Neither Taylor Swift nor Shakira: Ed Sheeran and Rosé are the most influential singers in the world

One more year, Time magazine has published the list of the most influential people in the world. A list that has been launching since 1999 and which is an honor to belong. Of course, the publication always emphasizes that the people who are changing the world appear on this list, it is not known whether for better or worse.

In the list we always find names of different cultural and social aspects: political, artists, businessmen, journalists, athletes or writers. They all enter the list for having contributed to change society in some way.

This 2025, among the 100 most influential people in the world we find several artists. Personalities that belong to the world of cinema, television and music. Demi Moore, Ryan Murphy, Scarlett Johansson or Kristen Bell They appear in it.

The most influential singers

This 2025, several names of singers appear on the list. The first we find is Ed Sheeran. The famous British redhead, who is promoting his new single, appears on one of the covers. According to the words of his friend Chris Hemsworth, who has been in charge of writing about him: “Ed Sheeran has an almost supernatural capacity to connect. His songs, his voice, his words, belong to us all (…) He has an instinct to tell stories that makes you feel as if he had written that song only for you, regardless of where you come from or for what you have happened.”

Nicole Scherzinger also appears, Quiem met as part of Pussycat Dolls; Hozier, the singer -songwriter behind issues like Take Me to Church; or Yoshiki, Japanese music.

Snoopp Dogg, one of the best known rappers of the 21st century, It also appears: “The world’s most cool boy has been taking advantage of the moment. With its characteristic charm of superhero, Snoop has always remained current and authentic effortless, all with a monkey.”

In this list, among the musical artists, we also find Rosé’s name: The Korean artist who has devastated in 2024 with Bruno Mars and her APT. “I have realized that Rosé is not only authentic and realistic, but she is also an incredible woman. She is a very dynamic interpreter and composer, and I think it is incredible that she is able to captivate stadiums full of people as a member of the world’s largest group of girls and also as a soloist,” writes actress Lily Collins about her.

It is true that the absences sound more on this list than the presences. Artists such as Charli XCX, Chappel Roan, Bad Bunny or Sabrina Carpenter have given much more than talk than some of the artists who are here.