Top 10 richest woman in music 2012

1. Britney Spears ($58 million)
The 31-year-old pop star tops our list of the top-earning women in music thanks to millions from touring, endorsements and a fragrance line with Elizabeth Arden. Her latest album, Femme Fatale, earned platinum certification in the U.S.

2. Taylor Swift ($57 million)
The country crossover star grossed over $1 million per night on the road this year, and also earns big from endorsements with the likes of CoverGirl and Sony. There's more cash on the way: her latest album, Red, moved 1.2 million units its opening week this fall, the best debut since 2002

3. Rihanna ($53 million)
The Barbados-born diva is one of the top earning women in music thanks to lucrative sidelines including endorsements with Vita Coco and Nivea, fragrance Reb'l Fleur and a heavy touring schedule.

4. Lady Gaga ($52 million)
The Born This Way singer still makes plenty of money off of music sales, padding her coffers a new fragrance called Fame. Up next: more touring and perhaps a new album.

5. Katy Perry ($45 million)
The California Girl continues to garner considerable airplay €”and dollars. Her California Dreams Tour grossed nearly $60 million, and she's the only musician besides Michael Jackson to have five No. 1 singles from the same album.

6. Beyoncé Knowles($40 million)
After giving birth to baby Blue Ivy in January, the female half of music's first couple took a break from her hectic touring schedule. But she still earns big from her old hits and new album 4, which went platinum in the U.S., as well as non-musical ventures like her House of Dereon clothing line and endorsement deals with companies like L'Oreal and DirecTV.

7. Adele ($35 million)
Who says recorded music is dead? The big-voiced Brit has sold over 23 million copies of her smash album 21 and in February earned six Grammys for her efforts

8. Sade ($33 million)

9. Madonna ($30 million)
The material girl tour falls outside our scoring period, but she still makes the list on account of a new record deal, endorsements, a shoe line, a fragrance and royalties from old hits.

10. Shakira ($20 million)
The Colombian-born diva squeaks into the top ten on the strength of a lucrative bunch of live shows, continued record sales and a new fragrance, Elixir.