Taylor Swift is world's highest-earning musician

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Oct 19 2015 | 3:22 PM IST
Pop star Taylor Swift has been declared world's highest-earning musician with per day earning of USD one million, in a survey by a UK publication.
The 25-year-old singer is said to have pocketed around USD 317.8 million since January this year according to Sunday Express, reported Aceshowbiz.
In addition to her massively successful "1989" album and the "1989" world tour she has been on, the singer's money came from a handful of lucrative endorsement deals with popular brands.
Earlier, Forbes announced Swift and her boyfriend Calvin Harris as the world's highest-paid celebrity couple of 2015.
With USD 146 million they collectively earned over the last year, the duo beat out reigning power couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z.
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First Published: Oct 19 2015 | 3:22 PM IST

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