A Year in Music 2012 (Season 4, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 30 min | Music

A Year in Music

2012 (Season 4, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 30 min | Music

One Direction is the newest boy band phenom; Rihanna becomes "Unapologetic"; "Gangnam Style" takes over; the world loses Whitney Houston and Donna Summer, but 2Pac comes back to 'life'.

Writers

Annette M. Bettin (as Annette Bettin) | Michael Seligman

Producer

Caitlin Ackelson

Cinematographer

Jim VanVranken

Editors

Travis Ford | Tyler Merkel

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Updated May 16, 2021

Release date

May 16, 2021 (United States)

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Elizabeth Lzzy Mae Hale Self - Host (as Lzzy Hale) Self - Host (as Lzzy Hale) See fewer	Thunder Force (2021)
Adele Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Beastie Boys Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Real Steel (2011)
Justin Bieber Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
Lana Del Rey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Gatsby (2013)
Dr. Dre Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Mikky Ekko Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Lady Gaga Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Gotye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Gatsby (2013)
Whitney Houston Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Carly Rae Jepsen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Carly Rae Jepsen: Call Me Maybe (2011)
Alicia Keys Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Wiz Khalifa Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Furious 7 (2015)
Kimbra Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Thelma (2017)
Mary Lambert Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
Ryan Lewis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest Showman (2017)
The Lumineers Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Macklemore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tammy (2014)
Maroon 5 Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Bruno Mars Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Nicki Minaj Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Other Woman (2014)
Frank Ocean Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Safe House (2012)
One Direction Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	One Direction: What Makes You Beautiful (2011)
Katy Perry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Smurfs (2011)
Psy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Psy: Gangnam Style (2012)
Rihanna Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battleship (2012)
Tupac Shakur Self (archive footage) (as 2PAC) Self (archive footage) (as 2PAC) See fewer	Juice (1992)
Snoop Dogg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Donna Summer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Taylor Swift Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023)
Wanz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tammy (2014)