Forbes has released its annual Celebrity 100, the top personalities from TV, film, fashion, sports, books and music. To get the ranking, they rate each celebrity on income, TV/Radio exposure, press exposure, presence on the web and activity on Facebook and Twitter.
There's a new personality topping the list this year, Jennifer Lopez. While she didn't rank in the top ten in any of the individual criteria, her work across all areas placed her ahead of all others.
She unseated Oprah Winfrey who moves to number 2 after a bad year launching her new television network.
The rest of the top ten includes five other music personalities, Justin Bieber (3), Rihanna (4), Lady Gaga (5), Britney Spears (6) and Katy Perry (8). The balance of the ten are Kim Kardashian (7), Tom Cruise (9) and Steven Spielberg (10).
The music artists that made the top 100:
01. Jennifer Lopez
03. Justin Bieber
04. Rihanna
05. Lady Gaga
06. Britney Spears
08. Katy Perry
11. Taylor Swift
16. Beyonce Knowles
17. Elton John
21. Paul McCartney
24. Adele
25. Bon Jovi
26. Dr. Dre
38. Jay-Z
42. Sean "Diddy" Combs
45. Kanye West
49. Toby Keith
53. Kenny Chesney
58. Will Smith
68. Brad Paisley
69. Lil Wayne
84. Tiesto
92. Skrillex
96. Zooey Deschenel
30.05.2012 10:04:01 PM
Source: music-news