A list that apparently includes the most popular names currently working in the media has caused bewilderment among many who have glanced at it.
The Hollywood Reporter says it’s the first time ‘A-List of creators’ includes ‘amazingly talented TikTokers’ and ‘Instagram stars we can’t take our eyes off’, but those who’ve seen the selection of 50 social media influencers say they’ve ‘never heard of most of them.’
Described by the magazine as “New Fame,” the list includes writers, comedians, makeup artists, producers, interviewers and fashionistas with one thing in common: They are all also described as “influencers,” plying their trade on TikTok. , Instagram and other social media landscapes, often with millions of followers hanging on your every word.
German-born model turned home cook Nara Smith, who has been dubbed a ‘Tradwife’ influencer thanks to her complicated ‘from-scratch’ recipes, is on the list.
Despite the hype and glamorous West Hollywood party last night to officially announce the list, there was a more muted response elsewhere.
The reaction on Twitter was almost universally questioning, with most people saying they didn’t recognize anyone, or very few people, on the A-List of Creators.
One wrote: ‘I literally recognize one in 21 people…’
Another added: ‘I must be very old. Who are these people?
One exasperated X user wrote: ‘Wow, you’re kidding! WHO are these people?
Others were a little more enlightened. One wrote: “I know the guys from The Good Mythical Morning, and Kai Cenat has never heard of anyone else here.”
Californian Chase ‘Huddy’ Hudson has evolved from teenage viral sensation Lil Huddy to a Gen Z icon with 47 million followers, including 30 million on TikTok.
A date with fame: Brit Amelia Dimoldenberg has been taking increasingly famous celebrities on dates in chicken shops across London for the last ten years…and has drawn the likes of Cher, Billie Eilish and Paul Mescal to his YouTube show (pictured with Sabrina Carpenter). )
Aimee Song, who founded fashion blog Song of Style from the beginning, has seen her profile skyrocket online in recent years and is now at the top of couture houses’ runway invitation lists.
So who is among The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 50 A-List Creators? Here are some of the names that the American magazine has included…
MODEL AND INFLUENCER NARA SMITH
Nara, 22, raised in Germany, is credited with evolving the controversial “tradwife” lifestyle, in which women adopt traditional gender roles and prepare home-cooked meals.
Smith has been married to fellow model Lucky Blue Smith, 26, since February 2020, and the couple are mothers of three children. Photographed in London in 2022
The German model and influencer Nara Smith, whether she approves or not, has become a model of the “tradwife” lifestyle, in which women wear 1950s-style clothing while adopting traditional gender roles and preparing home-cooked meals.
The 22-year-old, married to model Lucky Smith, was born in South Africa and grew up in Germany, and describes herself as “a working mom”—her fans love her from-scratch recipes, in which she bakes her own bread and even makes her own cheese.
Smith has been married to fellow model Lucky Blue Smith, 26, since February 2020, and the couple are parents to three children: daughter Rumble Honey, three, son Slim Easy, two, and son daughter Whimsy Lou Smith, four months.
SINGER AND ACTOR CHASE ‘HUDDY@ HUDSON
Call him Huddy! The Gen Z star has seen her online presence explode over the past five years; The California native, 22, co-founded the TikTok collective The Hype House and has branched out into acting in recent years.
Beloved of Generation Z, California-raised Chase ‘Huddy’ Hudson has a dizzying online fan base, with some 47 million people following the singer on accounts on various online platforms.
The 22-year-old actor and singer effectively grew up online and rose to fame more than four years ago with his presence on Lil Huddy and his teenage romance with Charli D’Amelio.
He co-founded the TikTok collective Hype House and is a regular churchgoer.
CHICKEN QUEEN DATE: AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG
Expect to see superstars like Cher, Billie Eilish and Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of fashion magazines like Vogue.
But the trio, along with other Oscar winners, No. 1 artists and music legends, have lately gravitated toward a much less glamorous form of interviewing.
They are among the many stars who have appeared on Chicken Shop Date, an independent YouTube series from influencer Amelia Dimoldenberg, who started the channel 13 years ago as a project for a youth club.
Amelia Dimoldenberg, 29, known for her awkward, deadpan brand of humor, takes stars on “dates” to chicken shops in London. He is pictured at Wimbledon earlier this year.
A recent chicken shop date with Billie Eilish: Viewers praised the couple’s chemistry
From little-known Grime stars to Cher – the music legend is one of the biggest stars to appear on the show.
The concept is simple: Amelia, 30, known for her awkward, deadpan brand of humor, takes stars on “dates” to chicken shops in London.
When he started, aged 17, he took out “friends of friends”, usually grime artists who are not well known, and wrote about it in a column for the youth magazine The Cut.
But he has since ventured beyond grime stars with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Lionesses Lucy Bronze and Beth Mead, Matty Healy and Paul Mescal among his recent guests.
It has now had 500,000,000 views, and celebrities like Drake are publicly stating that they want to appear on the show.