Adele ranked the richest solo female musician

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE is an English singer-songwriter.

A global arena tour and a few million more album sales earned Adele £40m last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.

The pop star's fortune rose from £85m to £125m meaning she's the richest solo female musician in the paper's annual wealth survey.

But she's only joint 19th in the list of the UK and Ireland's richest music acts, which is dominated by older men.

Sir Paul McCartney is in the top spot with £780m with wife Nancy Shevell.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS