Calvin Harris Is World's Highest Paid DJ
Calvin Harris tops once more Forbes' Electronic Cash Kings list with a stunning $66 million in annual earnings ($20 million more when compared to last year)! That's a lot of green!! Since last year most DJs got a bump in income and the top 5 is as follows:
#2 David Guetta - $30 million
#3 (Tie) Avicii - $28 million
#3 (Tie) Tiësto - $28 million
#5 Aoki - $23 million
#6 Afrojack - $22 million
#7 Zedd - $21 million
#11 Hardwell - $13 million
Forbes tallies the results according to:
Our estimates for the Electronic Cash Kings list include earnings from live shows, merchandise sales, endorsements, recorded music sales and external business ventures. Earnings totals were calculated for the 12-month period from June 1, 2013 to June 1, 2014. Sources include Songkick, Pollstar, RIAA, managers, lawyers and some of the people at the heart of the EDM revolution.