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only further catapulted her successes. She
was the youngest and fastest solo artist to
achieve thirteen number-one singles on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart and was also named
the Digital Songs Artist of the 2000s decade
by Billboard as well as the top Hot 100 artist
of the 2010s decade. With 8 Grammy Awards,
8 American Music Awards, 23 Billboard Music
Awards, and two BRIT Awards under her belt,
in 2012 alone, she earned $53 million and in
the same year, TIME named her one of the 100
Most Influential People in the World Listen to
“Umbrella”, the chart-topping lead single here:

Beyonce
A self-described 21st Century feminist,
Beyoncé has been hailed one of the best
entertainers in contemporary popular music,
selling over 118 million records as a solo artist,
and a further 60 million with Destiny’s Child.
She has won 20 Grammy Awards and is the
most nominated woman in the award’s history.
She’s been recognized her as the Top Certified
Artist in America during the 2000s and in 2009,
Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs
Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of
the 2000s and their Artist of the Millennium in
2011 whilst Forbes magazine listed her as the
most powerful female musician of this year.
Listen to her award winning song All the Single
Ladies here:

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Lady Gaga
Despite her outlandish costumers, Lady Gaga,
real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta,
has amassed global album and single sales of
28 million and 140 million respectively. The 29
year old has won 13 Guinness World Records, 6
Grammy Awards, and was the first artist to win
a Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Contemporary
Icon Award for attaining an iconic status in
pop culture. Her second full-length album
titled Born This Way was released in 2011 and
topped the charts in more than 20 countries,
including the United States, where it sold over
one million copies in its first week. The album
produced number one single Born This Way
which you can listen to here: