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Stop The Presses! – Thu, Jul 12, 2012 12:10 PM EDT
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By Dorothy Pomerantz, Forbes

Glass ceilings still abound but in the music industry a group of young women are busting it down. Forbes has compiled a list of the Highest-Paid Stars Under 30 and it shows that now is a good time to be a young female pop artist.

[Related: "Call Me Maybe" singer Carly Rae Jepsen sets digital record]

Women dominate our list this year led by Taylor Swift. We estimate that between May 2011 and May 2012, Swift earned $57 million. Each of the 22-year-old singer's three albums have gone platinum at least 4 times, an impressive feat in these days of waning music sales.
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