This 2025 we celebrate a decade of one of the most iconic years in music and pop culture. 2015 left us with a great collection of moments that we remember again and again as turning points for many fans, music lovers and all those who spent their afternoons on Tumblr and listening to their favorite songs through their iPods.
From some of the best comebacks From consolidated idols to the birth of the brightest stars of recent times, we are going to review moments that, without a doubt, have helped define an era and are already part of the history of pop culture.
Ten pop culture moments that turn ten years old in 2025
Zayn's departure and One Direction's last album
Perhaps one of the most important and heartbreaking days of the last decade is March 25, 2015, when Zayn Malik He broke millions of hearts by announcing that he was leaving One Direction. Eight months later, the band released Made in the AMtheir first album as a quartet and also the last before their total separation, thus putting an end to an outstanding era for the world of music. boybands.
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Katy Perry roars at the Super Bowl
One of the most important and watched events of each year is the Super Bowl final, more specifically the halftime break, in which a singing star deploys all his weapons to surprise the entire planet in the best possible way. . In 2015, the person in charge of singing was Katy Perrythat only with his entrance on the back of a giant mechanical lion and to the sound of Roarone of his most recent hits from that time, was able to enter the top of the best shows ever seen in this category.
Justin Bieber and his most successful era: Purpose
2015 was like a year of redemption for justin bieber. With Purposethe singer not only won back his usual audience, but also marked a new era in his career with hits like Sorry, What Do You Mean? either Love Yourselfwhich helped him captivate everyone who had not yet been infected by the call Bieber Fever. The mix of pop and electronic dance defined the sound of those years and one of the best examples can be found in the album that the Canadian published that year, without a doubt one of the best of his entire repertoire.
Dua Lipa, the new pop star
If we look back ten years we also come across the debut of Dua Lipawho released his first single. New Lovewas a song that perhaps went a little unnoticed given how much she is noticed, but that changed a few months later, also in 2015, and with her second single: Be The One. For the artist, this issue, in addition to not being able to leave her setlist from concerts, it is also one of his favorite songs because it was the beginning of a great story.
Mans Zelmerlöw wins Eurovision and takes number 1 on WECB
With HeroesMans Zelmerlöw took Sweden to the top at Eurovision (once again). His performance, with a pioneering use of graphic projections, redefined how the European competition was staged. Likewise, it is worth noting that this typical Swedish pop that we are already more than accustomed to, but that we still love like the first day we heard it, took over the number 1 of WECB that same summer.
The cinematographic and musical phenomenon of 50 Shades of Gray
The film adaptation of 50 shades of gray It caused a sensation in 2015, not only for its plot, but also for its soundtrack. Topics like Earned It by The Weeknd, Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding or the remix of Crazy In Love by Beyoncé were the most viral at that time when TikTok did not yet exist, but if it had existed, they would have won the award for the most used audios on the platform.
Hailee Steinfeld, acting prodigy and pop star with only one single
Oscar nominated for True Grit in 2011, starring in films such as Giving the Note either Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and series like DickinsonArcane and Hawkeye, Hailee Steinfeld He first showed his musical gifts a decade ago. With Love Myselfher first single, the artist climbed to the top of the charts in many countries and created an anthem for an entire generation, which saw the birth of her role as a successful singer.
Bad Blood by Taylor Swift, few video clips at its height
When Taylor Swift released the video clip of Bad Bloodthe world of pop was never the same again. A cast of stars including Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Cara Delevingne, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Williams and Gigi Hadid, among many others, starred in this audiovisual piece that won the MTV VMA award for Video of the Year and it only reinforced Taylor's dominance in the industry.
Shawn Mendes gets his first radio hit
Although Shawn Mendes had already gained attention on social networks with his covers and his first single Life Of The Partywas the launch of Stitches the one who changed his life. This song was the one He took his name and voice to radio stations around the world. and which was his first global hit, thus marking the beginning of a new career in the teen pop scene.
Hello, it's me, Adele (again)
In October 2015, Adele came back into our lives after four years of silence with Helloone of the most impressive and famous ballads of recent times. The song made history, not only for demonstrating once again the artist's vocal skills, but for marking the beginning of the album's track. 25one of the best sellers of this century.
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