Forbes has released their list of the “Top-earning Women in Music.”

Here’s the list:

1. Madonna – $72 million

2. Barbra Streisand – $60 million

3. Celine Dion – $45 million

4. Shakira – $38 million

5. Beyoncé – $27 million

6. Gwen Stefani – $26 million

7. Christina Aguilera – $20 million

8. Faith Hill – $19 million

9. Dixie Chicks – $18 million

10. Mariah Carey – $13 million

11. Hilary Duff – $12 million

12. Avril Lavigne – $12 million

13. Martina McBride – $12 million

14. Britney Spears – $8 million

15. Carrie Underwood – $7 million

16. Nelly Furtado – $7 million

17. Fergie – $6 million

18. Jennifer Lopez – $6 million

19. Sheryl Crow – $6 million

20. Norah Jones – $5.5 million

What do you think? I expected Miley Cyrus to be in there somewhere…

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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