Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus and One Direction are among Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 musicians this year.
The financial bible has issued its annual list of influential young people in a variety of categories, and the trio are among those who gained places on the music list.

Bruno, 28, was singled out by the publication as its featured artist, and went on to state he had earned his place for a variety of reasons including 18 Grammy nominations and his forthcoming Super Bowl half-time show, which will make him the first musician under 30 to headline the prestigious event.

The music category - which is chosen by an expert judging panel of Live Nation chief Michael Rapino, manager and former Def Jam president Kevin Liles, and singer/songwriter John Oates - comprises 20 artists and non-performers from across the world, and includes American pop stars Miley, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, Bajan beauty Rihanna, 17-year-old New Zealand songstress Lorde, Canadians Drake and Justin Bieber, and DJs Avicii, Calvin Harris and Zedd, who hail from Sweden, Scotland and Russia respectively.

Other famous names on the music list include Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Janelle Monae and Wiz Khalifa.

Meanwhile, the Hollywood list featured starlets including Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick and Jennifer Lawrence, writer-and-actresses Rebel Wilson and Lena Dunham, '21 Jump Street' star Dave Franco - whose brother is 'Spring Breakers' actor James Franco - 'Fashion Police' host Kelly Osbourne, 'Orange is the New Black' star Taylor Schilling and 10-year-old actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

Three Irish entrepreneurs have been included in Forbes’ annual ‘30 under 30’ list, which highlights what its reporters believe to be the most interesting young people working across a number of fields.

Limerick-born entrepreneurs Patrick and John Collison are featured in the Technology category, with their work in building online payments company Stripe singled out for praise.
Forbes notes that the company has raised $50 million in funding and now processes billions of dollars worth of payments from around the world.

Patrick, 25, is a former winner of the BT Young Scientist of the Year Award who previously sold his Auctomatic start-up for $5 million.
He and John, 23, moved to the United States and co-founded Stripe in 2010, which has been backed by a number of big names including Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, two of the founders behind PayPal.

Meanwhile Monaghan-born Terry Cavanagh is listed as one of the 30 to watch in the area of gaming for the work of his company, Distractionware Ltd.
The 29-year-old, who is based in London, has produced a number of successful mobile games, including Super Hexagon and VVVVVV.

Congrats to them all   

Ew @ Miley