Apologies to Kanye, but while Beyoncé had some great videos over the last 10 years, none of them were quite strong enough to make this list. And hold on just a minute, Taylor Swift—that goes for you, too. Mr. West, though—childish public outbursts aside—did land a couple videos on our list.

Two months ago, for a moment there, it seemed all of America was debating or lampooning the VMAs debacle. Soon after the chatter died down, though—after Paste let everybody finish—it wasn't long before we got busy scouring the Web, trying to compile an unequivocally amazing list of the best videos of the aughties.

In a decade defined more by fragmentation and the rise of the niche than anything else, there were no longer two or three definitive outlets for the music video like there had been in the past. For the first time, videos often went straight to the web and were available on countless sites with large and small audiences, and while this was happening, budgets for videos got a lot smaller, too. But after watching hours and hours of videos, we discovered that this didn't mean people stopped making incredible videos. Here's proof...
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I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that whoever wrote this article is a huge Jack White fan. We approve, but obvsly more input is needed.
SO ONTD ~~MUSIC VIDEO POST~~ post your faves of the decade and discuss!!

While we're all sick of year/decade in review lists, here are two videos which are much easier to handle.



Year in review video by JibJab.



United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)
A Mashup of the Top 25 Hits of 2009, according to Billboard.


( List of artists in Blame it on Pop video )

TMZ Falls For JFK Photo Hoax
Photo that "could have changed history" actually from a Playboy shoot



DECEMBER 28--In a colossal screw-up, the gossip web site TMZ.com today published a photo purporting to show John F. Kennedy frolicking on a yacht with a harem of naked women--except that the image actually appeared as part of a November 1967 Playboy photo spread, The Smoking Gun has learned. The TMZ hoax was billed as an "exclusive" featuring a photo that "could have altered world events" had it surfaced prior to his presidential campaign. "It could have torpedoed his run, and changed world history," the site added.

In reality, the photo appeared in story about Playboy's "Charter Yacht Party: How to Have a Ball on the Briny with an Able-Bodied Complement of Ship's Belles." As seen in the below page from the November 1967 issue, the Playboy photo is in color. The "Exclusive" TMZ image is the same photo, just reproduced in black and white. According to the web site, the photo was "eventually given to a man who owned a car dealership on the East coast. The man kept it in a drawer for years, and would brag to friends he had an image of JFK on a boat with naked women. The man died 10 years ago and one of his sons inherited the photo."

The gossip site offered no further details about the photo's provenance or what they paid for the photo. The site noted that "we believe the photo was taken in the mid-1950s," likely while Kennedy was on a two-week "Mediterranean boating trip" with his brother Ted and Senator George Smathers. TMZ claimed to have consulted with "multiple experts," including a forensic photo expert and two unnamed JFK biographers, as it sought to confirm that the late president was photographed surrounded by a quartet of naked women. According to the caption accompanying the Playboy photo spread, four couples were enjoying themselves on a trip to Petit Rameau, an island in the Grenadines. As "Andy" sunned himself on deck, "Elaine" dove naked into the water while "Roxanna" provocatively shimmied up a ladder.



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lol TMZ, you fail.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz forgets Chicago co-star's name while being interviewed on TV



ASHLEE SIMPSON-WENTZ was left red-faced on live U.S. TV on Thursday - after forgetting the name of her leading man in Broadway musical CHICAGO.

The singer-turned-actress made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart on November 30.

And, after almost a month of performances, Simpson-Wentz was tongue-tied when asked to recall her co-star Brent Barrett, the actor who plays Billy Flynn, during a segment on breakfast programme, The Today Show.

Embarrassed, the star appeared desperate to remember the name, but instead excused herself: "Oh my god! Names, names, names, names, names."

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Oh Ashlee. And it wasn't just forgetting a name. It's someone she's been working closely with for some time. "I forget names all the time" is no excuse lol

Via Gawker.

We were worried that naming Joe Francis Gawker's Douche of the Decade might go to the drunk-girls-with-low-self-esteem kingpin's head. Would he simply rest on his laurels and give up the pursuit of douche perfection? Luckily, Francis has not failed us.

Last night, Francis emailed a nastygram (with a prize inside!) to our vacationing overlord Nick Denton, myself, three attorneys (Cyrus J. Nownejad, Brad Brian, David P. Schack), and for good measure two media contacts: Mike Waters, the news manager at TMZ, and Richard Johnson, the editor of the New York Post's Page Six. Francis is threatening to file lawsuit today over his Douche of the Decade award, claiming that he's lost a $10 million contract because we used the word "rapist" in the bio accompanying the prize. (Last week, when Francis' company lawyer Terry Yeom wrote his own letter, this mysterious lost bit of business only amounted to $4 million.) Here's the missive in full:

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Venture Bros. will be splitting its fourth season into two parts, but don’t start complaining yet—since each half-season will be broken up into eight episodes you’ll get an extra three Venture-centric entries in the series than you get from the usual 13-episode arc. We sat down with Venture Bros. creator Jackson Publick to get the lowdown on the new season, the show’s origins, and other things so secret that Brock Sampson would have to kill you if you told another living soul.

( Jackson Publick is a gentleman's gentleman. He is ladies man and a man's man. I would let him use my body like a play ground or a jungle gym... or a Slip N' Slide. )

A 30 seconds preview of the acoustic version of World behind my wall





The single will be out on January 22.


11 and a half questions with Tokio Hotel



( behind the scenes, dog walking and general wunderbar-ness )

Amy Winehouse is suffering from nervous exhaustion after she collapsed her home. The singer was treated by a doctor who was called out over Christmas.

A source close to Amy, 26, said she already had a serious chest infection before the stress of her recent arrest by police also took its toll.

The pal said: "She's been told to keep a low profile and fully recuperate. She has been feeling very ill of late and had a funny turn at home. She is quite unwell and exhausted after recent events but is soldiering on."

Amy's pals insist she is not drinking too much or taking drugs.

The source said: "She's doing her best to concentrate on her music and not become embroiled in drugs again. Her new songs are amazing but will be on the back burner until she feels better."

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More Spider-Man rumors.



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Watch it at Apple.com for standard and many HD versions.
Nolanfans.com has it in standard for those who can't view it at Apple.com.

Once it is uploaded to Youtube I will add it to the post.


Sources: Apple trailers, Inceptionmovie.com

renaissance2010
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With New Years in the offing, it's an ideal time to reflect on past accomplishments, make peace with disappointments, and refocus the lens on future goals. This community welcomes you to create a bucket list of 101 things you plan to accomplish in the next 1,001 days. Offering support, guidance, and inspiration, this is a great way to jumpstart those pesky resolutions.

Trina has some words for “Wack a*s Hoes”… Flip it to peep a video of the “Diamond Princess” going hard on Khia…


She sure does sound pretty angry. Khia must’ve f*cked her man or something. SMH.

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Guess who was shopping at Barney's New York on 12/27/09? (More pictures & source under the cut)
( Someone's watching over me )

 
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This is from her new album 'The Sea' which will be released in Febuary 2010. Her eponymous debut was released in 2006. She released songs like 'Put Your Records On' and 'Like A Star'. She performed with John Legend and John Mayer at the 2007 Grammy Awards.

Her husband died last year too, in case you were interested idk. I like the song. It's pretty.

MONDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

How was your weekend? Did you do a buncha stuff?