Posted on Sep 16, 2020

38 Pop Culture Moments That Happened In September 2010 That Feel Like Both Yesterday And 20 Years Ago

So much happened in that month that it wouldn't be out of place in 2020!

Brian Galindo

by Brian Galindo

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," feat. Rihanna...

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2. ...and Katy Perry's iconic bop "Teenage Dream" were the No. 1 songs in the country:

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3. Katy's album, Teenage Dream, also went No. 1, as did Sara Bareilles's Kaleidoscope Heart:

The cover for "Teenage Dream" which features a painting of Katy Perry lying down in pink clouds

The cover for "Kaleidoscope Heart" which features Sara Bareilles a mirror image of herself on both sides

4. Selena Gomez & the Scene released their second album, A Year Without Rain, while Kendrick Lamar dropped his fourth mixtape, Overly Dedicated:

The cover of "A Year Without Rain" featuring Selena Gomez looking over her shoulder

The cover for "Overly Dedicated" featuring a nude woman sitting down crosslegged and with an abstract head

5. Kylie Minogue released the music video for her now-classic dance track, "Get Outta My Way":

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6. Linkin Park's "The Catalyst" was the No. 1 alternative song in the country:

The CD single cover for "The Catalyst" which features just a black sun

7. Rihanna released "Only Girl (In the World)," the first single from her then-upcoming album, Loud...

The cover for "Only Girl (In the World)" featuring Rihanna with bright red hair sitting in a field and wrapped in a red gown

8. ...and she also released the album cover for Loud:

http://twitpic.com/2s9b2m - What up #RihannaNavy I've been busy being the "Only Girl In the World" wanna see more?!?!

9. The VMAs were held at the Nokia Theatre in LA, and Chelsea Handler was the host:

Chelsea Handler on stage wearing a doll house on her head and surrounded by shirtless back-up dancers

10. Taylor Swift performed her newest song, "Innocent":

Taylor Swift sitting on stage in a leather wingback chair with a guitar in her hand and a stage set that looks like an abounded house

11. And Lady Gaga created one of the most talked-about moments in VMA history when she wore the "meat dress":

A close up of Lady Gaga in the raw meat dress

A full body shot of Lady Gaga in the raw meat dress

12. Gaga also won Video of the Year for "Bad Romance," and when receiving the Moonman for it, announced that her next album would be called Born This Way — even singing a verse from the title track:

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13. Beyoncé joined Jay-Z on stage (at Yankee Stadium) during his and Eminem's The Home & Home Tour:

Beyonce onstage with Jay-Z standing a few feet behind her

14. Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest and Jonathan Franzen's Freedom topped the New York Times Best Seller list:

The silver cover for "The Girl Who" that features a few hornets scattered around it

The cover for "Freedom" that features the close up of blue jay with a lake and forest in the background

15. Apple released its second-generation Apple TV, which — aside from being the first to run on iOS — included Netflix integrated into it (unleashing the beginning of the streaming era):

A photo of second generation Apple TV with wires attached to it

16. Apple also released its sixth generation of the iPod Nano, which looked sorta like an Apple Watch:

A close-up of an iPod Nano on a wooden table

17. The New York Times reported that all those ads on YouTube were making the company some serious money and that it would actually make a profit:

A photo of a computer screen open to the YouTube homepage circa 2010

18. H&M announced that its next designer collaboration would be with Lanvin:

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19. Madonna and her daughter, Lourdes Leon, officially launched their juniors clothing line, Material Girl. And, in case you forgot, Taylor Momsen was the face of the line:

Lourdes Leon, Taylor Momsen, and Madonna posing on the red carpet even for it at Macy's flagship store in NYC

20. After months of speculation, Kara DioGuardi announced that she would no longer be a judge on American Idol and that she would be leaving the show:

A close-up of Kara DioGuardi at an event for BMI

21. And it was officially announced that Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez would be the new judges on American Idol:

Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson standing together at a press event to announce the new judges

22. Lindsay Lohan was booked in jail after she violated her probation by testing positive for a controlled substance — after serving less than a day, she was released on bail. She would check into rehab a few days later:

A mugshot of Lindsay Lohan

23. Gloria Stuart (who played old Rose in Titanic) died at age 100:

A photo of Gloria Stuart as Rose in "Titanic"

24. LFO's Rich Cronin died at age 36, after having leukemia for several years:

A close-up shot of Rich with frosted tips at Z-100 event in the early 2000s

25. And Eddie Fisher died at age 82 from complications from hip surgery. While he was a huge star in the 1950s, he is probably most remembered today for being Carrie Fisher's father and for leaving America's sweetheart, Debbie Reynolds, for her BFF Elizabeth Taylor (who had been married to his BFF, Mike Todd — who tragically died in a plane crash):

A photo of Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher, and Debbie Reynolds at a party in 1958

26. Seth Rogen announced that he was engaged to his girlfriend of six years, Lauren Miller:

Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen on a red carpet for a fundraiser in 2010

27. Elisabeth Moss filed for divorce from Fred Armisen — the two had been married less than a year:

Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss walking into the White House Correspondence dinner in 2010

28. Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem revealed that they were expecting their first child:

A photo of Penelope Cruz gazing at Javier Bardem

29. It was announced that Darren Criss would be joining Glee as a series regular and that Gwyneth Paltrow would guest star on it:

Darren Criss wearing a red bowtie and v-neck sweater at a Kiss 102.7 Jingle Ball in 2010

A close-up photo of Gwyneth Paltrow on the Iron Man 2 red carpet

30. Glee also aired its highly anticipated Britney Spears–themed episode:

A photo of Heather Morris and Britney Spears recreating the almost kiss between her and Madonna from the "Me Against the Music" music video

31. Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox had a mini-Friends reunion on Courteney's show, Cougar Town:

A promotional photo of Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston sitting on outside staircase

32. Mike & Molly and the reboot of Hawaii Five-0 were among the TV shows that made their debut that month:

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33. As did $h! My Dad Says*, which, in case you forgot, was based on a Twitter account:

A promotional photo from "$h*! My Dad Says" of William Shatner looking angrily at actor Jonathan Sadowski

34. The soap opera As the World Turns ended after being on the air for 54 years:

A screenshot of a globe sitting on a desk in a dark room

35. The Venice Film Festival happened — with Black Swan being the movie that opened the festival, and Sofia Coppola taking home the Golden Lion for the Best Film In Competition for her movie, Somewhere:

Sofia Coppla in a green dress and holding her Golden Lion

36. It was announced that Disney was making a live-action remake of Mulan and that Ziyi Zhang would play Mulan:

Zhang Ziyi smiling at a event in Tokyo as she holds a bouquet of red roses

37. Machete, Easy A, and The Town were among the movies released into theaters:

The movie poster for Matchete, Easy A, and The Town

38. And finally, Duck Sauce released their music video for "Barbra Streisand" and it was like a Pitchfork wet dream:

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