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Paula AbdulIt’s all about the comebacks! We’ve got Michael Jackson, New Kids on the Block, and Paula Abdul.

Although not live, Paula will be singing at the Superbowl this Sunday. Not only is she singing at the bowl, she’s planning on making a full blown come back with a new album.

Abdulmatic - her first release since 1995 is shooting to be released in the summer of this year.

Forbes.com has comprised a list of the top ten grossing female musicians in 2007. Not surprisingly Madge took the #1 spot but surprisingly Barbara Streisand came in #2. She has an amazing voice but I didn’t even know that Barbara was still singing on a regular basis.

1. Madonna
$72 million
The ever-morphing singer still outsells artists half her age. She tops the Cash Queens list thanks largely to her record-breaking Confessions tour, plus income from album sales, an apparel line with retailer H&M and a deal with NBC to air concert footage

2. Barbra Streisand
$60 million
The 65-year-old legend, with 145 million albums sold worldwide to her credit, drew legions of die-hard fans to her short (and rare) concert series that wrapped in Europe last summer. Some tickets sold for upward of $1,000 apiece.

3. Celine Dion
$45 million
The Canadian diva's landmark Las Vegas concert drew some 3 million fans and grossed upward of $450 million during its five-year run, which ended in December.

4. Shakira
$38 million
The Colombian chanteuse shook her trademark hips from Mexico to India on a tireless tour that saw her perform 111 concerts before it was over.

5. Beyoncé
$27 million
The former Destiny's Child front woman is an endorsement darling, boasting deals with blue-chip brands like American Express, L'Oreal and Samsung. ...