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Madonna named top-earning female musician

Material Girl is No1 in Forbes list

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Madonna has been named the highest-earning female musician by a US mag.

The Material Girl, 49, has come top of the Forbes Cash Queens Of Music list.

The publication reckons Madge earned £36.2m between June 2006 and June 2007.

Her massive income came from a world tour, record sales and a mega-bucks deal with H&M, reports the Daily Mirror.

Madge narrowly beat Barbra Streisand, 65, who is in second place with a staggering £30.1m.

Celine Dion, 39, was third with £22.6m, while Shakira (£19.1m) and Beyonce (£13.5m) rounded off the top 5.

Meanwhile, husband Guy Ritchie, 39, has reportedly signed a 7-figure deal to direct several commercials for sports giant Nike – and Madonna may star in them.

‘Nike have commissioned Guy to put together some really cool feature-length adverts to last the entire commercial break,’ a source tells The Sun.

‘His brief is to make miniature movies with Nike gear as the star of the adverts.'

Full Forbes Cash Queens Of Music list

1 Madonna £36.2m
2 Barbra Streisand £30.1m
3 Celine Dion £22.6m
4 Shakira £19.1m
5 Beyonce £13.5m
6 Gwen Stefani £13m
7 Christina Aguilera £10m
8 Faith Hill £9.55m
9 Dixie Chicks £9m
10 Mariah Carey £6.5m

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