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Highest paid DJs list topped by Calvin Harris with $46 million

By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com
1. Calvin Harris (Kadellar/Wikipedia
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Scottish DJ Calvin Harris topped Forbes' "Highest-Paid DJs 2013" list earning $46 million so far this year.

The list, which was revealed Friday, features a cast of musicians collecting six-figure nightly checks for performing at nightspots from Las Vegas to Ibiza.

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Harris, 29, who according to Forbes was is "just a few years removed from bagging groceries in Scotland," attributes his success to the rise of dance music.

"The rise of dance music has been astronomical in the last three years,” Harris told Forbes. “I happened to be in the right place at the right time.”

You can find out who else made the cut on Forbes' "Highest-Paid DJs" this year below:

1. Calvin Harris - $46 million

2. Tiësto - $32 million

3. David Guetta - $30 million

4. Swedish House Mafia - $25 million

5. Deadmau5 - $21 million

6. Avicii - $20 million

7. Afrojack - $18 million

8. Armin van Buuren - $17 million 9. Skrillex - $16 million (tie)

9. Kaskade - $16 million (tie)

11. Steve Aoki - $14 million

12. DJ Pauly D - $13 million (tie)

12. Diplo - $13 million (tie)

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