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Zedd Earnings 2016: $24.5 Million

INDIO, CA – APRIL 23: DJ Zedd performs onstage during day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 2 at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Coachella)

Zedd ranks fourthon this year’s Forbes Electronic Cash Kings list, our annual ranking of the world’s top-earning DJs. Here’s some more information on how he did it.

Real Name:
Anton Zaslavski

Age:
26

2016 Earnings:
$24.5 million

The Russia-born, Germany-raised D...

Tiësto Earnings 2016: $38 Million

Dutch DJ Tiesto (Tijs Verwest) poses with the Edison Pop Oeuvre award which he received during the RTL Late Night show in Amsterdam on March 4, 2016. / AFP / ANP / Sander Koning / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read SANDER KONING/AFP/Getty Images)

Tiëstoranks second on this year’s Forbes Electronic Cash Kings list, our annual ranking of the world’s top-earning DJs. Here’s some more information on how he did it.

Real Name:
Tijs Michiel Verwest

Age:
47

2016 Earnings:
$38 million

With a he...

World’s Highest-Paid DJs: Electronic Cash Kings 2016

Number One: Calvin Harris is the world’s highest-paid DJ this year, pulling in $63 million pretax. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

On the surface, it would appear that Calvin Harris has had a rough year. He got into a car accident, parted ways with superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift and saw a $3 million dip in annual income. But it would take much more to knock Harris from his throne: he still pulled in $63 million, making him the highest-paid DJ in the world.

For the fourt...

The World’s Highest-Paid Country Music Acts 2016

Good To Be King: Garth Brooks is country’s top earner, pulling in $70 million over the past year. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Garth Brooks is familiar with precious metals, accumulating five platinum or multiplatinum certifications and four diamond awards for his studio albumsduringhis decades-long career. If that’s not enough, he can afford to add just about any mineral to his collection: Brooks earned $70 million over the past year, more than any country act in the world.

The Oklaho...

The Celebrity 100: Aftermath & Analysis

Celeb 100: Kim Kardashian was one of the world’s highest-paid entertainers this year. (Photo: Jamel Toppin for FORBES)

Last week, FORBES released the Celebrity 100 package, our annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid entertainers. Taylor Swift topped the list with a staggering $170 million in pretax pay, while Kim Kardashian’s mobile moguldom landed her onthe cover.

“I became really intrigued with the tech world,” Kardashian told FORBES. “I realized this is really going to be the next cyc...

Why Paul McCartney Continues To Out-Earn Stars Half His Age

Still Rocking: Paul McCartney banked more than most pop stars half his age this year. (Photo: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)

Earlier this week, on a steamy night at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, tens of thousands of fans hung on Paul McCartney’s every phrase–and, it seemed, he was equally interested in theirs.

“I love that people bring out these signs,” he said, reading one aloud: CONCERT #25, SPENDING OUR KIDS’ INHERITANCE! “You’re trying to play the chords and read the signs. One side...

The Top-Earning Boy Bands Of The Century

Bigger Bang: Korean pop group Bigbang had a career year, but didn’t quite top the all-time boy band mark. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Boy bands have historically been better known more for the ubiquity of their music than the extent of their financial chops, and this year is no exception. When Kwon “G-Dragon” Jiyong, frontman of K-Pop boy band Bigbang, was informed that FORBES had estimated his group’s earnings at $44 million over the past 12 months—more than Maroon 5—he seemed su...

Full List: The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities Of 2016

Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, LeBron James, Jackie Chan and Melissa McCarthy–what do they all have in common? They’re members of this year’s edition of the FORBES Celebrity 100, the definitive accounting of the top-earning entertainers on the planet.

These stars pulled in a collective $5.1 billion pretax during our June-to-June scoring period. Regrettably, that’s more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined. Yet the list is surprisingly international in scope, ranging from Hollywo...

One Direction Earnings 2016: $110 Million

LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 04: (L-R) Recording artists Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction perform onstage during 102.7 KIIS FMs Jingle Ball 2015 Presented by Capital One at STAPLES CENTER on December 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

One Directionranks second on this year’s Forbes Celeb 100 list, our annual ranking of the world’s top-earning entertainers. Here’s some more information on how they did...

Celeb 100: The World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities Of 2016

Wildest Dreams: Taylor Swift earned $170 million (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for iHeartRadio / Turner).

Taylor Swift has a certain attachment to the number 1989–it’s the year of her birth, the title of her latest multiplatinum album and the name of her record-smashing tour. She may soon have a new favorite: 170 million. That’s the number of dollars she raked in over the past year, easily enough to land her the No. 1 spot on the FORBES Celebrity 100 list of the world’s highest-paid en...