Even without new music, Taylor Swift is the highest-paid musician of 2016

That’s one way to shake off the haters. Taylor Swift topped Forbes’ list of the 30 highest-paid musicians in the world. 

The 2016 list includes Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and even Swift’s ex Calvin Harris — but Swift swept them all away. At $170 million in annual earnings, she beat out the second-highest paid musical outfit, One Direction ($110 million), which no longer even exists. 

SEE ALSO: ‘Gilmore Girls’: Taylor Swift songs are all about Dean, Jess and Logan

“She not only delivers with solid music and great live concert performance experiences, but she is also young, poised, beautiful and—so far—relatively non-controversial,” said Fox Rothschild attorney Lori Landew. “Brands … see her as a safe and reliable spokesperson who is very aware of her brand equity and is strategic about protecting its value.” Read more…

More about List, Forbes, Adele, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift