Ariana Grande
Somehow, the "7 Rings" singer didn't rank at the top of this list. She ended the year with a paycheck of $48 million, which is still by no means tragic. The release of her "thank u, next" single and video skyrocketed her celebrity status, with the video parodying various chick flick films from pop culture, but perhaps her album sales didn't do as well as she'd hoped.
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