Stars Honored at TIME100 Gala in NYC, ZZ Top's Frank Beard Remains on Touring Hiatus, National DNA Day and Arbor Day are Celebra

Stars Honored at TIME100 Gala in NYC, ZZ Top's Frank Beard Remains on Touring Hiatus, National DNA Day and Arbor Day are Celebra

Celebrities are honored at the 2025 TIME100 Gala in NYC.

The 19th annual TIME100 Gala took place last night at Lincoln Center's Frederick P.

Rose Hall in NYC.

The event, hosted by Snoop Dogg, celebrated this year's 100 most influential stars, athletes, and public figures named annually by TIME .

Notable attendees at the event included Adrien Brody, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Bell, Adam Scott, Jon M.

Chu, Nicole Scherzinger, Hozier, Gayle King, Meghan Markle, Nikki Glaser, Jalen Hurts, Daniel Dae Kim, and more.

Demi Moore, Serena Williams, and Blake Lively, among others, delivered tributes at the event, while Ed Sheeran and Myles Smith presented special musical performances.

Simone Biles was also honored with this year's TIME100 Impact Award at the gala.

Fans can tune into the event when it airs on ABC, Sunday, May 4 at 10 p.m.

EDT, and when it's available for streaming on Hulu the following day.

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard to miss Australian leg of tour amid ongoing health issues.

News of the legendary drummer's upcoming absence comes just over a month after the band announced his initial hiatus from touring.

While exact details of his health condition remain unknown, Live Nation revealed that Beard's time away from the band was 'recommended by medical personnel.'

Drummer and longtime ZZ Top tech member John Douglas will sit in for Beard throughout the tour's Australian leg, which kicks off on April 26 and runs through mid-May.

The band will then make stops in New Zealand before heading back to the U.S. and Canada, kicking off their 51-date North American leg in June.

Today's holidays: National DNA Day, National Arbor Day, National Telephone Day, National License Plate Day, National Mani-Pedi Day, International Delegate's Day, World Women's Wellness Day, and World Penguin Day.

In today's birthday news: Actor Al Pacino turns 85, Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Stu Cook 80, actress Talia Shire 79, political commentator Dinesh D'Souza 64, actor Hank Azaria 61, actress Renée Zellweger 56, and actor Jason Lee is 55.