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Madonna Crowned Highest-Paid Musician

Queen of Pop has beaten rival Lady Gaga to the title! See Forbes list here...

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 16:30

Madonnahas been named as the highest-paid musician on the annual rich list complied by Forbes.

The Queen of Pop has topped the magazine's list after pocketing an estimated £77million ($125m) during June 2012 to June 2013.

Madge previously received the title for [uuid=abc7fe53-bb0a-4220-b7ed-00a98d273ef7]Lady Gagacame second on the list after earning a reported £49.6m ($80m) from record sales, her Bon Jovicame third with £49m ($79m), while country singerColdplay complete the top five.

The likes of Dr. Dre was named [uuid=cccce5a0-0e47-4074-ad7a-459bb819c114]Michael Jacksonwould have topped the list if not, with posthumous earnings of around $160 million.

Forbes - Top 10 highest-paid musicians list:

1. Madonna £77m ($125m)

2. Lady Gaga £49.6m ($80m)

3. Bon Jovi £49m ($79m)

4. Toby Keith £40.3m ($65m)

5. Coldplay £39.7m ($64m)

6. Justin Bieber £36m ($58m)

7. Taylor Swift £34.1m ($55m)

8. Elton John £33.5m ($54m)

9. Beyoncé £32.9m ($53m)

10. Kenny Chesney £32.9 m ($53m)

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