Beyonce is a top earning singer

Forbes magazine unveiled its annual list of the top-earning females of the world. Beyonce reached the highest position among persons from music industry – she became second with $89.5 million.

Britney Spears was named third with $65.5 million. She was followed by Lady GaGa with $64 million and Madonna with $60 million. The Top-10 also featured Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift.

The first place was given to television host Oprah Winfrey, who has got $325 million.

In January this year Forbes named Jay -Z and Beyonce Hollywood’s top earning couple. According to the magazine, Beyonce earned $87 million between June 2008 and June 2009, while her husband has got $122 million, which makes $209 million in total.

Also, in June Jay-Z topped Forbes' chart of the richest hip-hop artists of the world – for the second year in a row. According to the magazine, rapper earned about $63 million during last year. This number includes both money from his music sales and business ventures.