‘Red’ that led her bag the top spot, reported Ace Showbiz. [caption id=“attachment_1429049” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] courtesy: Facebook[/caption] Country singer Kenny Chesney bagged the second place by earning $32,956,240.70 from his chart-topping album ‘Life on a Rock’, while singer-actor Justin Timberlake came third after making $31,463,297.03. Rounding out the top five are veteran rock bands Bon Jovi and The Rolling Stones, which pocketed $ 29,436,801.04 and $26,225,121.71 respectively. Other musician, who made it to the list’s top 10 are Beyonce Knowles, Maroon 5, Luke Bryan, Pink and Fleetwood Mac. PTI