May 17, 2012
by
Jemma Cooper
at
1:27pm

As Forbes Magazine released their list of the World’s Most Powerful Celebrities our jaws dropped at the obscene amounts that these celebs earn, and I mean really obscene! So, were going to share the green eyed monster around and dedicate this 5 Track Mix to the singers in the top ten who are so successful it hurts! But let’s not be bitter! Let’s celebrate their success, listen to some great tracks and take a sneaky peak at net worth for 2012!
Number one on the list is Jennifer Lopez, proving she’s not just Jenny from the block this little lady has earned a whopping $52 million in the last year alone and in total is now worth an estimated $250 million! J-Lo is no longer just a singer and actress but a fully fledged brand with a fashion line, long list of perfumes and is now also a TV personality and producer, record producer and song writer.
She also commands at least $15 million per film and nearly matched that with her $12 million to judge on American Idol. All this aside, the thing she is most famous for has to be her shapely posterior, forget the money we’d kill to just have a backside like that one!
Third on the list is singer/song writer, musician and actor Justin Bieber! He’s only about ten and already loaded with an estimated net worth of $105 million, for that we’d look past his grating personality and floppy hair!
The pop sensation was discovered and quickly signed at aged 15 by RnB artist Usher and Island/Def Jam chairman L.A Reid, from this moment on he’s been a pop sensation and driving girls (except us) wild with his cute image and smash hits. Check out Bieber at his best with his first hit Baby.
At number four, we have Barbadian singer and actress Rihanna who was signed to Def Jam at just 16, and is now worth an estimated $72 million. Her real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty and she has taken the world by storm with her outlandish performances and clothing along with a list of topless pictures as long as your arm.
She could easily have a earned a pound for each topless picture she posted of her herself to make up the $72 million. This lady plays up to her party loving, bad girl image and uses it to her advantage, as let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to be Rihanna!
Next up we have the ‘Bad Romance’ singer Lady Gaga, and the list would be incomplete without her! With her crazy fashion choices inspired by Donnatella Versace and equally crazy performances this eclectic musical wonder is worth an estimated $150 million. Nice work! She is also reported to have earned $90 million of that last year alone. Real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga took her stage name from her love of the song Radio Gaga and used it to her advantage, if sounds kooky and quirky this singer/songwriter is all over it, and we have to say we bloody love her!
No list however, would be complete without including singer/songwriter Britney Spears who is worth an estimated $200 million, meaning she’s gaining on Miss Lopez fast! Britney Jean Spears is a pop legend. Fact. And she was the driving force behind the success of the teen pop sensations of the late 90’s when she broke out with her hit Baby One More Time (which we still secretly love!)
Britney has also branched out and become a record producer and fashion designer and will remain a media fixture regardless of was she is or isn’t doing. But luckily she’s back on screens doing The X Factor US, bring on the Britney!