--- title: Time 100: Watch the 2017 Time Gala Highlights description: Members of the 2017 TIME 100 gathered Tuesday night for the annual gala of the world's most influential people. Watch the highlights here canonical: https://time.com/4752267/time-100-gala-video/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-26T04:24:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T09:01:39.000Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch the 2017 TIME 100 Gala in Less Than 4 Minutes og:description: The annual event featured performances by John Legend and Demi Lovato og:url: https://time.com/4752267/time-100-gala-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d2e745d602b8d27/6988caa88e0601180c46a197/0108-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Landon Nordeman for TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the 2017 TIME 100 Gala in Less Than 4 Minutes twitter:description: The annual event featured performances by John Legend and Demi Lovato twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d2e745d602b8d27/6988caa88e0601180c46a197/0108-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the 2017 TIME 100 Gala in Less Than 4 Minutes  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:01 AM UTCPublished: Apr 26, 2017 4:24 AM UTC  Sarah Paulson and Chrissy Teigen at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. Sarah Paulson and Chrissy Teigen at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City.Landon Nordeman for TIME  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 9:01 AM UTCPublished: Apr 26, 2017 4:24 AM UTC Honorees of the [2017 TIME 100](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/) gathered Tuesday night for the [annual gala](http://time.com/4309113/2016-time-100-gala-three-minutes-watch/) of the [world’s most influential people](http://time.com/4745798/time-100-2017-full-list/), bringing together leaders in fields ranging from politics and science to business and entertainment. This year’s list included _Saturday Night Live_ comedian [Leslie Jones](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736219/leslie-jones/), _Moonlight_ director [Barry Jenkins](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736189/barry-jenkins/) and transgender-rights advocate [Gavin Grimm](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742687/gavin-grimm/), among others. The gala featured performances by [John Legend](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736217/john-legend/) and [Demi Lovato](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736200/demi-lovato/) and toasts by Syrian Civil Defense leader [Raed Saleh](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736289/raed-saleh/), Academy Award-winner [Viola Davis](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736294/viola-davis/), Kaiser Permanente CEO [Bernard J. Tyson](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742745/bernard-j-tyson/) and filmmaker [Ava DuVernay](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736186/ava-duvernay/). “Influence has a cost, especially in tribal times when those seeking to divide us are not always interested in finding common ground or pursuing the common good,” TIME Editor Nancy Gibbs said Tuesday. “But the reward is great as well for those who bring us together, as you show us every day in the businesses you lead, the movies you make, the songs you sing, and the books you write, the causes you champion, and the truths you live.” Watch the highlights of the event here. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4752267/time-100-gala-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4752267/time-100-gala-video/"},"headline":"Watch the 2017 TIME 100 Gala in Less Than 4 Minutes","datePublished":"2017-04-26T04:24:37.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T09:01:39.000Z","description":"The annual event featured performances by John Legend and Demi Lovato","url":"https://time.com/4752267/time-100-gala-video/","keywords":["TIME 100","TIME 100","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d2e745d602b8d27/6988caa88e0601180c46a197/0108-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d2e745d602b8d27/6988caa88e0601180c46a197/0108-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Landon Nordeman for TIME","caption":"Landon Nordeman for TIME","creditText":"Landon Nordeman for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4752267/time-100-gala-video/","name":"Watch the 2017 TIME 100 Gala in Less Than 4 Minutes"}}]}] ```