BIGGEST Pop Culture Moments of 2023 _ E! News
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00:00 I don't give a (beep) about (beep) Raquel!
00:02 - 2023, a year of shocking scandals, royal riffs.
00:07 - And he snapped, and he pushed me to the floor.
00:09 - And an epic era of music.
00:11 - Welcome to the era's tour.
00:13 - As the year wraps up, we're cutting down
00:15 the pop culture moments we're thankful for.
00:18 Topping our list is Rihanna's Apple Music
00:21 Super Bowl halftime show performance
00:24 and the moment nobody saw coming,
00:26 her epic pregnancy announcement.
00:29 While the singer was going through her performance,
00:31 social media started to speculate
00:34 whether Rihanna was pregnant.
00:35 But as she's closing the show with her song "Diamonds,"
00:39 she seemingly rubs her stomach, confirming the news.
00:42 Speaking of concert moments that captivated the world,
00:46 2023 was also the year pop icons, Beyonce and Taylor Swift
00:51 dominated music, with their respective
00:54 Renaissance and Eras tours selling out stadiums nationwide.
00:58 The Renaissance became the highest grossing tour
01:01 led by a woman with approximately $580 million,
01:06 and the Eras tour made Taylor Swift officially a billionaire.
01:10 And they didn't stop there.
01:12 Both women turned the tours into concert films,
01:15 with Taylor's film breaking in $92 million
01:19 in its opening weekend.
01:20 - Welcome to the Eras tour.
01:22 - Meanwhile, Beyonce's Renaissance continues
01:25 with her film's release on December 1st.
01:28 - You are the visual baby.
01:30 - Another singer that had a screaming "Gimme More,"
01:33 Britney Spears, who released her memoir, "The Woman in Me."
01:36 The singer finally told her story
01:38 from her conservatorship battle
01:40 to her music journey in her own words,
01:43 and fans were grateful to hear from the pop icon.
01:46 According to publisher Gallery Books,
01:48 the memoir ranked at its second biggest release ever
01:52 after Prince Harry's "Spare," another moment on our list.
01:56 In his book, the Duke of Sussex made a range of claims
01:59 about the royal family and some personal admissions
02:02 that made headlines, including that he once did psychedelics
02:06 at Courtney Cox's house in LA.
02:08 Then comes a story we couldn't get enough of this year.
02:11 Yep, we're talking about "Scandaval."
02:14 Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval's affair
02:16 with Raquel Levis was the reality TV shocker
02:19 that nobody saw coming.
02:21 As fans recall, Tom and Raquel started getting
02:24 a little closer than friends,
02:26 and it led to them sneaking around.
02:28 - I don't give a (beep) about (beep) Raquel!
02:31 Your friendship is (beep) bull (beep)
02:35 - No, it's not!
02:36 - Yes, it is!
02:37 - No, it's (beep) not!
02:37 - It's bull (beep)
02:38 - You know everything!
02:39 - It's disgusting!
02:40 - Hey, everybody.
02:41 - You are disgusting.
02:42 - This person knows everything.
02:43 - Your friendship with Raquel is disgusting.
02:47 - While Tmariana was seen red during "Scandaval,"
02:50 everybody else was seen pink in 2023
02:53 with the release of "The Barbie Movie."
02:55 - Can I come to your house tonight?
02:57 - Sure.
02:58 I don't have anything big planned,
02:59 just a giant blowout party with all the Barbies
03:01 and planned choreography and a bespoke song.
03:03 You should stop by.
03:04 - So cool.
03:05 - The film was a massive hit,
03:07 bringing in $1.4 billion globally,
03:10 the highest ever for a live action movie
03:13 by a female director.
03:14 And don't forget "Oppenheimer."
03:16 The two films' stark contrast
03:18 led to the viral meme-worthy crossover "Barbenheimer,"
03:22 the joy of the internet.
03:24 And with one month left of 2023,
03:26 there's still plenty of time
03:28 for more viral pop culture moments.
03:30 And you know we'll be watching for them.
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