2014

• A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
• American Authors – “Best Day of My Life”
• Ariana Grande - "Break Free"
• Calvin Harris – “Summer”
• Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
• Clean Bandit – “Rather Be”
• Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
• Enrique Iglesias – “Bailando
• Idina Menzel – “Let It Go”
• Jason Derulo ft 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
• Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
• John Legend – “All of Me”
• Katy Perry – “Dark Horse”
• Magic! – “Rude”
• Maroon 5 – “Animals”
• Maroon 5 – “Maps”
• Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
• One Direction – “Story of My Life”
• One Republic – “Counting Stars”
• Passenger – “Let Her Go”
• Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
• Pitbull ft Kesha – “Timber”
• Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
• Sia – “Chandelier”
• Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
• Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”

• Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Captain America 2
• The Hobbit III
• The Lego Movie
• Transformers IV
• Maleficent
• Dawn of Planet of the Apes
• Amazing Spiderman 2
• 22 Jump Street
• Interstellar
• Divergent

• The 100
• Chicago PD
• Gotham
• Scorpion
• NCIS: New Orleans
• Black-ish
• The Flash
• How to Get Away with Murder

• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Super Fun Night
• Psych
• Hostages
• Revolution
• Kitchen Nightmares

• Season: San Juan del Sur
• Nine pairs of new players, each with a pre-existing relationship
• Winner: Natalie Anderson
• Votes: Natalie (5), Jaclyn (2), Missy (1)

• Season: Cagayan
• Location: Philippines
• Winner: Tony Vlachos
• Runner-up: Yung "Woo" Hwang

• Winner: Caleb Johnson
• Runner-up: Jena Irene
• Keith Urban returned as judge, although Randy Jackson moved from judging panel to mentor
• Jennifer Lopez returned as a judge
• former mentor Harry Connick Jr joined the panel

• Winner: Craig Wayne Boyd
• Runner-up: Matt McAndrew
• Coaches:
• • Blake Shelton*
  • Adam Levine
  • Gwen Stefani
  • Pharrell Williams

• Winner: Josh Kaufman
• Runner-up: Jake Worthington
• Coaches:
• • Usher*
  • Shakira
  • Adam Levine
  • Blake Shelton

• Robin Williams - actor, comedian, in "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Night at the Museum"
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - actor, in "Hunger Games"
• Oscar de la Renta - designer, known for dressing Hollywood leading ladies in extravagant gowns for the red carpet
• Joan Rivers - blunt, tart-tongued celebrity and talk show host
• Sir Richard Attenborough - actor, in "Jurassic Park"
• Lauren Bacall - star of class Hollywood cinema, known for distinctive voice and sultry looks
• James Garner - actor, in "The Notebook"
• Casey Kasem - "American Top 40" radio host, hosted the weekend show for nearly 40 years
• Ann B. Davis - actress, best known as the housekeeper on "The Brady Bunch"
• Bob Hoskins - played one of the dwarves in "Snow White and the Huntsman" (2012) 
• James Rebhorn - actor, "Independence Day" (1996)
• Shirley Temple - singing and dancing child star in the late 1930s 

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The prospect of a 747 plane filled with passengers disappearing from the sky seemed like a fictitious plotline from a television show until March 8 when a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur destined for Beijing vanished. No crash site, debris or sign of any of the 239 missing people on board have ever been found and the search continues to this day.

July 17: Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down near the Ukrainian border. Though no one has ever been found formally responsible, American intelligence sources blame pro-Russian separatist forces using a surface-to-air missile for the deaths of all 298 people on board.

The Winter Olympics were held in February in Sochi, Russia. The Olympic hosts ended up winning both the most medals and the highest number of golds in the Sochi Games. The opening ceremony experienced a major lighting malfunction when only 4 out of the 5 Olympic rings turned on.

A North Korean group hacked Sony and released movies, and then private emails between studio executives and famous producers were leaked, wherein the executives insulted some A-list stars .

They also threatened violence if the movie "The Interview" was shown in movie theaters; Sony released the movie through YouTube the day before Christmas.

June 4 - Justin Bourque, a 24-year-old from Moncton shot 5 RCMP officers, killing 3 and severely injuring two. A manhunt was launched and continued overnight, lasting 28 hours until he was found.

April 16: a ferry boat carrying 476 people, mostly students from Danwon high School, capsized in the water south of Seoul. The vessel sent distress signals but the coast guard couldn't get to the ship in time. A total of 306 people died.

In horrific and barbaric attacks on the US, three American hostages were beheaded by ISIS in gruesome videos made public by the militant group. Videos were released of the following people being beheaded: US journalist James Foley, journalist Steven Sotloff, US vet Peter Kassig who was working as a humanitarian worker in Syria.

October 22 – In the shootings at Parliament Hill, a gunman shot and killed Canadian Forces soldier, Corporal Nathan Cirillo, at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. He then entered the Parliament buildings where he was killed by security forces. Ottawa's downtown core was put under lockdown during the search for a potential second shooter.

On July 17, Eric Garner died in Staten Island after a NYPD office put him in a chokehold. Video footage was released of the altercation showing that Garner's last words were, "I Can't Breathe." Since Garner death, protesters hit the streets through the US. 

After a 19-year career, Derek Jeter wore his #2 jersey for the last time at Fenway Park on September 28, when the Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-5. The 40-year-old Yankee Captain delivered an impressive ending to his last home game at Yankee Stadium Stadium on September 26, when he got the game-winning hit in his final at-bat.

August 11: age 63, suicide. Actor and comedian Robin Williams was known for his fast-paced, improvisational performance style and for his performances in films like "Good Will Hunting", "Dead Poets Society", and "Mrs. Doubtfire".

February 2: age 46, drug overdose. American actor, best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles; was in the Hunger Games series. He dies during production of "Mockingjay Part 2". He still appears in key scenes as rebel leader Plutarch but there was meant to be even more of him.