Hozier has been included on Time magazine’s 2025 list of 100 most influential people.

Others named were US President Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran and Mark Zuckerberg, with categories including artists, icons, leaders, titans, pioneers and innovators. Hozier was recognised by Grammy-nominated musician Noah Kahan, known best for his hit song ‘Stick Season.’ Kahan has written an article about the folk singer for Time.

“When an artist can create a sound so beautiful and melancholy, so full of symbolism and truth that you feel they must be from a different time, or a better world, you can’t help but believe in magic,” he wrote. “Hozier had me believing from the first note. His music became the barometer for my own: How can I make a song feel like an extension of my soul, the way Hozier does? How can I create a voice, a language, like he has?”

Born in Wicklow, Hozier earned acclaim for hits like ‘Take Me To Church’ and ‘Too Sweet,’ in addition to his number one album, Unreal Unearth. He and Kahan performed ‘Work Song’ at Iron Blossom Music Festival in Virginia back in 2023.

“He asked if I wanted to sing together,” said Kahan. “ I ran into him in a hotel lobby, in sweaty golf clothes with a bag of fast food in my hand—not how I envisioned this moment. Fortunately, he is as kind as they come. We spoke about the performance, and I pinched myself as I stuffed fries in my face on the way upstairs.”

See the full list here.