Taylor Swift highest earning musician of 2015

By - IANS

MAY 09,2016

Singer Taylor Swift was the highest earning musician of 2015 despite Adele selling more records than her.The "Shake it off" singer, aged 26, raked in 73.5 million, thanks to her 1989 World Tour, which earned her 61.7 million. Billboard, which compiled the figures, said it showed how important touring has become to musicians instead of just selling music, reports mirror.co.uk. Adele, 28, sold the most albums in 2015, yet she could only make ninth place with 20.5 million. Of this, 16.3 million was from album sales and nothing from touring.In second place on the list was country star Kenny Chesney with 39.8 million in earnings followed by the Rolling Stones on 39.6 million.Despite Zayn Malik's exit in early 2015, band One Direction raked in 19.6 million. They came fifth in the earnings chart - making 24.2 million. They topped the chart last year.Billboard used data from US sales and tours only to calculate its numbers.