World's highest-paid DJ gets $66m a year

Harris, 31, a producer, enjoyed his 2014 album Motion debuting at the top of the US dance charts. File photo



World's highest-paid DJ gets $66m a year


Scotland's Calvin Harris has topped a Forbes list of the world's highest-paid DJs, earning $66-million (about R866-million) a year, reflecting the explosion of electronic dance music.

Harris, 31, a producer, enjoyed his 2014 album Motion debuting at the top of the US dance charts. He is the face of Giorgio Armani eye wear, underwear and watches, and is dating pop star Taylor Swift.

Harris was followed on the list by French DJ David Guetta ($37-million), who plays in Las Vegas and Ibiza.