Lady Gaga Is Forbes Highest Earning Female Musician Of 2011

    Lady Gaga crushed other female musicians to claim the number one spot on Forbes list of highest earning female musicians in 2011.According to Forbes.com, the 'Marry the Night' singer earned more than double of any other female pop star over the past 12 months, raking in an impressive $90 million in 2011.

   Gaga's impressive earnings were mainly down to her 'Monster Ball' tour, which grossed $1.3 million a night as well as many endorsement deals, which include the likes of Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and PlentyOfFish.com.

   Country singer Taylor Swift was second with $45 million with Katy Perry closely behind her on $44 million. Beyonce Knowles and Rihanna finished off the top five, earning $35 million and $29 million respectively.

Forbes top ten female earners are:

1)Lady Gaga

2)Taylor Swift

3)Katy Perry

4)Beyonce

5)Rihanna

6)Pink

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7)Carrie Underwood

8)Celine Dion

9)Adele

10)Alicia Keys / Britney Spears