Pop culture on Twitter in 2021: Rauw Alejandro and Rosalía's kiss, El Canto del Loco, #FreeBritney, and more

As every year, social networks are filled with memes and all kinds of messages that end up becoming real milestones. How could it be less, Twitter has gathered a large number of them.

Now that the countdown to 2022 has begun, It is worth taking a look back and remembering some of the moments and events that the platform has left us this year. Thanks to the data that Twitter has collected, we have a summary of some milestones related to pop culture that we have found in this social network.

“To prepare the annual report for the Year on Twitter, internal data from the platform has been used from January 1, 2021 to November 15, 2021. Specifically, for data on pop culture, internal data was used, at the local level and globally, of the tweets with the greatest interaction (Top RT, Top Likes, Top Hashtags, Top QT, Top Personas) within the category of pop culture “, Twitter sources explain.

Rosalía, Rauw Alejandro, Ibai Llanos and the kiss at LOS40 Music Awards 2021 Illes Balears

Not only was it one of the highlights of the most recent edition of our awards, but it also became one of the most talked about events of that night on Twitter. So much so that the conversation regarding Rauw Alejandro and Rosalía increased by 680% that day compared to the same day the previous week. Tweets with GIFs increased by 125% and videos by 2,990%.

#FreeBritney

The legal freedom of Britney Spears in front of his father has also been one of the most talked about pop culture topics of this 2021. In fact, according to the Twitter report, the movement’s hashtag has generated more than 84,000 tweets in our country alone. “The country where this hashtag has obtained the greatest relevance is the United States,” he explains. It is not surprising considering that it is the cradle of this movement. There they have accumulated more than 2.5 million tweets.

#FreeBritney movement / Chelsea Guglielmino (Getty Images)

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The return? by El Canto del Loco

When Dani Martin started warming up engines for the launch of No, it does not come back, Twitter was revolutionized. In October, it announced a possible comeback for the group and generated more than 125,000 tweets. The highest conversation peak was on October 4 with a total of 82,000 tweets. The tweet with the most retweets was the following:

Love and heartbreak

The year has also been characterized by the breakups and returns of some of the most pop couples on the scene. Without going any further, the end of the relationship of Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes has marked a before and after in his fans. On November 18 they made it public and a peak of conversation was found on Twitter in Spain. The conversation increased by 3,500% compared to the same day of the previous week.

But that is not all. The return of Jennifer Lopez y Ben Affleck it has also been a milestone. On June 13, a video was published confirming the rumors and the conversation that day increased by 297% compared to the same day the previous week.