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TIME 100 Gala 2019
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TIME 100 Gala 2019

See the Stars Mingle at the Time 100 Gala5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed From the 2019 TIME 100 GalaHasan Minhaj Called Out Jared Kushner to His Face for His Relationship With MBS at the TIME 100 GalaTaylor Swift Took Some of the World's Biggest Stars Down Memory Lane With This PerformanceHow Glenn Close Is Preparing for Her Role in Hillbilly ElegyGlenn Close, Hasan Minhaj and Naomi Campbell Reveal Their Most Positive Influences at the TIME 100 GalaClare Waight Keller Discusses Why Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress Was So Right for Her and This MomentTaylor Swift Was Indisputably the Life of the Party at the TIME 100 GalaPulling Flavored E-Cigs Hurt Sales in a 'Very Meaningful' Way, Juul Founders SaySandra Oh Praises the Power of Beyoncé's Homecoming at TIME 100 GalaIndya Moore on Why Pose Is So GroundbreakingDwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Toasts His Fans, the 'Ones in the Seats,' at the TIME 100 GalaKhalid Delivers an Unforgettable Performance at the TIME 100 GalaDaenerys and Robb Stark Just Had a Game of Thrones Reunion at an Event Where Everyone's Definitely SafeHasan Minhaj Has a Surprising Top Interview Choice For the 2020 Presidential ElectionGayle King Explains Why It's So Hard for Her to Take No for an Answer'My Only Crime Is to Be a Journalist.' Maria Ressa Speaks Out About the Fight for IntegrityTaylor Swift Hits the TIME 100 Red Carpet in a Floor-Sweeping Pastel GownNinja Says There's 'Always Going to Be Trash Talk' Online, But It's Up to Parents to Help Police ItKhalid Says People Used to Chant 'Khalid Can't Sing' at Him in High School'It's Always About Mom.' Nancy Pelosi Praises Her Mother at the TIME 100 Gala'Do Hard Things.' Fred Swaniker Gives Inspirational Toast at 2019 TIME 100 Gala'It Was a Struggle.' Roma's Yalitza Aparicio on Overcoming Her Fear of the SpotlightChip and Joanna Reveal Details About Their New TV Network In Between Shiplap JokesRoe v. Wade 'Could Well Be Overturned' With Kavanaugh on the Court, Planned Parenthood President SaysOne Taste Samin Nosrat Would Give Up If She Absolutely Had to Live Without ItTIME CEO Edward Felsenthal Toasts 'People Who Do the Impossible' at TIME 100 Gala
TIME 100 Gala 2019
Full List

TIME 100 Gala 2019

See the Stars Mingle at the Time 100 Gala5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed From the 2019 TIME 100 GalaHasan Minhaj Called Out Jared Kushner to His Face for His Relationship With MBS at the TIME 100 GalaTaylor Swift Took Some of the World's Biggest Stars Down Memory Lane With This PerformanceHow Glenn Close Is Preparing for Her Role in Hillbilly ElegyGlenn Close, Hasan Minhaj and Naomi Campbell Reveal Their Most Positive Influences at the TIME 100 GalaClare Waight Keller Discusses Why Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress Was So Right for Her and This MomentTaylor Swift Was Indisputably the Life of the Party at the TIME 100 GalaPulling Flavored E-Cigs Hurt Sales in a 'Very Meaningful' Way, Juul Founders SaySandra Oh Praises the Power of Beyoncé's Homecoming at TIME 100 GalaIndya Moore on Why Pose Is So GroundbreakingDwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Toasts His Fans, the 'Ones in the Seats,' at the TIME 100 GalaKhalid Delivers an Unforgettable Performance at the TIME 100 GalaDaenerys and Robb Stark Just Had a Game of Thrones Reunion at an Event Where Everyone's Definitely SafeHasan Minhaj Has a Surprising Top Interview Choice For the 2020 Presidential ElectionGayle King Explains Why It's So Hard for Her to Take No for an Answer'My Only Crime Is to Be a Journalist.' Maria Ressa Speaks Out About the Fight for IntegrityTaylor Swift Hits the TIME 100 Red Carpet in a Floor-Sweeping Pastel GownNinja Says There's 'Always Going to Be Trash Talk' Online, But It's Up to Parents to Help Police ItKhalid Says People Used to Chant 'Khalid Can't Sing' at Him in High School'It's Always About Mom.' Nancy Pelosi Praises Her Mother at the TIME 100 Gala'Do Hard Things.' Fred Swaniker Gives Inspirational Toast at 2019 TIME 100 Gala'It Was a Struggle.' Roma's Yalitza Aparicio on Overcoming Her Fear of the SpotlightChip and Joanna Reveal Details About Their New TV Network In Between Shiplap JokesRoe v. Wade 'Could Well Be Overturned' With Kavanaugh on the Court, Planned Parenthood President SaysOne Taste Samin Nosrat Would Give Up If She Absolutely Had to Live Without ItTIME CEO Edward Felsenthal Toasts 'People Who Do the Impossible' at TIME 100 Gala
TIME 100 Gala 2019
Full List

