By Brandi Patterson

In no Specific Order

Caitlyn Jenner

She was once known as the “World’s Greatest Athlete” and the father to reality tv’s First Family. In April, Bruce Jenner came out as a transgender woman during a record-breaking 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer. Just two months later, Jenner graced the cover of Vanity Fair to make her debut as Caitlyn, sending the media into a whirlwind. Her transition became the subject of her docu-series I Am Cait, which was renewed for a second season for 2016.

Drake vs. Meek Mill

Remember that time when trigger fingers turned into twitter fingers? In late July, Meek Mill aimed a series of tweets at Drake, accusing him of not writing his own lyrics. Drake responded with not one, but two diss tracks – “Charged Up” and “Back to Back Freestyle”. Meek responded with more tweets and his diss track “Wanna Know”. This “beef” trended on social media for nearly two weeks.

Adele’s Record-breaking Comeback

After a four-year hiatus, Adele released a new a single and announced her new album in October. Her single, “Hello” was the first to reach over a million digital sales in one week. Meanwhile, her album, 25, has only been out for five weeks and has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Adele also announced her Adele Live 2016 world tour that would go on to sell out.

Empire

In January, we got an inside look of a lion’s den with the premiere of Fox’s Empire. Portrayed by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, Lucious and Cookie Lyon’s dysfunctional family took primetime television by storm. With each episode having a different celebrity guest appearance, Empire’s racy and straight-to-the-point performance has earned it Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.