Forbes: Beyonce and Jay-Z highest-paid celebrity couple in the worldJuly 13, 2016 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Beyonce and Jay-Z are the highest-paid celebrity couple, NME reports. The pair's combined earnings have made them richer than any other famous couple in the past year. According to the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, in which once a year stars are ranked into order of those who earn the most, Beyoncé earns $54 million. She was at number 34 in the list. Her husband was placed at number 36, earning $53.5 million. Together, they have a combined income of $107.5 million. As The Source reports, Beyoncé's Number One album 'Lemonade' and profits from her Formation World Tour will have boosted her income. Jay Z's involvement in streaming service Tidal will also have helped the couple, with fans being incentivised to sign up by exclusive releases like the aforementioned 'Lemonade' and Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo'. Taylor Swift, meanwhile, is the highest-paid celebrity in the world. Last year, she was said to earn $80 million and this year she has seen that figure more than double. She is now said to earn $170 million. She charts ahead of fellow pop stars like Adele, who is ninth on the list with $80.5 million. Madonna is at 12 with $76.5 million and Rihanna is at one place below with $75 million. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day. Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting. Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. |