Taylor and Calvin have slid into the top spot of World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples in 2015 with combined earnings of $146 million over the last year.
- Jun 26, 2015
AceShowbiz - New couple Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris have been announced as Forbes' World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples of 2015, beating out reigning champs Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z. Taylor and Calvin earned $146 million collectively over the last year.
Both Taylor and Calvin also land in the top 20 of this year's Celebrity 100, which goes live on Monday, June 29. 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 $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 $57 million a year. Each of them brings in $28.5 million with Blake serving as the judge of "The Voice" and having more than 40 solo concerts, while Miranda winning multiple Academy of Country Music Awards and having her own ventures like Red55 Wine, Pink Pistol and Dixie Darlin.
