Baby Ariel is a recording artist and social-media phenomenon. She was recently named one of the most influential people on the internet by both Time and Forbes magazines. Ariel got her start creating lip-synching videos in May 2015 on the popular app musical.ly.
Ariel won the 2017 Teen Choice Award for "Choice Muser." She has been dubbed "The Queen of Gen Z" by Adweek. She has been featured on the cover of Billboard magazine alongside top musical.ly influencer Jacob Sartorius, as well as on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, CNN, and Rolling Stone. She was nominated for "Breakout Creator" and "Entertainer of the Year" at the 2016 Streamy Awards. The People's Choice Awards nominated her for "Favorite Social Media Star" in 2017, and the iHeart Radio Music Awards nominated her for its "Social Star Award." Ariel launched an anti-bullying campaign called #ArielMovement to combat bullying and encourage her followers to stay confident in who they are. People magazine recognized her for her support in the #hackharassment movement to stop internet trolls and negativity on the internet.
