Most powerful musicians: Beyonce, Jay Z, Miley, Bon Jovi, Rihanna...

Beyoncé has been crowned the world’s most powerful musician by Forbes magazine after an amazing year that featured a massive world tour, a surprise album and several lucrative endorsement deals. Beyoncé performed 95 shows on tour - taking home an estimated $2.4 million per gig - and also fronted ad campaigns for Pepsi and H&M, as well as having her own fragrance line and clothing company, which all contributed in allowing her to take the top spot from Oprah Winfrey, who came first last year but could only manage fourth place this time around as others were deemed more influential and powerful. (Reuters) Not only that the singer has taken top spot on Forbes magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list, with Oprah Winfrey, who topped the list last year, dropping to fourth place. The 'Drunk in Love' singer topped the annual list - which is compiled based on estimated earnings, how many times a celebrity is mentioned in the media, their social media activity and estimated influence - with an estimated worth of $115 million in the past year, a staggering $43 million higher than the second-placed stare, basketball player LeBron James. (AP) Dr. Dre had the highest financial worth of all the top 10, with an astonishing $620 million - the highest any celebrity has ever recorded in a single year in the history of the list - but could only manage third place, while talk show host Ellen DeGeneres rounded out the top five, coming in one place ahead of Beyonce's husband Jay Z. Also making the top 10 Celebrity 100 list were boxer Floyd Mayweather, singers Rihanna and Katy Perry and actor Robert Downey Jr. Most powerful musicians in 2014: (AP) 1. Beyonce Knowles The biggest year of Queen B's career comes courtesy of a massive tour. The superstar singer played 95 shows, bringing in an average $2.4 million per city, according to Pollstar. She also dropped her most innovative album. Titled simply "Beyoncé," the record hit iTunes in December with barely any publicity; the single "Drunk in Love" has already sold more than 1 million copies. (Getty) 2. Dr. Dre It was a year of superlatives for the legendary producer, thanks to Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats, announced in May. His spoils boosted his annual income to an astronomical $620 million -- not only the best year of his career and tops among the names on this year's Celeb 100, but the highest yearly earnings total of any entertainer ever evaluated by FORBES. (AP) 3. Jay Z The mogul's $60 million total is his highest since 2010, bolstered by a diverse list of sources. There's his growing Roc Nation empire; 68 concerts in our scoring period; business ventures ranging from his 40/40 clubs to his D'Ussé cognac; and his latest album, which was certified platinum before it was released due to an agreement with Samsung to buy 1 million copies. For more on Jay Z's rise, check out Empire State of Mind. (AFP) 4. Rihanna Rihanna may be the perfect embodiment of the modern pop star. The 26-year-old Barbados native churns out radio hits like "We Found Love" and "Diamonds" and collaborates with some of the biggest names in the business like Jay Z and Eminem. But she also uses social media better than almost anyone. Her Twitter and Instagram feeds allow her to connect with her fans in a way that feels honest and unfiltered and they love her for it. Rihanna is the second most-powerful social media user on our list after Justin Bieber. (AP) 5. Katy Perry Even with a fairly modest touring schedule this year (Perry only played 20 public gigs during our time frame), the pop star is still one of the biggest earners in her field. Perry is unafraid of the shill. She gets paid to endorse brands like CoverGirl and Pop Chips and she has her own fragrance with Coty brands called Killer Queen. Perry also earns big playing private events. What rich kid wouldn't love Perry to play her Sweet 16? (Getty) 6. Bon Jovi Bon Jovi's massive touring schedule lands the New Jersey band on our list for the 7th time. With "What About Now," the band is still selling out arenas all over the word en route to $82 million in earnings. But age may be taking a toll. Drummer Tico Torres was sidelined for part of the tour due to gallbladder surgery and Richie Sambora skipped the tour to take care of personal issues. Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi shows no signs of slowing down. His Soul Foundation branched out into housing this year with a four-story mixed-use development in Philadelphia for formerly homeless people. (AP) 7. Bruno Mars Mars debuts on our list thanks to a busy touring schedule: the 28-year-old crooner played 118 dates during our time frame. He also managed to squeeze in a performance at the Super Bowl halftime (along with the Red Hot Chili Peppers) that earned him the title of the youngest halftime headliner ever. The performance helped propel sales of his latest album, "Unorthodox Jukebox" to double platinum. For more, check out "The Evolution of Bruno Mars." (Reuters) 8. Miley Cyrus Cyrus returns to the FORBE