Megan Thee Stallion, The Weeknd, Halsey make TIME 100 list

Megan Thee Stallion, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, J Balvin, Halsey and more all made TIME’s list of the most influential people in the world.

September 23, 2020
Megan Thee Stallion, The Weeknd, Halsey make <i>TIME</i> 100 list Megan Thee Stallion and The Weeknd's respective TIME covers.  

TIME Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world was released today and features a number of musicians, with Megan Thee Stallion, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, J Balvin and Halsey all making the list. Megan and The Weeknd, two of the issue’s cover stars, had blurbs written about them by actress Taraji P. Henson and Elton John, respectively, while the blurbs for Gomez, Balvin, and Halsey were written, respectively, by America Ferrera, Camila Cabello, and BTS.

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A handful of musicians also wrote blurbs for other people on the list, including Taylor Swift for Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge; Riz Ahmed for Waad Al-Kateab; Mary J. Blige for Jennifer Hudson; Stevie Wonder for Yo-Yo Ma; Missy Elliott for Dapper Dan; and John Legend for Dwayne Wade. Elsewhere, the list features Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Bong Joon Ho, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and Michaela Coel. See the full list here.

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Megan Thee Stallion, The Weeknd, Halsey make TIME 100 list