Taylor Swift named world’s highest earning musician as she makes $1 million per day

In the money: Taylor Swift reportedly earns $1 million per day
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Jennifer Ruby19 October 2015
The Weekender

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Taylor Swift is officially the world’s highest-earning musician.

The pop superstar has reportedly earned $1 million per day so far this year, off the back of her 1989 album and tour.

According to the Sunday Express, the 25-year-old has made $317.8 million ( £205.5 million) since the beginning of 2015.

The Bad Blood singer is thought to have made the impressive sum thanks to the phenomenal success of her fifth studio album.

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Billboard reports that the star upped her earnings thanks to her sell-out 85-date world tour, which made her $173m (£112m) after just 59 dates.

Swift is also thought to have made a substantial amount through her various endorsement deals with brands including Diet Coke and Elizabeth Arden.

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Back in June, Swift and boyfriend Calvin Harris surpassed Beyonce and Jay Z as the music industry’s highest-earning couple.

Harris became the world's highest paid DJ last year, and was reported to have personally earned a staggering $66 million.

Speaking about her next album in a recent interview with NME, Swift said: “How could the next one be as big?

“Maybe the next album will be a bridge to somewhere else. Or maybe I'll just go ahead and change everything.”

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