Britney Spears Is Music’s Top Earning Woman of 2012
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The pop princess of the moment has been bested by the queen. Britney Spears narrowly beat out Taylor Swift and earned more money than any other gal singing her heart out this year, according to Forbes’ latest list of music’s top-earning women.
The 31-year-old pop star hauled in $58 million over the past year thanks to her latest album, “Femme Fatale,” and the tour she did to support it. Endorsement deals helped her bottom line.
Swift came in second on Forbes’ list at $57 million. The 22-year-old country crossover has been on a non-stop promo tour for her new album, “Red,” which went triple platinum in less than a month.
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To create the list, Forbes looked at income from record sales, touring, endorsements, merchandise, and other ventures. The figures represent earnings from May 2011 to May 2012, before subtracting management fees, legal costs and taxes.
Check out who else made the cut:
3. Rihanna, $54 million.
4. Lady Gaga, $52 million.
5. Katy Perry, $45 million.
6. Beyonce, $40 million.
7. Adele, $35 million.
8. Sade, $33 million.
9. Madonna, $30 million.
10. Shakira, $20 million.
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Well deserved!!! Her last album is definitely one of my favorites!!! Go Brit!
Posted by: Brian | December 12, 2012, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
Britney who? Is she still alive?
Posted by: Jimmy | December 12, 2012, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
Yay Brit! The best way to make them eat their words is to come back and win!!!
Posted by: Denise | December 12, 2012, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
Madonna should have been # 1 on this list. Britney Spears is history, her whole career is over with and she will never come close to Madonna. So you got it wrong this time. Britney is just a copycat of Madonna.
Posted by: Rey | December 12, 2012, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm
Madonna doesn’t deserve to be #1 on any list these days. Her attitude is way too self centered & she couldn’t care less about her fans right now. Her latest album is lackluster. Her tour was a dark, dull disappointment & to keep the audience waiting for hours night after night is totally inconsiderate. Britney, on the other hand, has turned her life around for the better. She has a successful album out there & she’s been great on X Factor. Good for you, Britney! I’ve always loved you & always will. Keep showing everyone what you’re made of!
Posted by: Eric | December 12, 2012, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm
can we just talk about the fact that beyonce and adele were off this year and still made that much?? now those 2 are queens right there
Posted by: jonsen | December 13, 2012, 12:15 am 12:15 am
Briitney is number one even tho Femme Fatale came out early last year (March 2011) That shows that Britney is the true queen!!!
Posted by: Luis | December 13, 2012, 12:26 am 12:26 am
Just let me make something clear and get my facts straight because I’m starting to think that some people are misunderstanding what I’m saying. Madonna is the greatest female singer of all time and she will always be the Queen of Pop and the Queen of Reinvention. Her album is one of the greatest of this year and her tour is and will be one of the biggest of her long and successful career. While Britney Spears hasn’t stop copying Madonna, she continues to fail both as a singer and a dancer, she will never be an actress and she actually sucks at The X Factor. She is just a copycat and she needs to end her career because she truly is over for lots of people in this world. Madonna is and will always be the greatest entertainer of all time. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, film producer, fashion designer, author, entrepreneur, philantropist and so much more. She is a true artist, true hero, living legend and great human being. I just love Madonna. God Bless Her Always And Her Family As Well. Love You Madonna.
Posted by: Rey | December 13, 2012, 11:02 am 11:02 am