Taylor and Calvin, the £93m power pair
SHE’S a chart-topping starlet and one of the most powerful women on the planet. He is the world’s wealthiest DJ.
Now pop singer Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris have claimed the number one spot in a list of the highest earning celebrities.
According to Forbes, the pair – who only confirmed they have been dating two months ago – have combined earnings of £93million, thanks to endorsement deals with global companies including Diet Coke, Sony and Giorgio Armani.
And in topping the rich list, Miss Swift has shunted her best friends – Beyonce and her husband Jay Z – into second place with £70million.
It is a rapid climb up the earnings chart for Harris, 31, and his 25-year-old girlfriend, who only appeared to confirm their relationship in April this year after they were pictured holding hands as they left a Hollywood nightclub.
The announcement follows the crowning of the American singer by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, along with the likes of Hillary Clinton and Vladimir Putin.
And it comes just days after Miss Swift, who has 56 million followers on Twitter, showed just how much power she now wields after she also emerged victorious in a battle with Apple.
The singer, who is due to play Hyde Park today as part of her world tour, forced the tech giant into a climbdown after she threatened to boycott its new music streaming service over a decision not to pay artists any royalties during a threemonth free trial.
The earning power of her British boyfriend Harris means he can easily hold his own, however.
Last year the Scottish DJ took home £45million and was reportedly paid £635,000 for one night’s work at a party in Puerto Rico.
The year before he made £30million, making him comfortably the best paid DJ on the planet, and in the same year his credibility was bolstered by an Ivor Novello award for songwriting.
The full Forbes Celebrity 100 list, which will for the first time rank entertainers by their annual income only, is due to be released on Monday.