Entertainment events in the 2010s

Music

2010 – Robbie Williams rejoins Take That; Deaths of Teddy Pendergrass, Malcolm McLaren, Peter Steele, Lena Horne, Ronnie James Dio, Captain Beefheart and Teena Marie

2011 – Debut of The Voice USA on NBC; Death of Amy Winehouse

2012 – Psy's "Gangnam Style" becomes the most watched video on YouTube and becomes the first UK/US Top 40 hit by a K-pop artist; Deaths of Whitney Houston and Davy Jones

2013 – Battle of the Top 40 singles chart between Katy Perry and Lady Gaga as the lead singles of their respective albums come out on the same week; Deaths of Annette Funicello, Chi Cheng, Chrissy Amphlett, George Jones, Jeff Hanneman, Ray Manzarek, Cory Monteith and Lou Reed

2014 – The Marvin Gaye estate sues Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for plagiarism as it's revealed that Thicke's "Blurred Lines" copied Gaye's "Got to Give It Up"; Deaths of Phil Everly, Pete Seeger, Casey Kasem, Bobby Womack, Tommy Ramone, Johnny Winter, Simone Battle, Wayne Static and Joe Cocker

2015 – Battle of the albums chart between One Direction and Justin Bieber as their new albums come out on the same day; Deaths of Steve Strange, Ben E. King, B.B. King, Cilla Black, Scott Weiland, Lemmy Kilmister and Natalie Cole

2016 – American Idol concludes its original run on Fox; Deaths of David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Black, Signe Toly Anderson, Maurice White, George Martin, Phife Dawg, Prince, Billy Paul, Pete Burns, Bobby Vee, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, Sharon Jones, Rick Parfitt and George Michael

2017 – Black Sabbath bows out after a final show at Birmingham; Deaths of Rina Matsuno, Chuck Berry, J. Geils, Cuba Gooding Sr., Gregg Allman, Barbara Weldens, Chester Bennington, Tom Petty, Gord Downie, Fats Domino, Lil Peep, Della Reese, David Cassidy, Johnny Hallyday and Jonghyun

2018 – BTS becomes the first K-pop act to top the US albums chart with Love Yourself: Tear; Deaths of France Gall, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, Dolores O'Riordan, Fredo Santana, Mark E. Smith, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Vic Damone, Craig Mack, Avicii, D. J. Fontana, XXXTentacion, Vinnie Paul, Ellen Joyce Loo, Aretha Franklin, Mac Miller, Charles Aznavour and Pete Shelley

2019 – Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish strike gold; Deaths of Pegi Young, Daryl Dragon, Carol Channing, Lorna Doom, Cadet, Peter Tork, Mark Hollis, André Previn, Keith Flint, Dick Dale, Scott Walker, Nipsey Hussle, Peggy Lipton, Doris Day, Leon Redbone, João Gilberto, Daniel Johnston, Eddie Money, Roberto Leal, Ric Ocasek, Busbee, Kim Shattuck, Ginger Baker, Sulli, Goo Hara, Irving Burgie, Juice Wrld, Marie Fredriksson, Kelly Fraser, Jack Sheldon and Neil Innes

Film

2010 – The Hurt Locker beats James Cameron's Avatar for Best Picture at the Oscars; Releases of Toy Story 3, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Inception, Shrek Forever After, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Iron Man 2, Tangled, Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Clash of the Titans, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The King's Speech, Tron: Legacy, The Karate Kid 2010, Black Swan, Megamind, Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, The Last Airbender and Little Fockers

2011 – The Tree of Life premieres to a divisive response at the Cannes Film Festival; Releases of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Kung Fu Panda 2, Fast Five, The Hangover Part II, The Smurfs, Cars 2, Puss in Boots, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Rio, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Thor, The Intouchables, The Adventures of Tintin, Captain America: The First Avenger, Hotel Transylvania and X-Men: First Class

2012 – Disney acquires Star Wars owner Lucasfilm; Releases of The Avengers, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, The Hunger Games, Men in Black 3, Life of Pi, Ted, Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, Les Misérables, Django Unchained, Prometheus, Snow White and the Huntsman, Taken 2 and The Lorax

2013 – Deaths of Roger Ebert and Paul Walker; Releases of Frozen, Iron Man 3, Despicable Me 2, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Fast & Furious 6, Monsters University, Gravity, Man of Steel, Thor: The Dark World, The Croods, World War Z, Oz the Great and Powerful, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Wolverine, Pacific Rim, The Wolf of Wall Street, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Hangover Part III and Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby

2014 – Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman; Releases of Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Interstellar, Big Hero 6, How to Train Your Dragon 2, American Sniper, Godzilla 2014, Rio 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014, The Lego Movie, Lucy, Penguins of Madgascar and Edge of Tomorrow

2015 – Minions becomes the highest grossing animated prequel; Releases of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World, Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Minions, Spectre, Inside Out, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, The Martian, Fifty Shades of Grey, Cinderella 2015, The Revenant, Ant-Man, Hotel Transylvania 2, San Andreas, Terminator Genisys, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Home and Monster Hunt

