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

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

2. Justin Bieber

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

3. Rihanna

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

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

5. Katy Perry

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

6. Adele

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

7. Kristen Stewart

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

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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

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

10. Robert Pattinson

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

Do your Brain a favor: Meditate

Humankind has developed plenty of coping mechanisms over the centuries, from long walks to hard drugs. While many of these methods have endured, not all of them are in our brains’ best interests, writes Alice Walton at Forbes. Smoking and drinking, for example, can lead to a vicious cycle of craving. Meditation, on the other hand, has long helped us get away from ourselves—and now there’s hard data showing it works. 

We know that a wandering mind can lead to unhappiness, since our untethered minds tend to drift toward our worries. When the mind is wandering, a certain set of brain cells are activated. Meditation can help us disconnect from this portion of our brains, a study finds; instead of focusing on themselves and their troubles, expert meditators can stay in the present. Their brains even seem to chaperone themselves, recognizing and fighting off self-centered thoughts. What are you waiting for? lesh meditate na :)