Puzzles, Verzuz and a Provocateur Named Ziwe: 36 Breakout Stars of 2020

Doomscrolling? Not here. By this point in December, after the long and especially tortuous roller coaster that was 2020, there’s no need to recap any of the terrible, no good, very bad headlines of the past 12 months. Instead, why not focus on the people, pairs and phenoms that emerged to delight, soothe and sometimes challenge audiences across the entertainment landscape? Sounds like a much better time, so buckle up for pop culture’s boldest breakouts, in no particular order (sharing 31 spots with 36 in total) …