Time 100: The voices that inspired the world through music
- MySweeterPlace
- 27 de set. de 2020
- 5 min de leitura
Atualizado: 14 de jan. de 2022
Some musicians stand out from the list of the 100 most influential people globally. Let's look at the eight examples.
Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people globally, compiled by the American news magazine Time. Initially published in 1999, it is now a highly publicized annual event. The final list of influential individuals is only chosen by Time editors, with nominations coming from the Time 100 alumni and the magazine's international writing staff.
"This is a year of unimaginable challenges, but it is also an opportunity to re-evaluate and rebuild. I hope you're as inspired as I am by the extraordinary TIME 100 community. Their work challenges each of us to wield our own influence toward a world that is healthier, more resilient, more sustainable, and just.", the magazine wrote on the official website.
In the "Artists" category, particularly on music, we have eight examples to follow. Let's get to know them better.
Halsey
Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey, is an American singer, songwriter, and activist. Earning attention from self-released music on social media platforms, she was signed by Astralwerks in 2014 and released her debut EP, "Room 93," later that year.
Halsey has since earned one number-one album on the Billboard 200 with "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom" (2017), as well as two number-two albums with "Badlands" (2015) and "Manic" (2020).
Halsey is noted for her distinctive singing voice. Her awards and nominations embrace four Billboard Music Awards, one American Music Award, one GLAAD Media Award, three Guinness World Records, an MTV Video Music Award, and two Grammy Award nominations.
Besides her career, she has been involved in suicide prevention awareness, sexual assault victim advocacy, and racial justice protests.
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, professionally known as J Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer, born in Medellín, Colombia. He has been referred to as the "Prince of Reggaeton." At age 17, he moved to the United States to learn English, where he lived in Oklahoma and New York. He then returned to Medellín and gained popularity performing at clubs in the city.
Throughout his career, Balvin has won five Billboard Latin Music Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and four Latin American Music Awards and received two Grammy Award nominations.
In 2017, the BMI Latin Awards named him the Contemporary Latin Songwriter of the Year for his Latin music industry contribution. He has won the first Global Icon Award given by Lo Nuestro Awards for his gift to spread Latin music worldwide.
He became the first Latino to headline world-musical events such as Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Lollapalooza. The Guinness World Records acknowledged him as a "leader of a second-generation reggaeton."
Despite working with many English-speaking artists such as Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, and Major Lazer, J Balvin continues to sing almost exclusively in Spanish and hopes to introduce Spanish-language music to a global audience. His last album, " Colores," proves that he is also noted for his eclectic and colorful fashion sense.
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson is an American singer, actress, and philanthropist. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of "American Idol," placing seventh. Following that and the performance in the "Dreamgirls" movie, she released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008 and received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
Hudson received her second Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2017 as a cast member on "The Color Purple."
In 2013, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hudson has contributed as a coach on the UK and the US version of The Voice from 2017 to 2019, becoming the first female coach to win the former.
In March 2020, Hudson collaborated with Bono, Will.i.am, and Yoshiki to create "#SING4LIFE", a song written and compiled remotely by the four musicians to lift spirits the COVID-19 crisis.
JoJo Siwa
Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa is an American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality. She is known for appearing for two seasons on Dance Moms along with her mother, Jessalynn Siwa, and for her singles "Boomerang" and "Kid in a Candy Store." Siwa posts daily videos of her day-to-day life on her YouTube channel, "Its JoJo Siwa."
LASTESIS
Lea Cáceres, Paula Cometa, Sibila Sotomayor, and Dafne Valdés are the four multidisciplinary collective members (LASTESIS) who perform arts, design, fashion, and costume history, and music converge, based in Valparaíso, Chile's second-largest city after from Santiago. Since March 2018, they have been translating theses by feminist authors for performances in public spaces.
The group has created "A Rapist in Your Path," also known as "The Rapist Is You," a Chilean feminist performance piece protesting violence against women. It has been performed in Latin America, the United States, and Europe, primarily for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, 2019.
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Originally from Houston, Texas, she began writing and performing raps as a teenager and releasing them exclusively onto SoundCloud in late 2016.
She has commercially released three EPs: "Make It Hot," "Tina Snow," and "Suga." She signed to 300 Entertainment in 2018, where she released her first full-length mixtape, "Fever," in 2019 to critical acclaim.
In 2020, her single "Savage" went viral on TikTok and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart following a remix with Beyoncé. She subsequently featured on Cardi B's 2020 single "WAP," which became her second No. 1 on the chart and broke multiple streaming records in the US.
Megan Thee Stallion has received several accolades throughout her career, including two BET Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a Billboard Women in Music Award.
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. In her teens, she gained wider recognition for her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012).
Gomez has starred in films such as Spring Breakers (2012) and Getaway (2013), along with her television career. She also executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020) and Living Undocumented (2019).
Gomez released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene. Additionally, Gomez has released three albums as a solo artist: "Stars Dance" (2013), "Revival" (2015), and "Rare" (2020).
Gomez has received various accolades and was honored as the Billboard Woman of the Year in 2017.
Gomez's other ventures include a makeup line, a clothing line, a handbag line, a fragrance line, and a July Moonhead Productions production company. She has worked with various charitable organizations, and, at age 17, she was appointed as a UNICEF ambassador.
The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer.
He began his recording career in 2010, anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube. A year later, the Weeknd released three mixtapes and quickly earned a following and critical recognition from several mainstream publications due to his dark style of R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity.
The Weeknd has won three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, nine Juno Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award.
One of the most successful Canadian recording artists, The Weeknd was awarded the Allan Slaight Award by Canada's Walk of Fame for "making a positive impact in the fields of music, film, literature, visual or performing arts, sports, innovation or philanthropy."
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist. He graduated from The Juilliard School and Harvard University and has performed as a soloist with orchestras worldwide. He has recorded more than 90 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards.
In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, he has recorded a wide variety of folk music such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music.
He has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006. He was awarded The Glenn Gould Prize in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, and Polar Music Prize in 2012.
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