2016 – NBC Universal acquires Dreamworks Animation; Releases of Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One, Finding Dory, Zootopia, The Jungle Book 2016, The Secret Life of Pets, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, Moana, Sing, The Mermaid, X-Men: Apocalypse, Kung Fu Panda 3, La La Land, Warcraft, Jason Bourne, Ice Age: Collision Course, Independence Day: Resurgence and Your Name

2017 – A New Yorker article reveals sexual harrassment and raping allegations against Harvey Weinstein, thus leading to the Weinstein effect along with the Time's Up and MeToo movements; Releases of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Beauty and the Beast 2017, The Fate of the Furious, Despicable Me 3, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Wolf Warrior 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Wonder Woman, Coco, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, It - Chapter One: The Losers' Club, Justice League, Logan, Transformers: The Last Knight, Kong: Skull Island, The Boss Baby, Dunkirk and War for the Planet of the Apes

2018 – AT&T and Time Warner merge to become Warner Media; Releases of Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2, Aquaman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Venom, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ready Player One, Operation Red Sea, Detective Chinatown 2, The Meg, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, Bumblebee and A Star is Born

2019 – Disney acquires 21st Century Fox in addition to Viacom and CBS Corporation remerge as Viacom CBS; Releases of Avengers: Endgame, The Lion King, Frozen II, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Captain Marvel, Toy Story 4, Joker, Aladdin 2019, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Hobbs & Shaw, Ne Zha, The Wandering Earth, Jumanji: The Next Level, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, It - Chapter Two, My People, My Country, Detective Pikachu, The Secret Life of Pets 2 and The Captain

TV

2010 – The Tonight Show conflict, which results in Conan O'Brien leaving NBC for TBS and Jay Leno returning to host the show; Discovery Kids is rebranded as the Hub Network, following after Hasbro acquires a 50% stake of the channel

2011 – Launches of Oprah Winfrey Network and Sky Atlantic; Debut of Game of Thrones and conclusion of The Oprah Winfrey Show

2012 – Netflix begins including original content on their streaming service, starting with NRK co-production Lilyhammer; Analogue TV is officially switched off in the United Kingdom, as a result of the digital switchover

2013 – 30 Rock concludes its seven-season run on NBC with a well-received two-part finale; ITV1 is rebranded back as ITV

2014 – Brock Lesnar ends The Undertaker's 21-match undefeating streak on Wrestlemania XXX; Late night show changes of 2014: Jimmy Fallon replaces Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show, Seth Meyes replaces Jimmy Fallon as the host of Late Night, Craig Ferguson ends his time as the host of The Late Late Show and Stephen Colbert ends his Colbert Report after being confirmed to replace David Letterman as the host of The Late Show

2015 – Jeremy Clarkson is dismissed as the host of Top Gear, prompting Richard Hammond and James May to follow suit along with producer Andy Wilman; Late night show changes of 2015: James Corden replaces Craig Ferguson as the host of The Late Late Show, Stephen Colbert replaces David Letterman as the host of The Late Show and Trevor Noah replaces Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show

2016 – BBC Three becomes an online-only channel; ABC Family is rebranded as Freeform

2017 – Disney announces plans to launch their own streaming service called Disney+; Jodie Whittaker becomes the first woman to regular play the Doctor in Doctor Who

2018 – Ant McPartlin of the presenting duo Ant and Dec takes a year-long sabbatical following a DUI, thus missing the live shows of Britain's Got Talent series 12, the last two episodes of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway series 15 and the entirety of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here series 18 as Holly Willoughby fill his position for said series; Warner Media announces plans to launch their own streaming service called HBO Max

2019 – NBC Universal announces plans to launch their own streaming service called Peacock; The Masked Singer becomes a surprise hit on Fox

Video games

2010s events in... [Part 4] - Video games

by AdrenalineRush1996, Dec 8, 2019, 9:22:04 PM

Journals / Personal

2010 – Launches of Kinect and PlayStation Move; Releases of Heavy Rain, Metro 2033, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, God of War III and Super Mario Galaxy 2

2011 – Launches of Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita; Releases of Minecraft, L.A. Noire, Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

2012 – Launches of Wii U, Neo Geo X, Nintendo 3DS XL and PlayStation Vita outside Japan; Metal Gear and Mega Man celebrate their 25th anniversaries

2013 – Launches of Ouya, Nintendo 2DS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; Grand Theft Auto V becomes the most critically acclaimed video game of the year

2014 – Gamergate controversy begins, thus sparking the rise of PC culture and later Comicsgate controversy; Facebook acquires Oculus VR

2015 – Electronic Arts shuts down Maxis; Death of Satoru Iwata

2016 – Launches of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Xbox One S and PlayStation VR; Releases of Overwatch and Pokémon Go

2017 – Launches of Nintendo Switch, Super NES Classic Edition and Xbox One X; Releases of Fortnite and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

2018 – Telltale Games closes down; Loot boxes in video games spark a major controversy

2019 – Blizzard Entertainment becomes under fire for their involvement in the Blitzchung controversy, which began after they had banned a Hearthstone player for making comments during a tournament regarding the 2019 Hong Kong protests; Reggie Fils-Aimé steps down as the president of Nintendo of America