TIME 100 Gala 2019

See the Stars Mingle at the Time 100 Gala5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed From the 2019 TIME 100 GalaHasan Minhaj Called Out Jared Kushner to His Face for His Relationship With MBS at the TIME 100 GalaTaylor Swift Took Some of the World's Biggest Stars Down Memory Lane With This PerformanceHow Glenn Close Is Preparing for Her Role in Hillbilly ElegyGlenn Close, Hasan Minhaj and Naomi Campbell Reveal Their Most Positive Influences at the TIME 100 GalaClare Waight Keller Discusses Why Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress Was So Right for Her and This MomentTaylor Swift Was Indisputably the Life of the Party at the TIME 100 GalaPulling Flavored E-Cigs Hurt Sales in a 'Very Meaningful' Way, Juul Founders SaySandra Oh Praises the Power of Beyoncé's Homecoming at TIME 100 GalaIndya Moore on Why Pose Is So GroundbreakingDwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Toasts His Fans, the 'Ones in the Seats,' at the TIME 100 GalaKhalid Delivers an Unforgettable Performance at the TIME 100 GalaDaenerys and Robb Stark Just Had a Game of Thrones Reunion at an Event Where Everyone's Definitely SafeHasan Minhaj Has a Surprising Top Interview Choice For the 2020 Presidential ElectionGayle King Explains Why It's So Hard for Her to Take No for an Answer'My Only Crime Is to Be a Journalist.' Maria Ressa Speaks Out About the Fight for IntegrityTaylor Swift Hits the TIME 100 Red Carpet in a Floor-Sweeping Pastel GownNinja Says There's 'Always Going to Be Trash Talk' Online, But It's Up to Parents to Help Police ItKhalid Says People Used to Chant 'Khalid Can't Sing' at Him in High School'It's Always About Mom.' Nancy Pelosi Praises Her Mother at the TIME 100 Gala'Do Hard Things.' Fred Swaniker Gives Inspirational Toast at 2019 TIME 100 Gala'It Was a Struggle.' Roma's Yalitza Aparicio on Overcoming Her Fear of the SpotlightChip and Joanna Reveal Details About Their New TV Network In Between Shiplap JokesRoe v. Wade 'Could Well Be Overturned' With Kavanaugh on the Court, Planned Parenthood President SaysOne Taste Samin Nosrat Would Give Up If She Absolutely Had to Live Without ItTIME CEO Edward Felsenthal Toasts 'People Who Do the Impossible' at TIME 100 Gala
TIME 100 Gala 2019
Full List

TIME 100 Gala 2019

See the Stars Mingle at the Time 100 Gala5 Unforgettable Moments You Missed From the 2019 TIME 100 GalaHasan Minhaj Called Out Jared Kushner to His Face for His Relationship With MBS at the TIME 100 GalaTaylor Swift Took Some of the World's Biggest Stars Down Memory Lane With This PerformanceHow Glenn Close Is Preparing for Her Role in Hillbilly ElegyGlenn Close, Hasan Minhaj and Naomi Campbell Reveal Their Most Positive Influences at the TIME 100 GalaClare Waight Keller Discusses Why Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress Was So Right for Her and This MomentTaylor Swift Was Indisputably the Life of the Party at the TIME 100 GalaPulling Flavored E-Cigs Hurt Sales in a 'Very Meaningful' Way, Juul Founders SaySandra Oh Praises the Power of Beyoncé's Homecoming at TIME 100 GalaIndya Moore on Why Pose Is So GroundbreakingDwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Toasts His Fans, the 'Ones in the Seats,' at the TIME 100 GalaKhalid Delivers an Unforgettable Performance at the TIME 100 GalaDaenerys and Robb Stark Just Had a Game of Thrones Reunion at an Event Where Everyone's Definitely SafeHasan Minhaj Has a Surprising Top Interview Choice For the 2020 Presidential ElectionGayle King Explains Why It's So Hard for Her to Take No for an Answer'My Only Crime Is to Be a Journalist.' Maria Ressa Speaks Out About the Fight for IntegrityTaylor Swift Hits the TIME 100 Red Carpet in a Floor-Sweeping Pastel GownNinja Says There's 'Always Going to Be Trash Talk' Online, But It's Up to Parents to Help Police ItKhalid Says People Used to Chant 'Khalid Can't Sing' at Him in High School'It's Always About Mom.' Nancy Pelosi Praises Her Mother at the TIME 100 Gala'Do Hard Things.' Fred Swaniker Gives Inspirational Toast at 2019 TIME 100 Gala'It Was a Struggle.' Roma's Yalitza Aparicio on Overcoming Her Fear of the SpotlightChip and Joanna Reveal Details About Their New TV Network In Between Shiplap JokesRoe v. Wade 'Could Well Be Overturned' With Kavanaugh on the Court, Planned Parenthood President SaysOne Taste Samin Nosrat Would Give Up If She Absolutely Had to Live Without ItTIME CEO Edward Felsenthal Toasts 'People Who Do the Impossible' at TIME 100 Gala

Khalid Says People Used to Chant 'Khalid Can't Sing' at Him in High School

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At just 21 years old, Khalid is already on the path to becoming something of a legend in the hip-hop world.

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But there were once haters who doubted his skills, and even bullied him.

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“I guess people didn’t like my singing or my voice. It’s something that happens to everyone in high school, but I had a good friend group to get me through it. I never let it get me down,” the R&B singer and songwriter told TIME at the TIME 100 gala in New York City Tuesday.

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Khalid, born Khalid Robinson, hit the red carpet before performing for his fellow honorees as one of TIME’s most influential people of 2019. Taylor Swift is set to perform at the gala as well.

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Since he released his first single in 2016, his songs have repeatedly topped the billboard charts. In 2017, he snagged an MTV video music award for best new artist and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

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Alicia Keys, who wrote his tribute for this year’s TIME 100, praised him as “totally unique.” “He’s accessible—almost like you’ve met somebody like him before, although there’s nobody else like him,” Keys wrote.

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His latest album Free Spirit came out earlier this month and it’s already topping charts.

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