Hello hitmaker Adele has been named as Britain's richest ever female musician on The Music Millionaires top 50 list, released today ahead of the 28th annual Sunday Times Rich List, published this weekend.

Adele also tops the Young Music Rich List of performers aged 30 and under with her £85m fortune, while Ed Sheeran places second, with One Direction's Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson in joint third, followed by their former band member Zayn Malik. Sir Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell place top of the Music Millionaires list with £760m, while Lord Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is second with £715m. The full list is revealed this weekend.