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Calvin Harris Tops Forbes List Of Highest Paid DJs
January 10, 2014 at 5:33 AM (PT)
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ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC has been exploding for years -- and with that popularity comes riches, reports WALL STREET CHEAT. The website cites "FORBES’ annual ranking of the highest-paid disc jockeys, called the list of Electronic Cash Kings, the average salary for the strangely dressed person standing behind a turntable and a MACBOOK while playing pre-recorded tracks on stage has skyrocketed in the last year. The top earner in 2012 made $22 million, but the highest-paid DJ in 2013 made a staggering $46 million."
Who are the DJ millionaires? Here's the top-10 and their 2013 income:
10. KASKADE, $16 million
9. SKRILLEX, $16 million
8. ARMIN VAN BUUREN, $17 million
7. AFROJACK, $18 million
6. AVICII, $20 million
5. DEADMAU5, $21 million
4. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA, $25 million
3. DAVID GUETTA, $30 million
2. TIESTO, $32 million...and 2013's top earner?
1. CALVIN HARRIS, $46 million.

