2010s Pop Culture
Scroll below to read about some of the most formative events and entertainment of the 2010's!
Or, challenge your memory with this quiz!
Events
Memorable events from the 2010's include...
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Founding of Instagram (2010)
Prince William and Kate Middleton get married (2011)
Beyonce VMA's Pregnancy announcement (2011)
Prince George is born (2013)
Miley Cyrus's VMA's performance (2013)
Adele Dazeem meme (2014)
Ice Bucket Challenge hits social media (2014)
Bill Cosby accusations are proven (2014)
The white and gold/blue and black dress debate (2015)
Deaths of David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, and Prince (2016)
Leonardo DiCaprio wins his first Oscar (2016)
Hamilton: An American Musical debuts (2016)
Donald Trump is elected (2016)
Launch of TikTok (2017)
The Frye Festival Fraud (2017)
Rhianna founds Fenty Beauty (2017)
#MeToo Movement takes off (2017)
Game "Among Us" goes viral (2018)
Beyonce headlines Coachella (2018)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married (2018)
College Admissions Scandal (2019)​​​
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Image: Beyonce at Coachella 2018. Photograph by Andrew White / Parkwood Entertainment
Music
Popular music released in the 2010's include...
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Justin Bieber's "Baby" (2010)
Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" (2010)
Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" (2010)
One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" (2011)
Frank Ocean's "Novacane" (2011)
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" (2012)
Imagine Dragons' Night Visions (2012)
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (2013)
Ylvis' "What Does the Fox Say?" (2013)
Nikki Minaj's "Bang Bang" (2014)
Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" (2014)
Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" (2015)
Biliie Eilish's "Ocean Eyes" (2015)
Beyonce's Lemonade (2016)
Justin Bieber's "Sorry" (2016)
Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" (2017)
Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" (2017)
Drake's "God's Plan" (2018)
Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" (2018)
Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" (2019)
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" (2019)
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Image: "Call Me Maybe" Album Cover / Amazon
Movies and TV
Popular movies and TV shows released in the 2010's include...
Pretty Little Liars premiere (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011)
Girls premiere (2012)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Frozen (2013)
The Purge (2013)
Game of Thrones Season 3 Finale "Red Wedding" (2013)
Interstellar (2014)
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (2015)
Stranger Things premiere (2016)
Get Out (2017)
Queer Eye Reboot (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Euphoria premieres (2019)
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Image: The Hunger Games Movie Poster / Amazon​​
