By newsfirstusa 
2024 wasn’t all “Wicked.”
The life attracts to a alike with the movie dominating the box office and discourse upcoming a advertising blitz that noticed stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande grace not just premieres, however the Oscars, Met Gala and Olympics too.
It was once a long way from the one spectacle of the life, which showcased the continued dominance of Taylor Swift, the ascendance of Chappell Roan and the Oscar triumphs of cherished stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy.
Track was once a throughline for the life, whether or not it was once Lady Gaga’s “Joker 2” transformation,Dua Lipa’s “Radical Optimism” or all the ones “Wicked”-inspired sing-alongs.
Rapid would possibly not have defied gravity, however stretched time and space in a single pace with journeys from the Grammys to performances in Japan and later Las Vegas, in week to cheer on and proclaim boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Tremendous Bowl win.
Leisure and politics collided during the summer season and fall upcoming Kamala Harris become the Democratic presidential nominee, culminating within the vp joining comedian Maya Rudolph on “Saturday Night Live” in her marketing campaign’s latter days.
Rudolph taking part in Harris on “SNL” wasn’t the life’s handiest throwback — Francis Ford Coppola and Jerry Seinfeld returned to pink carpets with pastime initiatives (one a contemporary Roman parable and the alternative about cereal), era Heidi Klum and her husband transformed into E.T. for her Halloween extravaganza.
With Swift’s tour winding down and the Oscars race missing a “Barbenheimer” past, what’s there to look ahead to in 2025? Neatly, “Wicked Part Two,” for one.