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We’re at the end of 2022, folks, and what a year it’s been.
From Bad Bunny’s world domination to that shocking moment at the Oscars; the chaotic “Don’t Worry Darling” press tour to the ascension of modern muse Julia Fox; Beyoncé going disco and “Abbott Elementary” winning our hearts – we’ve fit a lot of pop culture in 52 weeks.
Maybe you forgot about Elmo’s beef with Rocco or the Try Guys’ break-up, but we certainly didn’t. Revisit with us the most memorable moments of pop culture in 2022 – the good, the bad and the cringe-y.
“Un Verano Sin Ti” has charted since its May release and it’s full of both bangers and songs to play while you’re recovering from headbanging. Bad Bunny has been the world’s most-streamed artist on Spotify for three years in a row. Not to mention, Benito es que lindo.
This year, Queen B …
… broke the record of most Grammy nominations earned by a woman!
… finally released a pure dance album with “Renaissance,” her best work in years!
… cemented her status as a bonafide gay icon! Welcome!
Now in her “Midnights” era, Swift’s new album of late-night musings was one of the best-selling albums of the year. Our sincere apologies to our Swiftie readers who couldn’t score tickets to her upcoming tour, but maybe you can join the brewing class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster for making that process so difficult?
She was Josh Safdie’s muse in “Uncuh Jahms.” Now she regularly makes news for wearing jeans as a crop top, doing her own dramatic black eyeshadow or posting very frank TikToks about her short-lived relationship with Kanye West. A celeb this candid only comes around once in a generation – let’s cherish her.
With new additions to the canons of “Game of Thrones,” “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” and Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire,” viewers went gaga for genre TV this year. There were hits. There were misses. There were projects so controversial among fans that the critical consensus is still unknown. But most of all, there were dragons, elves, vampires and jaded former Jedi.
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