Pop culture moments of the decade, an ONTD original
Since the 10's are about to finish, welcoming a new decade, we reminisce on events that happened from 2010 to 2019 in no particular order, but that for their relevance have been imprinted in our memories.
Lady Gaga's meat dress
Gaga attending the VMAs 2010 in her much talked dress
Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe
Smash single from 2012, in her EP Curiosity
Gangnam Style
Super viral single from South Korean singer, PSY. It was the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views thanks to its catchy melody, video and coreography
"Miley, what's good?"
Nicki Minaj confronting Miley Cyrus on stage, while receiving an award during the VMAs 2015
Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning an Oscar
For Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant
Frozen
Loosely based on fairy tale of The Ice Queen, achieving highly commercial and critical success
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream era
Third studio album from the singer, lauded for its singles, production and best remembered for the colorful aesthetics, becoming one of the best pop albums and making Katy earn several acolades.
Harry Potter ends
The Harry Potter film series comes to an end in 2011.
Caitlyn Jenner appears on the cover of Vanity Fair
After several rumors, Olympian Bruce Jenner, comes out as a trans woman, and announcing her new name
Beyoncé releases her homonimous album
Without any announcement, the visual album was released, becoming a hit
Brangelina gets divorced
Angelina Jolie filed for divorce in 2016
The world's most famous selfie
Taken during the Oscars 2014, it features Ellen Degeneres, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong’o, Kevin Spacey, Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper.
Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad
The infamous commercial features model Kendall Jenner handing a Pepsi can to an officer as a peace offering, receiving such backlash for making light of the Black Live Matters movement, it was pulled from everywhere
Zayn leaves One Direction
On March of 2015, Zayn Malik announce his departure from popular boy group, One Direction
Internet viral challenges
The decade was marked by several challenges spreading through the Internet, like the Kylie Jenner challenge, the Ice Bucket challenge, and many more
Ariana Grande & Pete Davidson
Ariana Grande and then hardly known comedian, Pete Davidson start a tortuous relationship full of up and downs and drama, breaking up later
The Joker
Joaquin Phoenix starred the highly claimed "The Joker", based on the comic book villain and nemesis of The Batman
Lana Del Rey
Siren, Lana del Rey, appears on the musical scene, inspiring many singers due to her sound and aesthetics with her music defining this decade
Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga duet
After a very publicized rivalry, during The Voice finale, singers Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga sang together the later's "Do What U Want", replacing the feature of infamous R Kelly
Taylor Swift vs Kim Kardashian (+Kanye West, Calvin Harris, Brown Scooter & Katy Perry)
Taylor's feuds this decade deserve their own post, but Kim Kardashian takes this well-deserved spot since she was the first celebrity feuding against her actually winning, exposing her to the general public using Snapchat, breaking her "good girl always the victim" image, earning her the snake monicker and marking the start of her fall from grace
What other pop culture moments defined this decade?
Source my memory and Google Images
Lady Gaga's meat dress
Gaga attending the VMAs 2010 in her much talked dress
Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe
Smash single from 2012, in her EP Curiosity
Gangnam Style
Super viral single from South Korean singer, PSY. It was the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views thanks to its catchy melody, video and coreography
"Miley, what's good?"
Nicki Minaj confronting Miley Cyrus on stage, while receiving an award during the VMAs 2015
Leonardo DiCaprio finally winning an Oscar
For Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant
Frozen
Loosely based on fairy tale of The Ice Queen, achieving highly commercial and critical success
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream era
Third studio album from the singer, lauded for its singles, production and best remembered for the colorful aesthetics, becoming one of the best pop albums and making Katy earn several acolades.
Harry Potter ends
The Harry Potter film series comes to an end in 2011.
Caitlyn Jenner appears on the cover of Vanity Fair
After several rumors, Olympian Bruce Jenner, comes out as a trans woman, and announcing her new name
Beyoncé releases her homonimous album
Without any announcement, the visual album was released, becoming a hit
Brangelina gets divorced
Angelina Jolie filed for divorce in 2016
The world's most famous selfie
Taken during the Oscars 2014, it features Ellen Degeneres, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong’o, Kevin Spacey, Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper.
Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad
The infamous commercial features model Kendall Jenner handing a Pepsi can to an officer as a peace offering, receiving such backlash for making light of the Black Live Matters movement, it was pulled from everywhere
Zayn leaves One Direction
On March of 2015, Zayn Malik announce his departure from popular boy group, One Direction
Internet viral challenges
The decade was marked by several challenges spreading through the Internet, like the Kylie Jenner challenge, the Ice Bucket challenge, and many more
Ariana Grande & Pete Davidson
Ariana Grande and then hardly known comedian, Pete Davidson start a tortuous relationship full of up and downs and drama, breaking up later
The Joker
Joaquin Phoenix starred the highly claimed "The Joker", based on the comic book villain and nemesis of The Batman
Lana Del Rey
Siren, Lana del Rey, appears on the musical scene, inspiring many singers due to her sound and aesthetics with her music defining this decade
Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga duet
After a very publicized rivalry, during The Voice finale, singers Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga sang together the later's "Do What U Want", replacing the feature of infamous R Kelly
Taylor Swift vs Kim Kardashian (+Kanye West, Calvin Harris, Brown Scooter & Katy Perry)
Taylor's feuds this decade deserve their own post, but Kim Kardashian takes this well-deserved spot since she was the first celebrity feuding against her actually winning, exposing her to the general public using Snapchat, breaking her "good girl always the victim" image, earning her the snake monicker and marking the start of her fall from grace
What other pop culture moments defined this decade?
Source my memory and Google Images