MADONNA, SINGER THE RICHEST OF THE WORLD ... closely followed by LADY GAGA

Madonna is a woman of gold. The American singer is still music artist the highest paid in the world , with revenues totaling $ 125 million (93.5 million euros) a year ( ending in June ) , said Tuesday, Nov. 19 Forbes magazine.

Revenues last dates of his tour MDNA more derivatives place the Material Girl of 55 years at the top of the list. His young rival , Lady Gaga , 27, ranks second with 80 million dollars ( 59.1 million euros ), but it was stopped in the momentum of his concerts ( the sector that pays the most , crisis disk requires) a hip injury . His album " ARTPOP " helping anyway , and in the event of a new round of successful singing as necessarily spectacular , Forbes already believes that Lady Gaga could dethrone the next year in the ranking of bank accounts .

C'est Bon Jovi who offers the third place with 79 million dollars ( 58.4 million euros) , while country music star Toby Keith " just " $ 65 million (48 million euros) , followed closely by " Coldplay " which can count on 64 million dollars ( 47.3 million euros!

Forbes calculates the turnover of artists before tax from sales of tickets , royalties and other products. Only living artists are taken into account by the method of the magazine. For if the dead had to enter the dance, Michael Jackson would beat up living gloved hand with posthumous royalties of $ 160 million - is not less than € 118.3 million ! What can imagine the infighting in the Jackson clan to snatch a share of the inheritance ... musical .