Calvin Harris Is One Of The World’s Most Powerful Celebrities
Calvin Harris proved that electronic dance music is extremely empowering.
Although some folks might scoff at DJs and the stuff they create, Forbes magazine proved that these musicians are among the most powerful celebrities in the entire world. According to We Got This Covered, Calvin Harris was one of the many impossibly famous faces on the publication’s latest list.
However, Harris isn’t the only EDM-slinging hunk who made the World’s Most Powerful Celebrities list. Calvin had to share some space with fellow electronic music mastermind Avicii. Some people may disagree with that assessment, but it’s really hard to argue with the folks at Forbes. After all, they have their own magazine.
How did the publication determine that Calvin Harris is one of the most powerful celebrities on the planet? Apparently a number of factors are carefully thrown into the mix, including the amount of money these people make and how much impact they’ve made on social media and society. Apparently Calvin cashes large paychecks while people mention his name over and over again on Facebook and Twitter.
Harris landed at number 21 on the World’s Most Powerful Celebrities list, which means there are 20 other painfully famous individuals who have a bit more clout than Rita Ora’s ex-boyfriend. Among the people who ranked higher than Calvin are Beyonce, Dr. Dre, Oprah Winfrey, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga. Avicii, meanwhile, appears at number 47.
This isn’t the first time Calvin Harris found his name on a Forbes list. The folks at Mix Mag point out that the DJ makes a lot more money than any of his contemporaries. Even if you can’t stand to listen to one note of the guy’s music, plenty of other people are more than happy to give them some of their money.
Check out the world’s most successful DJs and their monetary worth 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 & 10. Skrillex and Kaskade – $16 million
11. Steve Aoki – $14 million
12 & 13. DJ Pauly D and Diplo – $13 million
In case you haven’t heard, Harris recently released his latest single, the aptly-titled dance track “Summer.” According to Billboard, the tune is still riding extremely high on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. At the moment, the track is sitting pretty at number one.
Are you surprised that Calvin Harris is one of the World’s Most Powerful Celebrities?
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