'Time' nombra a Ariana Grande y The Weeknd 'líderes de la próxima generación del 2018'

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/ 18 mayo 2018

La lista reconoce a jóvenes pioneros que utilizan su influencia para generar cambios en el mundo

The Weeknd fue destacado por la revista Time como uno de los líderes de la próxima generación.

El cantante canadiense cuyo verdadero nombre es Abel Makkonen Tesfaye fue seleccionado por ser uno de los jóvenes más influyentes del momento.

La lista anual resalta el trabajo de activistas, artistas, atletas y figuras destacadas de entre 20 y 30 años de edad que son pioneros en su campo y están utilizando sus talentos y habilidades para cambiar el mundo.

Al frente de las otras dos portadas internacionales se encuentran la cantante Ariana Grande y la supermodelo británica Adwoa Aboah.

La modelo expresó a través de su cuenta de Instagram la emoción recibir el reconocimiento: "Es un honor ser reconocida entre tantos héroes icónicos como Obama, Jay-Z, Muhammad Ali, Bernie Sanders, Malala, Michelle y Oprah para nombrar solo a algunas de las personas fenomenales quienes han estado en la portada anteriormente. Solo puedo decir gracias, gracias a mi equipo, a Time, a mi familia y amigos y a todos los que me apoyan. Pero seriamente nada de esto sería posible sin ustedes. ¡Un día antes de cumplir 26 años puedo decir que estoy en la portada de Time! Nada en la vida puede ser mejor que esto".

Otros jóvenes que integran la prestigiosa lista son: el jugador de fútbol americano Chris Long, la escritora nigeriana Farida Ado, Hou Yifan, campeona china de ajedrez femenino que posee el título de Gran Maestro y la ecologista peruana, Kerstin Forsberg.

@arianagrande is happy, and it’s important to her that people know that. At 24, Grande is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, and she’s coming out with new music two years after her last album, the blockbuster Dangerous Woman. Her latest single is called “No Tears Left to Cry,” a triumphant, ’90s-house-inflected pop confection, part breathy vocals and part spunky, spoken-word playfulness. She chose it carefully: “The intro is slow, and then it picks up,” she says. “And it’s about picking things up.” Grande made a song about resilience because she has had to be resilient, in ways that are difficult to imagine, after a terrorist detonated a bomb outside her May 22, 2017, concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and leaving more than 500 injured. What happened is part of the song, but the song is not about what happened. Instead of being elegiac, it’s joyful and lush, and Grande is proud of it, and of herself. “When I started to take care of myself more, then came balance, and freedom, and joy,” she says. “It poured out into the music.” In the video for the song, she’s upside-down, the way life used to feel. “We’ve messed with the idea of not being able to find the ground again,” she says, “because I feel like I’m finally landing back on my feet now.” #ArianaGrande is one of three International covers showcasing the Next Generation Leaders. Read more about the rising activists, artists and athletes who are reshaping music, sports, fashion, politics and more on TIME.com. Photograph by @jimmymarble for TIME

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Abel Tesfaye, 28, better known to the public as @theweeknd, has made a career out of hiding in plain sight. When he began releasing #music in 2010, he kept his persona intentionally vague, building buzz primarily via the Internet; fans grew to love him without knowing if he was a band or a solo singer. Now Tesfaye is a budding superstar, with a string of No. 1 hits (“The Hills,” “Can’t Feel My Face,” “Starboy”) and a new album, My Dear Melancholy, that tallied more than 25 million streams on @Spotify and @applemusic, respectively, during its first 24 hours of release—among the best digital debuts of all time. #TheWeeknd is one of three International covers showcasing the Next Generation Leaders. Read more about the rising activists, artists and athletes who are reshaping music, sports, fashion, politics and more on TIME.com. Photograph by @micaiahcarter for TIME

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