Dance DJ duo, The Chainsmokers have announced plans to create a film based on their 2017 hit 'Paris'. The Chainsmokers members, Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, revealed that Mickey Rapkin, the author of the book Pitch Perfect was based on, will write the screenplay for the new movie.
In a statement the duo said, 'We are beyond thrilled to have launched Kick The Habit Productions as we continue to bridge the gap between our overall artistic vision, the entertainment industry as a whole and our fans. The age of being only a musician is over and we’re excited to go all-in on this venture to curate, produce and create meaningful projects.'
They followed their statement with a post on Instagram accompanied by a caption which read, 'Hey y’all, so we started a production company called Kick The Habit (hehe get it?) and we sold our first project to Tri Star! It’s a film written by the mega talented @mickeyrapkin and it’s based on our song Paris. Thank you to those who have believed in us all this time and pushed us to pursue our creative endeavors!' [sic]
'Paris' was released in January 2017 and reached the Top 5 in the UK charts. The song's official music video was released the following month and shows clips of Drew and Alex interspersed with clips of American model Martha Hunt. Martha is in a house which gradually rises into the air, as Drew and Alex can be seen standing on the ground looking upwards.
In April last year, The Chainsmokers revealed the inspiration behind some of their singles, explaining, 'We used Paris as a metaphor to convey that he [Drew's friend] felt like he was in a place where everything was fine, while being acutely aware of other people’s concern for him. Paris always being this romantic idealised place, the song is about escaping your reality, a reality often void of excitement and in your mind being somewhere else with someone else.'
Earlier this year, The Chainsmokers were announced as one of the Top 10 highest earning DJs according to Forbes.
Now take a look at the Top 10 highest earning DJs of 2018:
Forbes Highest paid DJs - 2018 (slider)
1 of 1010. Martin Garrix ($13,000,000)
In recent years, Martin Garrix has had a lot of success with his top 20 singles 'Scared to Be Lonely' with British singer Dua Lipa, and his 2016 collaboration with Bebe Rexa, 'In the Name of Love'. More recently he has released a number of other collaborations including 'Like I Do' with David Guetta and Brooks and 'Ocean' featuring Khalid. He also appears at festivals across the world.
2 of 109. Kaskade ($13,500,000)
Ryan Gary Raddon, better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. Although he hasn't had many songs that have charted in the UK, he is a popular DJ having headlined at a number of festivals. In 2011 and 2013 he was voted America's Best DJ by DJ Times.
3 of 108. David Guetta ($18,000,000)
French DJ David Guetta is barely out of the charts with numerous collaborations under his belt. This year we have already had many releases including two fantastic hits, 'Flames' with Sia and 'Don't Leave Me Alone' with Anne-Marie.
4 of 107. Diplo ($20,000,000)
Diplo, real name Thomas Wesley Pentz, is the lead member of Major Lazer as well as being a DJ in his own right. Major Lazer are best-known in the UK for 'Cold Water' featuring Justin Bieber and MØ, released in 2016.
5 of 106. Zedd ($22,000,000)
German DJ Zedd first became famous in the UK with his hit 'Clarity' featuring Foxes. Since then, he has had a number of collaborations including, 'Stay the Night' with Hayley Williams, 'Stay' with Alessia Cara and most recently 'The Middle' with Maren Morris and Grey. 'The Middle' was famously turned down by 12 artists before it was finally picked up by Zedd.
6 of 105. Marshmello ($23,000,000)
Secretive DJ and producer Marshmello first appeared in this list last year (2017) at Number 8, earning $21,000,000. This year he has climbed up to Number 5, partly due to his success with collaborations from Selena Gomez ('Wolves') and 'Friends' with Anne-Marie.
7 of 104. Steve Aoki ($28,000,000)
Despite only having one Top 10 hit in the UK - 'Just Hold On' with Louis Tomlinson - American DJ Steve Aoki is known for his on stage antics including throwing cake into the crowd and jumping in an inflatable dinghy and crowd-surfing, Steve is a very popular DJ at festivals.
8 of 103. Tiësto ($33,000,000)
Tiësto is a hugely popular DJ despite much of his music not appearing in the UK charts, however, Tiësto's latest track, a collaboration with Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone, 'Jackie Chan', peaked at Number 5 in the UK this year!
9 of 102. The Chainsmokers ($45,500,000)
Last year's newcomers, The Chainsmokers, have moved up a place earning $7,500,000 more than last year! In 2016 they released 'Closer' featuring Halsey which peaked at Number 1 in the UK, the following year they teamed up with Coldplay on 'Something Just Like This', which they first performed at The BRITs.
10 of 101. Calvin Harris ($48,000,000)
What a year Calvin Harris has had! The Scottish DJ has been top of this list for six years in a row now. This year his big hit was 'One Kiss', a collaboration with Dua Lipa which was the second single from Calvin's upcoming album. It stayed at the top spot for eight consecutive weeks!
'Paris' features on the duo's debut album, 'Memories...Do Not Open', which was very successful around the world, reaching Number 3 in the UK. The album also features 'Something Just like This', their collaboration with Coldplay, which was premiered at The BRITs 2017.
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