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Avicii posthumously honored by 2018 DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs poll

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October 23, 2018

Avicii’s ranking moved up 13 spots from last year to No. 15 this year.

This past August, as Digital Journal reported, Avicii posthumously won the 2018 MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for “Best Dance Video” for “Lonely Together,” his collaboration with British songstress Rita Ora.

Avicii (Tim Bergling) passed away tragically on April 20, 2018, in Oman from suicide using the glass of a broken wine bottle. He was 28 years old.

Ever since his death, some of electronic dance music’s biggest stars have paid homage to Avicii including Alesso, EDX and Gareth Emery.

For more information on the legacy of Swedish DJ and producer Avicii, check out his official homepage.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator who has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.