Friday 16 December 2011

Lady Gaga Named Richest Female Music Artist


Lady Gaga has been named the richest female artist of 2011 - beating her rivals by raking in £58m this year alone.
The controversial pop singer made it to number one of the Top-Earning Women In Music List, compiled by Forbes.
The success was mainly due to the earnings she made from her latest CD, Born This Way.
The Canadian artist also made a significant amount of cash through her many endorsement deals, which include the likes of Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and PlentyOfFish.com.
Lady Gaga earned doubled the income of runner up Taylor Swift, who earned £29m in 2011.
Quirky pop singer Katy Perry came in third at £28m, thanks to continued number one singles from her CD Teenage Dream, and from her California Dreams Tour.
She (SNP: ^SHEY - news) received the special achievement award for being the first female pop artist with five number one hits from a single album at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
She is the only artist to achieve that feat outside of Michael Jackson back in the 1980s.
Adele is the only Briton who managed to make it in to the top 10 list.
The success of her record-breaking album 21 saw her earn £11.6m net.
Pregnant Beyonce was also in the top five, adding £18.7m to her fortune.
The 10 top-earning female artists in 2011:
1. Lady Gaga
2. Taylor Swift
3. Katy Perry
4. Beyonce Knowles
5. Rihanna
6. Pink
7. Carrie Underwood
8. Celine Dion
9. Adele
10. = Alicia Keys
10. = Britney Spears
Forbes compiled the list using income earned from May 2010 to May 2011. 
It also used data from US survey compiler Pollstar and the Recording Industry Association of America, as well as interviews with industry insiders and the musicians themselves.




Sources : http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-named-richest-female-141951619.html

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