Pop star Katy Perry nabbed the No. 3 spot on Forbes' list after garnering $135 million over the past year. In October 2013, she released her third album Prism, which included hit songs like "Dark Horse" and "Roar." By January 2015, Ms. Perry had sold 1.5 million copies, making it the No. 5 best-selling album of 2014, according to Nielsen Music. Her song ‘Dark Horse,’ which features rapper Juicy J, was No. 1 in on-demand audio and video streams and was No. 3 for digital song sales. Earlier in June, the song’s music video surpassed 1 billion views on Vevo, making it the second-most-viewed music video in Vevo’s history behind Justin Bieber’s "Baby".
Perry is also in the final stretch of her highly profitable Prismatic Worldwide Tour. The tour started back in May 2015 and will end this September. It also included this year's Super Bowl halftime performance featuring Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott. Nearly 119 million people saw the performance on live television, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history, according to Variety. Ironically, there were fewer people watching the actual football game than Perry's show: the New England Patriots v. Seattle Seahawks game had 114.4 million viewers.
