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" Lady GaGa has topped this year&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Most Powerful Musicians&amp;#039; list compiled by Forbes. The tally is based on earnings, social media and press mentions.    \u00A9 WENN  Lady GaGa     \u00A9 Yui Mok/PA Wire  Beyonc\u00E9  Despite cutting her Born This Way Ball tour short due to a hip injury, she grossed over $168 million. GaGa is also one of the most followed people on social media, boasting over 38.5 million Twitter followers and 57.9m Facebook fans. Elsewhere on the list, Beyonc\u00E9 comes in at number two after grossing over $2 million for every Mrs Carter Show date, as well as sponsorship deals with Pepsi and H&amp;amp;amp;M. Madonna comes third, with her massive MDNA Tour grossing over $305 million, and Justin Bieber appears at number six due to touring and heavy social media presence. Katy Perry rounds out the top 10 with earnings from her fragrances, private gigs, sponsorship deal with PopChips and movie Part of Me. View the Top 10 most powerful musicians below: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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