This annual Los Angeles awards show saw Taylor Swift earn the most wins and Mariah Carey receive an Icon Award in 2025

This iconic horse race continued its annual tradition on May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, known as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.”

Directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt, this 2025 film became the highest-grossing auto racing movie ever and one of the year’s biggest hits.

This pop star’s high-profile engagement with NFL player Travis Kelce became one of 2025’s most talked-about celebrity moments.

A booming AI-driven market added more than $600 billion to the wealth of America’s top tech billionaires, with one individual becoming the first to exceed half a trillion in net worth.

On March 23, 2025, fans gathered in New Jersey for this one-day fan-centric celebration marking 20 years of a pop rock trio.

This Big Ten football program ended a decades-long drought by winning the CFP National Championship in 2025.

This Disney animated sequel maintained a strong domestic box office run and became Walt Disney Animation Studios’ highest-grossing animated film ever.

This celebrity legal saga in 2025 ended with the entertainer receiving a prison sentence after a high-profile trial in New York.

This tech leader’s 2025 venture involved the largest private funding round on record and strategic deals, including acquiring CoreWeave shares.

In 2025’s biggest music headlines, this hip-hop artist won major Grammys and dominated a controversial Super Bowl halftime performance.

At the Ryder Cup played at Bethpage Black in September 2025, this team narrowly defeated the U.S. to win the biennial golf competition.

According to box-office rankings, this video-game-inspired theatrical adaptation nearly hit $1 billion globally and defied expectations in 2025.

In 2025, this R&B/hip-hop artist announced a record-breaking global “Breezy Bowl XX” stadium tour for his 20th career anniversary.

In 2025, this fast-food chain announced plans to use AI for drive-thru ordering across thousands of U.S. locations.

Festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, and a returning tour celebrating this punk/pop genre’s 30th anniversary made waves in 2025.

This wrestling entertainment event in Indianapolis was the first to stream under a new Netflix-WWE era and marked John Cena’s final Royal Rumble in 2025.

This third installment of a major sci-fi franchise led the domestic box office at year’s end and stood out as one of 2025’s biggest theatrical successes.

On New Year’s Eve 2025, this pop culture figure reopened her Las Vegas residency in a dazzling magenta show.

A major immigration enforcement operation at a Georgia EV battery plant in 2025 led to widespread economic and diplomatic concern.

A sweeping shift in music industry policy saw major labels settle lawsuits with AI platforms like Udio and Suno, creating new licensing models

In 2025 the streaming landscape changed as Netflix set a new U.S. streaming viewership record with this league’s Christmas Day games.

Despite its massive global box office dominance in 2025, this animated sequel’s earnings came primarily outside the U.S., making it the year’s top worldwide grossing film overall.

In 2025 this TikTok creator turned social media star and influencer became one of the most talked-about digital celebrities in the U.S., known for lifestyle content and brand collaborations.

The iconic U.S. Steel brand completed a $14.9 billion acquisition by a foreign steelmaker in June 2025