She may not have been born this way, but Lady Gaga was pop's top-earning woman in 2011.
According to Forbes, Lady Gaga earned $90 million from album sales, touring and endorsements -- double the estimated earnings of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry,
who made $45 million and $44 million, respectively. In Gaga
context, that's over $5 million for each of the pop provocateur's
nearly 17 million Twitter followers, or $2 million a piece for her
Facebook little monsters. The numbers reflect earnings between May 2010 and 2011.
That calendar means Adele,
who notched $18 million and ninth place with only a few months of
record-keeping for her chart-ruling "21," may be tough
competition for Mother Monster in 2012.
Rounding out the top 10 list was Beyonce ($35 million), Rihanna ($29 million), Pink ($22 million), Carrie Underwood ($20 million), Celine Dion ($19 million) and Britney Spears, who tied with Alicia Keys at $10 million for the No. 10 spot.
Overall, U2 was Forbes' top act in music, with the band notching $195 million.
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