Ultimate 2024 songstress rich list revealed: from one selling 5.2m tickets and BRIT Award world records to £180m pacts
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FROM phenomenal record breaking tours to scooping more Brit Awards in a single year than anyone before them, 2024 has certainly been an incredible 12 months for women in music. Pop’s leading ladies have smashed the glass ceiling, giving male stars including Harry Styles and Lewis Capaldi a serious run for their mega millions.
![[Pop's leading ladies, like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, smashed the glass ceiling in 2024]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/editorial-use-no-special-interest-944330521.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Zig-zagging across the globe for her 21-month-long Eras Tour, Taylor Swift broke records selling an eye-watering 5.2 million tickets and giving the UK economy a £1 BILLION boost. Charli XCX’s ‘brat summer’ - a movement that encouraged young women to live their best (and messiest) lives in the hotter months - drew to a close in September after totting up one BILLION mentions on TikTok.
![[Singers Katy Perry and Adele, pictured together in 2013, have come a long way over the last 11 years to top the Ultimate Songstress Rich List]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/katy-perry-adele-attend-55th-18061675.jpg?strip=all&w=679)
Similarly, Adele’s residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas exploded in popularity and saw her take home a staggering £100 million, before it wrapped in November. They were all momentous achievements for women in the industry who are raising the bar higher than ever before.
![[Dua Lipa has also rightly earned her spot as once of the wealthiest female pop stars around]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dua-lipa-performs-nos-stage-916691022.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
As 2024 comes to a close, Fabulous takes a look at the female megastars who took the year by storm. Swifties who managed to land a ticket to Taylor’s Eras Tour were treated to a stellar three-hour performance divided into separate acts, each showcasing one of the American superstar’s first ten studio albums.
![[Taylor Swift broke records by selling an eye-watering 5.2 million tickets to her Eras Tour]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/us-singer-taylor-swift-performs-957884390.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
As well as the 46-song setlist, Taylor also included a live acoustic section which she changed for every show to make each concert unique. The tour, which sold 5.2 million tickets, has pegged her net worth at an eye-watering £1.3 BILLION, according to Forbes.
![[The musical roadshow, which had a 46-song setlist, came to a close on Dec 8, 2024]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/editorial-use-no-standalone-publication-958135801.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
