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>> reporter: from tv shakeups to relationship breakups 2016 was a year full of scandals and tragedies. no tv show makes noise like the "walking dead." sent twitter into a frenzy with the seventh-season premier death of fan favorite glen. the news had been teased for months and the big reveal left many viewers tuning out for good. ♪ ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> christina grimmies unlikely death had all of hollywood paying their condolences to the 22-year-old singer, a young talent ...

Bowl performance that found the singer making a much bigger political statement than she ever has before. beyonce got the entire industry talking when for the second time in a row, she released a surprise visual album calling "lemonade." she ended 2016 racking up nine grammy nominations, including album of the year. >> not that rich, not that charitable or he has never paid taxes in his life. >> warm, warm, warmer. >> nothing got people talk mortgage than the presidential election. snl stand-ups...

A new release, hbo special and o slot at the super bowl all surrounded the best event of the year for some fans. >> beyonce, done. >> i love the music. and jay-z, and beyonce, i just think they are the power couple. ♪ ♪ treat her better >> to be sure adele remained a force to be reckoned with and plenty of others were fighting for the spotlight. toef lowe, arianna grande.

Yet. but thats on my to do list. >> and some old tech said farewell. those making cassette reporters stopped. worst question? now what do you do with all those tapes in your basement. >> in the world of entertainment, ringling brothers retired their elephants, ending more than a censutury of elephas of the worlds largest land mammals. on the radio -- >> saturdays will never be the same.. ♪ im past patiently wasting im waiting every expectation ♪ >> i broadway, "hamilton".. >> can a brother b...

♪ so baby pull me closer >> im kind of upset with that song closer" by the chain smokers. >> and black beats by ray shreamer. >>. ♪ if i was you id want to be me too ♪ ♪ >> no flash in the pan came from meghan trainor. >> she found a sound. shes like a lighter beyonce. >> ♪ i cant help loving myself" i dont need anybody else ♪ >> they dont let sad people on white pop stations anymore.

2017. >> boycotting mr. trumps inauguration based on so-called principles. why didnt stars like beyonce have problems dictating for dictators like muammar qaddafi? ♪ ♪

For her from katy perry. the list goes on and on. beyonce, do the american people even care that the a. listers wont be there for the inauguration? if anything it might benefit him. >> exactly. its an opportunity that they have missed. that they could have gone to this inauguration. they could have presented their message. it could have been a moment to heal the nation. theres been so much talk about bringing the nation today after all these divides brought out by the election. instead, they are...

Sissies and that, quote: if donald trump were still just a regular old billionaire and threw a party at trump tower in new york city, celebrities would be lined up out the door, and the most famous artists in the world would be pining for a chance to perform. kiss, celinety on, elton john, garth brooks, ice t, andrea bocelli and kanye west all reportedly turned down the president-elect. oh, no. yet other liberal stars like jennifer lopez, beyonce and usher, they have performed at or attended eve...

Kadaffi, beyonce, usher, they were happy to perform for him. >> we have that list. >> they performed beyonce, usher, mariah carey, nelly furtado and 50 cent. they havent been involved in this trump deal but they did perform for him. nicki minaj and mariah carey. what message do you take from that? they take the money from dictators. but people are outraged about the possibility of performing for a republican president. >> the message here is that celebrities like beyonce and usher are utter hypo...

Muhammad ali. race and identity seem to remain throughout the year front and center both in the campaign trump won by playing on those themes as well as sports and pop cull cur. beyonce aligning herself with the black lives matter veme in her super bowl halftime performance that seemed to pay tribute to the black panther party. colin kaepernick refusing to stand the very next season for the playing of the national anthem. sandwiched between the hip hop musical "hamilton" nominated for a record s...