2012 was a year of transition, serving as the final full year for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 generation before the announcement of their successors.
Carly Rae Jepsen gave us "Call Me Maybe." It was inescapable. The US Olympic swim team parodied it. The Cookie Monster parodied it. Your grandmother probably had it on her playlist. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift transitioned from country sweetheart to pop force with Red . "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was a declaration of war on ex-boyfriends, and "I Knew You Were Trouble" introduced her dubstep phase (that goat remix is legendary).
The definitive pop anthem of the year, fueled by celebrity lip-sync videos.
May 24, 2024 Subject: Retrospective Analysis of the Entertainment Landscape in 2012