Taylor Swift's sweet birthday message for Lorde

  • 08/11/2016
Taylor Swift and Lorde together in February, 2016 (Getty)
Taylor Swift and Lorde together in February, 2016 (Getty)

Pop superstar Taylor Swift has paid a sweet tribute to her pal, Kiwi sensation Lorde, with a hand-painted birthday card.

The 'Royals' hitmaker turned 20 this week and is spending the occasion in New York, where she is finishing her long-awaited sophomore album.

Swift, 26, has taken to Instagram to share her birthday card for Lorde, accompanied with a heart-warming message.

"Thank you for the music you make, the advice you give, the thoughts you provoke, and the way you've made my life more beautiful since the first day we met up in New York and ate burgers on a park bench and got attacked by squirrels," writes the 'Love Story' hitmaker.

"I. Love. You. So. Much. Ella."

In the photo, Swift holds the hand-painted card over a table, which also has a collection of paints on it.

Last week, Forbes named Swift the highest-paid female musician of 2016, earning a reported US$170 million over the last year.

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