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"Who knew spinning records was such a lucrative profession?! According to Forbes&amp;apos; list of the world&amp;apos;s highest-paid DJs in 2013, Scottish DJ Calvin Harris earned a whopping $46 million between July 2012 and July 2013 -- more than Jay Z, Katy Perry, or any actress in Hollywood over a similar time period.\r\n(Angelina Jolie -- No. 1 on Forbes&amp;apos; Highest-Paid Actresses list for 2013 -- reportedly earned $33 million between June 2012 and June 2013, while No. 2 finisher Jennifer Lawrence collected $24 million. Twilight star Kristen Stewart, meanwhile, is said to have racked up $22 million, less than half of Harris&amp;apos; pull.)\r\n\r\nHarris isn&amp;apos;t the exception to the rule, either. In second place on the &amp;quot;Electronic Cash Kings&amp;quot; list is Tijs &amp;quot;Tiesto&amp;quot; Verwest, who made $32 million over the last 12 months. Jersey Shore&amp;apos;s DJ Pauly D got in on the action, too, earning $13 million and the No. 12 spot. (He tied with with Diplow.)\r\nThe numbers are surprising, to say the least, but Yoni Goldberg, a partner at DGI Management who represents Rev Run and DJ Ruckus, tells Us Weekly that they&amp;apos;re not unusual. &amp;quot;The people on this list are defined as DJs because of the style of their performances, but they are, at their core, record producers,&amp;quot; Goldberg explains. &amp;quot;The fees they&amp;apos;re garnering are the result of world-class skill.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThose fees, by the way, can be monstrous. Goldberg notes that many DJs frequently get &amp;quot;six-figure fees for their performances&amp;quot; -- but that&amp;apos;s hardly the ceiling. &amp;quot;Some are able to draw upwards of $1 million for New Year&amp;apos;s Eve,&amp;quot; he reveals. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s difficult to project how much the fees can continue to grow, but the DJ and EDM [Electronic Dance Music] marketplace continues to expand, so there should be optimism for continued growth.&amp;quot;\r\nHarris, in particular, is poised for success. &amp;quot;Calvin Harris earnings rise above his peers because of his ability to write top 40 style records,&amp;quot; Goldberg tells Us. &amp;quot;While other artists&amp;apos; earnings are primarily from touring, he&amp;apos;s sold over 25 million singles, and a substantial portion of his income comes from sales, radio, and a publishing deal with Sony/ATV. &amp;quot;\r\n\r\n(In fact, Harris has worked with the likes of Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole, and Rihanna, to name a few; he wrote, produced, and was featured on the latter&amp;apos;s hit song &amp;quot;We Found Love.&amp;quot; He&amp;apos;s also behind the smash singles &amp;quot;I Need Your Love,&amp;quot; featuring Ellie Goulding, and &amp;quot;Sweet Nothing,&amp;quot; featuring Florence Welch.)\r\nHarris himself is more modest about his accomplishments.&amp;quot;The rise of dance music has been astronomical in the last three years,&amp;quot; he told Forbes. &amp;quot;I happened to be in the right place at the right time.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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