The Weeknd y Ariana Grande fueron destacados por la revista Time como unos de los líderes de la próxima generación.
Cada año, la prestigiosa publicación elige a jóvenes entre 20 y 30 años que son pioneros en sus áreas, y que usan su talento y habilidades para "cambiar el mundo".
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, el nombre real del cantautor canadiense de 28 años, aparece en una lista que también contempla a Grande y Adowa Aboah, modelo británica.
Junto a ellos aparecen otros activistas, artistas y deportistas como el jugador de fútbol americano Chris Long, la campeona china de ajedre Hou Yifan y la bióloga y ecologista peruana Kerstin Forsberg.
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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