The Huge Earnings of the World's Top DJs: Forbes 2018–2019 List
According to Forbes, The Chainsmokers topped the list of the highest-earning DJs of the past year. Members Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall earned about 46 million USD (over one trillion VND) before tax. They spent most of the last 12 months performing at two nightclubs in Las Vegas (USA), XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club. Under their contract, the DJ duo earns fees of hundreds of thousands of US dollars per night. Their deal with these clubs runs until 2021. The duo's income also comes from music sales and royalties.
The Chainsmokers' “Closer”
Marshmello, real name Christopher Comstock, came second with 40 million USD. In April 2018, the American DJ signed a two-year, 60-million-USD deal with the nightclubs of the Palms Casino resort in Los Angeles (USA). He's famous for appearing in front of crowds wearing a helmet shaped like a bucket with eyes and a mouth drawn on it.
Calvin Harris topped Forbes' annual list of the highest-paid DJs for six years, from 2013 to 2018. He earned 38.5 million USD over the last 12 months.
Calvin Harris's hit “This Is What You Came For”, written with his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift.
Steve Aoki came fourth with more than 30 million USD. According to Forbes, the American DJ played over 200 shows in the past year, earning more than 100,000 USD per show. He also makes money from music sales and brand endorsement deals.
DJ Diplo earned 25 million USD in the past year. He started playing music in 1997 and, at 40, has received nine Grammy nominations and won three. Diplo performed in Hanoi in May.
Tiësto, 50, earned 24 million USD in the past year. His real name is Tijs Michiel Verwest. Performing since 1994, the Dutch DJ is one of the veterans of electronic music, nicknamed “the Godfather of EDM”. In 2013, DJ Mag named Tiësto the greatest DJ in the world of the past two decades.
Martin Garrix – born in 1996 – came seventh with 19 million USD. The Dutch artist topped DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll three years in a row, from 2016 to 2018.
David Guetta, 51, came next with 17 million USD. The French DJ started playing music in 1984 and is known as “the father of EDM”. In 2013, Billboard named his song “When Love Takes Over” the best dance-pop song of all time.
Zedd – a DJ of Russian and German heritage – came second to last with 17 million USD. In May, he teamed up with Katy Perry to release her new song “Never Really Over”.
The “King of Trance”, Armin van Buuren, rounded off the Forbes ranking. The Dutch DJ earned 15 million USD in the past year.
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