Calvin Harris Tops 'Forbes' List of World's Highest Paid DJs in 2016

Who follows in his footsteps?

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Though it looks like Harris is going through a rough patch in his personal life, the superstar DJ still managed to take the top spot for the fourth consecutive year on Forbes‘ list of highest-paid DJs in the world, pulling in a solid $63 million USD. The Scottish DJ is said to be pulling in more than $400,000 USD per Vegas gig. Next on the list is Dutch-born Tiësto who earned $38 million USD, followed by French DJ David Guetta with $28 million USD in earnings. The top five is rounded out with Zedd and Steve Aoki who earned $24.5 million USD and $23.5 million USD a piece. Head over to Forbes to see who else made the list.

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