World's Highest Paid Musicians? The Ladies Have It

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World's Highest Paid Musicians? The Ladies Have It

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They don't call her the Material Girl for nothing - a list of the world's highest earning musicians released by Forbes proves that Madonna still reigns over the competition, taking home a stunning $110 million last year, making her the top earner in the music world.

The number two and three slots were also taken by women, with Celine Dion pulling in a cool hundred million, and Beyonce Knowles earning $87 million with her 'Sasha Fierce' success.

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NEW YORK - JULY 27: Madonna's personal home video given to then boyfriend Jim Albright in 1993 is displayed at the Gotta Have It! Rock & Roll Pop Art Auction Press Preview at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC July 27, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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The ladies' closest male competitor last year was Bruce Springsteen, who earned a comfortable $70 million for his work between June 2008 and June 2009. Interestingly, while women snagged the top three spots, the rest of the top twelve highest earning musicians were all men.

Kenny Chesney and Coldplay also made the list, with the Dave Matthews Band taking the bottom slot of the top twelve. The 'Dancing Nancies' band closed out the list with a year-long earning of only... $30 million.

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