Taylor Swift to launch her perfume line

Country music star Taylor Swift has teamed up with Elizabeth Arden to create her own line of perfume and fragrance products.

Elizabeth Arden, makers of designer perfumes for fashion line Juicy Couture and celebrities such as Britney Spears and Elizabeth Taylor, said the first fragrance will be launched in late 2011.

The 20 year old, Swift will be personally involved in all aspects of product development, packaging and advertising. There is no name as yet for the new line.

The announcement comes a week after the Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Swift released her third album "Speak Now" to good reviews. Her previous album "Fearless" propelled a 10-month tour and was the biggest selling album of 2009.

"I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory, the way certain scents remind you of events and people that are imprinted in your thoughts," Swift said in a statement.

Elizabeth Arden executive vice president Ronald Rolleston called Swift a "role model who inspires her fan base every day."

Taylor Swift donates $20,800 to British charity

Country pop star Taylor Swift has donated 20,800 dollars in charity to help the underprivileged children in Britain.

The 19 year old crooned her hit number Love Story at the BBC’s Children In Need fundraising event in London last week and donated a sizeable share of the proceeds to help the cause.

The show, which was aired on TV, also saw stars like Sir Paul McCartney and British boyband Take That performing.