GALLERY: Highest paid DJs revealed
That's a lot of money!
Forbes’ annual Electronic Cash Kings list has been revealed for 2017 and it includes two newcomers to the list, American duo The Chainsmokers and the secretive producer marshmello.
Check out the full top 10 below:
10. Zedd - $19,000,000
Zeed enjoyed chart success in 2017 collaborating with Alessia Cara on 'Stay' and more recently Liam Payne on 'Get Low' which was released last month.
9. Martin Garrix - $19,500,000
Martin Garrix released 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lip earlier this year and in 2016 his collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love' reached the top 10 in the UK.
8. marshmello - $21,000,000
marshmello joined the electronic music scene a couple of years ago when he made a name for himself remixing Jack Ü and Zedd.
7. David Guetta - $25,000,000
David Guetta has been in the industry for many years, most recently he had a top 5 hit with Justin Bieber, '2U', the video of which featured the Victoria's Secret Angels.
6. Diplo - $28,500,000
Diplo is known as a DJ and producer, having a handful of top 40 songs in the UK charts since the early 2000s. He is also part of Major Lazer who released 'Cold Water' last year featuring Justin Bieber and MØ.
5. Steve Aoki - $29,500,000
Steve Aoki has been the subject of a Netflix documentary and set up his own record label Dim Mak Records in the mid-90s. Late last year he teamed up with Louis Tomlinson for 'Just Hold On'.
4. Skrillex - $30,000,000
As well as a DJ in his own right Skrillex teamed up with Diplo to form Jack U. They're largest hit was 'Where Are U Now' featuring Justin Bieber.
3. The Chainsmokers - $38,000,000
This year The Chainsmokers are embarking on their 'Memories... Do Not Open' tour following the success of their collaborations with Halsey on 'Closer' and Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This'.
2. Tiësto - $39,000,000
Although his music tends not to break into the UK top 40 Tiësto is a regular at dance music festivals around the world.
1. Calvin Harris - $48,500,000
This year Calvin has had hits with 'Feels', 'Heatstroke' and 'Slide'.
Amongst others, returning this year are German DJ Zedd and Dutch DJ Martin Garrix. Both DJs have enjoyed chart success in 2017 with Zedd collaborating with Alessia Cara on 'Stay' and more recently Liam Payne on 'Get Low' which was released last month.
Martin Garrix has also had a lot of success with his top 20 single 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lipa, and in 2016 his collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love'.
Over the past year Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, collectively known as The Chainsmokers, have gone strength to strength. When they released their debut single '#Selfie' in 2014 everyone thought it was just a bit of fun, but five top 20 singles later and they are making a name for themselves, both in the charts and as performers.
This year The Chainsmokers are embarking on their 'Memories... Do Not Open' tour following the success of their collaborations with Halsey on 'Closer' and Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This'.
At the top of the list with hits like 'Feels', 'Heatstroke' and 'Slide', just this year, it's no surprise that Calvin Harris is back. He has now topped this list for the fifth year in a row. According to Forbes he earned a massive $48.5 million last year, mainly due to his six-figure Las Vegas residencies and festival performances thought to bring in a seven-figure sum for each performance.
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