Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris are highest paid celebrity couple

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jun 26 2015 | 10:32 AM IST
New couple Taylor Swift and her DJ boyfriend Calvin Harris have been announced as Forbes' World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples of 2015, beating reigning champions Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z.
Pop star Swift and Harris earned USD 146 million collectively over the last year.
Both Swift and Harris also landed in the top 20 of this year's Celebrity 100.
Each of them can thank their highly successful careers as well as their lucrative endorsement deals for their hefty income.
The "Shake It Off" hitmaker has deals with Diet Coke, Keds and Sony while the Scottish DJ, who is currently doing a Las Vegas residency at Caesar's Palace, is the face of Giorgio Armani and Sol Republic headphones.
Beyonce and Jay-Z took the second place with a combined annual salary of USD 110.5 million.
The "Single Ladies" hitmaker has her own fragrance line and endorsement deals with Pepsi, H&M and others while her husband owns his entertainment company Roc Nation, Armand de Brignac champagne and D'Usse cognac.
Coming in third place are Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert with combined earnings of USD 57 million a year. Each of them bring in USD 28.5 million with Shelton serving as the judge of "The Voice" and having more than 40 solo concerts, while Lambert winning multiple Academy of Country Music Awards and having her own ventures like Red55 Wine, Pink Pistol and Dixie Darlin.
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First Published: Jun 26 2015 | 10:32 AM IST