Madonna is still the reigning Queen of Pop! In fact, Madge beat out Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift as the highest-paid woman in music this year. According to Forbes, Madonna earned an astounding $125 million over the last twelve months thanks to her MDNA tour and a large cut of her Material Girl clothing line with Macy's.
Gaga followed closely behind in the No. 2 spot. Mother Monster raked in a cool $80 million with the help of her ARTPOP album as well as her most recent world tour despite the fact that it was cut short due to a hip injury.
T. Swift landed in third place with $55 million while Beyoncé earned $53 million. Queen Bey makes over $2 million for every single show she plays and there are 123 shows in her Mrs. Carter World Tour. Beyoncé also reaps cash from her H&M and Pepsi deals.
Jennifer Lopez is fifth with $45 million due to her salary on American idol. She also credits a successful world tour and starring role in Q'Viva, a Latin song competition show for Fox.
