Pop and country gals fared very well in 2011, as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Celine Dion and Adele all top Forbes’ list of Top-Earning Women in Music in 2011.
Gaga scored the #1 spot, taking in $90 million with the sales of Born This Way, her blockbuster Monster Ball Tour and numerous endorsement deals. Swift came in second place, albeit taking in half of what Gaga did at $45 million over the past year. Perry landed just below Swift at $44 million, while Beyonce and Rihanna rounded out the top five, earning $35 million and $29 million, respectively. Other big showings were Celine Dion, earning $19 million, and Adele, pulling in $18 million.
Forbes assembled the list by calculating income earned from May of 2010 through May of 2011. Forbes also used data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, in addition to interviews with industry insiders such as lawyers, managers, agents, concert promoters and, in some cases, the musicians themselves.
While the numbers are impressive, there still seems to be a “glass ceiling” for women in the music business, apparent by the fact only five of the women on this list were among the overall 25 highest paid musicians, according to Forbes. “Women artists seem to be less likely to diversify their holdings and to build multi-tier enterprises to take advantage of their success and celebrity,” entertainment attorney Lori Landew said. “What remains unclear, however, is whether this is because these women have less of an entrepreneurial spirit than their male counterparts, which I doubt, or whether they are simply presented with fewer opportunities.”
Gaga scored the #1 spot, taking in $90 million with the sales of Born This Way, her blockbuster Monster Ball Tour and numerous endorsement deals. Swift came in second place, albeit taking in half of what Gaga did at $45 million over the past year. Perry landed just below Swift at $44 million, while Beyonce and Rihanna rounded out the top five, earning $35 million and $29 million, respectively. Other big showings were Celine Dion, earning $19 million, and Adele, pulling in $18 million.Forbes assembled the list by calculating income earned from May of 2010 through May of 2011. Forbes also used data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, in addition to interviews with industry insiders such as lawyers, managers, agents, concert promoters and, in some cases, the musicians themselves.
While the numbers are impressive, there still seems to be a “glass ceiling” for women in the music business, apparent by the fact only five of the women on this list were among the overall 25 highest paid musicians, according to Forbes. “Women artists seem to be less likely to diversify their holdings and to build multi-tier enterprises to take advantage of their success and celebrity,” entertainment attorney Lori Landew said. “What remains unclear, however, is whether this is because these women have less of an entrepreneurial spirit than their male counterparts, which I doubt, or whether they are simply presented with fewer opportunities.”
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