Dan Macsai

“I’m a DJ,” says Avicii. “I get the party started.” But six years after he started posting tracks online—back then, most people called him Tim Bergling—Avicii’s breed of DJ is more icon than everyman.

Almost a decade after smash hits “Goodies” and “1, 2 Step”—and three years after her previous disc, Basic Instinct—Ciara is back with a new single (“I’m Out”) and album (Ciara, out July 9). Here, the 27-year-old pop singer lets loose with Time.

Hint: it took 18 months, 32 builders and more than five million LEGO bricks.

Lena Dunham might be the face of Girls—returning Jan. 13—but Allison Williams is making her mark as Marnie, the Type-A yin to Hannah’s (Dunham’s) hot-mess yang. Here, the 24-year-old actress lets loose with TIME.

the 25-year-old singer-songwriter lets loose with TIME

The Grammy-winning, chart-topping artist—whose new album ‘Red’ drops Oct. 22—lets loose with TIME

“Think out loud.” That’s the slogan of the Chicago Ideas Week, a unique event co-hosted by Richard Stengel and TIME magazine, that brings together more than 100 of the greatest minds in politics (Rahm Emanuel, Colin Powell); fashion (Diane von Furstenburg, Elle MacPherson); technology (Steve Case);…

TIME talks to the rom-com writer and star