Friday, November 23, 2012

Lady Gaga Earns $90 Million In a Year

Lady Gaga is the top-earning woman in music, bringing in $90 million between May 2010 and May 2011, according to Forbes.

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That's about $10,300 an hour. You could buy a lot of meat dresses with that.After Gaga, there's a steep drop-off. The top 10 looks like this:

  • Lady Gaga, $90 million
  • Taylor Swift, $45 million
  • Katy Perry, $44 million
  • Beyonce, $35 million
  • Rihanna, $29 million
  • Pink, $22 million
  • Carrie Underwood, $20 million
  • Celine Dion, $19 million
  • Adele, $18 million
  • Britney Spears and Alicia Keys, $10 million (tied)
  • The list looks like what you might imagine, though we're surprised Pink is still raking in that kind of money. Raise your glass, indeed.Please follow The Wire on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »See Also:
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