Time Hosts Time 100 Gala Tonight

Tonight, the twelfth annual Time 100 gala celebrating Time's annual list of the world's most influential people takes place, Tuesday, April 26 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The event will feature performances by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, honorary tributes from members of this year's list and remarks from Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp, Time Editor Nancy Gibbs and Time Publisher Meredith Long. Time is a Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) brand.

The 2016 Time 100 was announced last week and the issue is on newsstands now. See the full list: www.time.com/time100. See the issue's six covers running worldwide: http://bit.ly/1SRg6E5.

Current members of the TIME 100 attending the gala include: Melissa McCarthy, Caitlyn Jenner, Nicki Minaj, Gael Garcia Bernal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ariana Grande, Priyanka Chopra, Aziz Ansari, Karlie Kloss, Gina Rodriguez, Kathleen Kennedy, Riccardo Tisci, Reince Priebus, Lewis Hamilton, Lester Holt, Eli Broad, Guo Pei, Marilynne Robinson, Christiana Figueres, Darren Walker, Sergio Moro, Yuri Milner, Bjarke Ingels, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Denis Mukwege, Mona Hanna-Attisha, Marc Edwards, Jaha Dukureh and many more.

Other prominent guests attending include: Jill Biden, Scott Kelly, Padma Lakshmi, Alexander Wang, Rand Paul, Samantha Power, Matt Lauer, Trevor Noah, Marina Abramovi?, Lindsey Vonn, Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly, Ben Falcone, Martha Stewart, Gayle King, Ehud Barak, Jenna Lyons, Wendi Murdoch, Barbara Walters, Mia Farrow, A.R. Rahman, Eric Schmidt, Charlie Rose, Evan Williams, Perry Chen, Jenji Kohan, Matthew Weiner, Diane Paulus, Jason Robert Brown, John Green, Preet Bharara, Arianna Huffington, David Muir, Pete Cashmore, David Chang, Marie Kondo, Danny Meyer, Lauren Groff, Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, Obiageli Ezekwesili and many more. Several of these attendees are alumni of the Time 100 list or writers from the issue.

Time Editor Nancy Gibbs writes in her editor's letter in the issue: "Each year our Time 100 list lets us step back and measure the forces that move us.... There are world leaders and local activists, artists and athletes, scientists, moguls and a number of people who are running for President of the United States. One way or another they each embody a breakthrough: they broke the rules, broke the record, broke the silence, broke the boundaries to reveal what we're capable of. They are seekers, with a fearless willingness to be surprised by what they find.... The people on the list, each in their own way, have lessons to teach. We can debate those lessons; we don't have to endorse them or agree with them. But the influence of this year's TIME 100, to my mind, is that down to the last person, they have the power to make us think. And they are using it."

The sponsors of the 2016 TIME 100 gala are: Cadillac, Citi, AT&T, Johnnie Walker and Marc Jacobs Beauty.

Cadillac, a first-time gala sponsor, will display the new Cadillac XT5 prestige sedan in the event's Atrium and provide transportation to select guests.

For more than 200 years, Citi has supported "Progress Makers," people who make a difference in their communities and around the world. Guests will be able to learn more about Citi's Progress Makers with a special activation in the event's Atrium.

AT&T celebrates the men and women of the Time 100 and believes in the power of technology to bring people together, share ideas and inspire change. AT&T helps millions connect with entertainment, mobile, high-speed Internet and voice services virtually everywhere.

Great moments deserve great spirits, and guests will enjoy Johnnie Walker Blue Label, the rarest and most exclusive blend from the world's leading blended Scotch whisky brand, as members of the TIME 100 present special toasts.

Marc Jacobs Beauty is providing touch-up stations and a photo booth at the event as well as styling to several guests. They will also sponsor a special Time 100 photo booth. Marc Jacobs is a former member of the Time 100.

Visit Time.com for continuing coverage of the Time 100 gala.