Pop star Beyonce Knowles is perched in second place on Forbes Magazine's list of most powerful celebrities and Lady Gaga is not far behind.
Unfortunately for Beyonce, all the catchy R&B dance anthems in the world couldn't keep Oprah Winfrey from reclaiming her number one spot. Oprah made a whopping $US315 million in the past 12 months through The Oprah Winfrey Show, her magazine, website, radio channel, TV specials and movies.
Single Ladies singer Beyonce climbed two spots, making $87 million this year. Her global tour alone grossed more than $85 million from 90-plus concerts. Beyonce has also expanded her business empire to include a fragrance this year. Her House of Dereon fashion line and a range of endorsement deals, ranging from Nintendo to L'Oreal, propelled her up the list.
But who knows, Lady Gaga could soon be a contender for the top spot. She's the highest-ranked newcomer this year and she already sits in fourth place making about $62 million.
Director James Cameron filled the gap at No. 3 thanks to the $2.7 billion grossed from Avatar.
Others music stars in the top 10 included pop singer Britney Spears at six, and Irish rock band U2 at seven. Madonna landed in the 10th spot with $58 million in earnings.
If the Gaga phenomenon keeps growing do you think she might top the list one day?
Check out the Top-50 below.
1. Oprah Winfrey
2. Beyonce Knowles
3. James Cameron
4. Lady Gaga
5. Tiger Woods
6. Britney Spears
7. U2
8. Sandra Bullock
9. Johnny Depp
10. Madonna
11. Simon Cowell
12. Taylor Swift
13. Miley Cyrus
14. Kobe Bryant
15. Jay-Z
16. Eyed Peas
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. Angelina Jolie
19. Rush Limbaugh
20. Michael Jordan
21. Dr. Phil McGraw
22. Steven Spielberg
23. Ellen DeGeneres
24. David Letterman
25. Tyler Perry 125
26. Jennifer Aniston
27. Pink
28. LeBron James
29. Roger Federer
30. Brad Pitt
31. Floyd Mayweather
32. Michael Bay
32. Donald Trump
34. Jay Leno
35. Coldplay
36. David Beckham
37. Jerry Seinfeld
38. AC/DC
39. Howard Stern
40. Jonas Brothers
41. Tom Hanks
42. George Lucas
43. Glenn Beck
44. Ryan Seacrest
45. Phil Mickelson
46. Ben Stiller
47. Jerry Bruckheimer
48. Cristiano Ronaldo
49. Alex Rodriguez
50. Robert Pattinson
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