aylor Swift sold over 2 million tickets to her Eras tour on November 15, the most ever for an artist in a single day on Ticketmaster, and enough to crash parts of the company’s site. Beyoncé Knowles won her 32nd Grammy award, more than any other musician in history. Rihanna performed one of the most watched Super Bowl halftime shows in history, in front of more than 121 million viewers.
Women celebrities are making history, and along the way taking control of their own fame and fortune. Altogether 15 stars made this year’slist of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. Worth a combined $10.
To no surprise, Swift added more to her fortune than any other celebrity this past year, jumping 14 spots in the ranks to No. 34, up from No. 48. The $170 million increase to her net worth is tied to the release of her No. 1 albumand the launch of her tour, which kicked off in March. It’s a labor of love for Swift: “I’ve just never been this happy in my life,” she recently said on-stage.