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FEMALE POWER TRIO

Forbes’ newly published list of the 100 Most Powerful Women 2015 includes three musical figures: #21 Beyoncé, #64 Taylor Swift and #81 Shakira. They’re in some heavy company; the Top 10 consists of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton, Melinda Gates, Janet Yellen, GM CEO Mary Barra, International Monetary Fund MD Christine Lagarde, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Michelle Obama. The top-rated woman in entertainment, according to the tally, is #12 Oprah Winfrey—she’s also the richest person on the list, with a net worth of $3 billion.