--- description: Find out how Doja Cat is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2021 TIME100 Next: Doja Cat image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ef1c9ad74a3a746/698a1712db2987c7c62664f7/time100-next-Doja-Cat.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Feb 17, 2021 # Doja Cat by Lil Nas X  Doja Cat Doja CatJulian Buchan Doja Cat is one of a kind: a rising superstar, an elite performer and an insanely hilarious influencer. She doesn’t take herself too seriously, but you know she puts a hell of a lot of work into everything she does. She goes out of her way to be herself at all costs and that’s what truly makes an artist. Her 2019 album _Hot Pink_ was truly one of my favorites in the last couple years—I was hooked after hearing the singles “Rules,” “Cyber Sex” and “Bottom Bitch.” But the moment I knew Doja was here to stay was during her run of performances in 2020\. It would have been easy for her to give the same treatment to every performance and award show, but no! Over and over, she reinvented herself, each time better than the last. And she kept releasing hit songs too—from [“Say So”](https://time.com/5882152/song-of-the-summer-2020/ "undefined") to her recent feature on Ariana Grande’s “34+35” remix. She’s an inspiration to me, and I can’t wait to see what she does next. _Lil Nas X is a Grammy Award–winning musical artist_ Doja Cat Is on the TIME100 Next 2021 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937741/doja-cat/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937741/doja-cat/"},"headline":"Doja Cat","datePublished":"2021-02-17T01:22:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:48:04.096Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937741/doja-cat/","keywords":["list","franchise","TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ef1c9ad74a3a746/698a1712db2987c7c62664f7/time100-next-Doja-Cat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ef1c9ad74a3a746/698a1712db2987c7c62664f7/time100-next-Doja-Cat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"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":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937741/doja-cat/","name":"Doja Cat"}}]}] ```