If an island getaway filled with music, tents and more sounds too good to be true, it may be because it is, as we saw in 2017 with the failed Fyre Festival.
The event, which was heavily promoted by influencers and produced by Ja Rule, ended with thousands of attendees stranded and spawned two documentaries detailing the complete disaster.
When the highly-anticipated Crazy Rich Asians hit theater screens in 2018, it was the first all-Asian cast to star in a modern film since 1993's Joy Luck Club.
The film became a box-office success, earning over $238 million worldwide and earning the cast nominations at shows like the Golden Globe Awards.
It also led to conversations around the need for more Asian representation in Hollywood, as well as introduced many of us to the hilarious Awkwafina, who then went on the next year to become the first-ever Asian-American to win the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her portrayal in The Farewell.
Beyoncé continued to make history in her already storied career when, in 2018, she became the first black woman to headline the Coachella festival.
The singer's performance was praised for shining a light on the HBCU experience, with the show's band players consisting of students from black universities and incorporating themes of black Greek life, such as step shows and strolling.
In addition, the entire experience was then captured for the Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary, Homecoming.
The country was shocked when, in 2019, Operation Varsity Blues revealed a conspiracy ring of parents who had allegedly bribed college officials and inflated test scores to get their kids into elite colleges.
Among those charged included Full House's Lori Loughlin and Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman, the latter of which pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud and honest services mail fraud and was sentenced to 14 days in jail. Meanwhile, Louhglin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, entered a guilty plea to charges of multiple counts of wire and mail fraud, with the two due back in court on Aug. 21 for sentencing.
The incident also ignited conversations around celebrity privilege and nepotism.
On a foggy, January day, Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others were headed to a basketball practice when their helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board.
The basketball legend's death sent shockwaves through the NBA, Hollywood and beyond. A memorial service was set at the Staples Center with speakers like Vanessa Bryant, Jimmy Kimmel and more remembering the former Lakers player, friend and father, and inspired thousands to pay tribute to Kobe with at the Lakers arena and around the country with murals.
This year, Oscars history was made when Parasite, Bong Joon-ho's critically-acclaimed social thriller, became the first-ever foreign film to win the show's top award of Best Picture.
The Korean movie also swept the additional categories of Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director.