This year Donald Trump said that he was running for president, shaking up most of the country. While there is a great wall of division between people that are 100 percent for the man to ‘Make America Great Again’ and the other half are downing him and saying you’re crazy if you vote for him.
It’s all in our hands for what is next. While our billionaire presidential candidate was making waves in the U.S, just over the pond the Royal Family welcomed a new princess into the palace. Princess Charlotte was born.
We also lost a TV host that filled our TV’s for generations at midnight when David Letterman stepped down from his lifelong podium as the Late Night Show’s host leaving it in Stephen Colbert’s hands.
The world’s biggest boy band One Direction made headlines after Zayn Malik left the group, Louis Tomlinson becoming a father, and then the breaking news of the band’s hiatus.
Nobody will ever forget the big announcement reality star/ athlete Bruce Jenner made. Bruce became Caitlyn Jenner, bringing with her a spotlight on transgenderism throughout the world.
A world famous star that many of us grew up watching on the Cosby Show found himself with continued legal battles as he was accused of sexually assaulting multiple women over the years.
To top off all surprising news throughout 2015, Steve Harvey wrongly announced Miss Universe, crowning Miss Colombia when the real winner was Miss Philippines.
There were many trends that were set in 2015, which caused lots of positive and negative reactions and conversations. The ponytail and bun weren’t just for girls anymore, men joined in on this trend. Guys with longer hair grabbed a rubber band and secured their hair into a trendsetting man bun, which is now worn by many.
The guys weren’t the only ones trying trends. Many girls took part in the Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge, which is where you make your lips bigger by sticking them in a bottle or cup. Many incurred injury or prolonged effects from bursting blood vessels, much to their surprise.
Don’t forget about that famous dress floating around the internet. People talked about the color of the stripes of the dress, arguing if it was gold or blue. Society also joined in the game of the Charlie Charlie challenge, trying to create a new Ouija board.
Music was a big hit for 2015, giving us unforgettable music to dance to, rock out and empathize with every lyric. At the top of this list is Hot Line Bling by Drake. This song has been trending so highly, that the internet was exploding with memes and homemade dance videos— Even Donald Trump made a parody video for Saturday Night Live.
Taylor Swift came in big with Bad Blood, while Nick Jones flew to the top of the charts with Jealous. Both 5 Seconds of Summer and Demi Lovato took over our summer, by making anthems called She’s Kinda Hot (5SOS) and Cool for the Summer (Lovato).
Fight Song by Rachel Platten was an inspiration to many because after 10 years of being in the music industry she finally had a hit. A bunch of people have been dancing to Whip/Nae Nae; however, the biggest hit and comeback of 2015 was Adele’s Hello.
2015 was a big year in entertainment from good to bad, here’s to 2016!
Emily Culbertson
Reporter