Calvin Harris tops Forbes list of highest-earning DJs for fifth consecutive year

The 33-year-old earned $48.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017

Scottish musician Calvin Harris topped Forbes' annual list of electronic cash kings on Tuesday as he was dubbed the highest-paid DJ for the fifth consecutive year, outpacing Dutch DJ Tiesto and newcomers The Chainsmokers.



Harris, 33, earned $48.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017, with earnings from residencies in Las Vegas and festival performances as well as from producing pop hits such as his latest summer track, Feels with Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams.

Tiesto, who had topped the list in 2012, earned $39 million and secured  a spot at No. 2, while The Chainsmokers earned $38 million, bolstered by the chart-topping success of pop hits Closer with Halsey and Something Just Like This with Coldplay.



The list, which also includes veteran French DJ David Guetta and German producer Zedd, highlights a lack of diversity in the in the field of DJ as  the highest 10 earners were male and mostly white, from the United States or Europe.

Forbes said it compiles its annual earnings list from data gathered from Nielsen and touring trackers such as Pollstar and Bandsintown, as well as industry insiders and artists.

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