Top-Earning Women in Music 2012

Britney Spears dethroned Lady Gaga and beat out Taylor Swift and Rihanna to headline the Forbes list of Top Earning Women in Music 2012 released on Wednesday. The 31-year-old “X-Factor” judge pocketed $58 million in the past year, more than any of the music industry’s cash queens.
The 90s pop princess turned tabloid trainwreck bounced back after her latest album, 2011’s “Femme Fatale,” went platinum. Throw in its accompanying world tour, her commercial endorsements and her Beauty fragrance line with ...

Adele is not the Highest earner Under 30, who knew?

Adele's critically-acclaimed sophomore album 21 has been ruling the charts for well over a year now, but she still made less cash than a number of her poppy peers. Justin Bieber may have to dip into his buckets of gold to settle with a ...

Kristen Stewart Leaps to Top of Forbes’ List of Top-Paid Actresses

Kristen Stewart is rolling in the dough. On Tuesday, Forbes magazine released their list of Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Actresses (from May 2011 – May 2012) and thanks to her work in The Twilight Saga franchise, K-Stew rose to the top of the heap, earning $34.5 million.
Kristen’s earnings came from her $12.5 million salary plus profit share for both installments of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts I and II. The actress’ role in Snow White and the Huntsman helped rounded out the robust sum.
Stewart narrowly edged out Cameron Diaz – who earned $34 million — to the top slot in the annual ranking. Diaz’s earnings came from her salaries for Bad Teacher, The Green Hornet and What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
Check out Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Actresses, according to Forbes magazine:

Lady Gaga Tops Oprah on Forbes Power List

As she bids adieu to her syndicated talk show, Oprah Winfrey can also kiss goodbye to her standing as the most powerful person in showbiz, according to ...