Sunday, July 15, 2012

The List of Highest Paid Stars Under 30 Is Out


Between concert tours, endorsement deals, big budget movie roles and more . . . being a hot, young, in-demand star is pretty darn lucrative. Forbes annual list of "Highest Paid Stars Under 30" came out and while it's a short list of ten, it's an impressive bunch. But most exciting of all? Six at the top of the list are girls! In fact, Taylor Swift takes this year's top spot--beating out Justin Bieber who earned the honor last year! Let's take a look at all ten . . .


1. Taylor Swift
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Age: 22
Earnings: $57 million
Biggest Moneymaker: She's estimated to take in $1 million per night of her concert tour!


2. Justin Bieber

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Age: 18
Earnings: $55 million
Biggest Moneymaker: He's sold a whopping 12 million albums since 2009.


3. Rihanna

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Age: 24
Earnings: $53 million
Biggest Moneymaker: Non-stop touring--85 shows in the past year is a grueling and impressive feat!


4. Lady Gaga

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Age: 26
Earnings: $52 million
Biggest Moneymaker: With so many hits off both her albums, the sales never stop!


5. Katy Perry

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Age: 27
Earnings: $45 million
Biggest Moneymaker: Having five number one singles from the same album equals major moolah.


6. Adele

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Age: 24
Earnings: $35 million
Biggest Moneymaker: 21 sold over 23 million copies!


7. Kristen Stewart

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Age: 22
Earnings: $34.5 million
Biggest Moneymaker: Oh you know, just a little franchise you may have heard of called Twilight.


8. Lil Wayne



Age: 29
Earnings: $27 million
Biggest Moneymaker: Whoa, his album Carter IV sold one million copies in just it's first week of release!


9. Taylor Lautner

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Age: 20
Earnings: $26.5 million
Biggest Moneymaker: Team Jacob, anyone?


10. Robert Pattinson

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Age: 26
Earnings: $26.5
Biggest Moneymaker: Team Edward, perhaps?

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