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Not every music video can feature dramatic, sweeping crane shots of snow-capped mountains and sullen, pensive stars precariously perched atop a cliff. Or naughty surprised faces and kinda-sexy come-hither winks. And not everyone can writhe around in body paint like Beyonce can or baffle us like Lady Gaga. Some of our favorite music videos of 2011 went straight for the LOLs using parody, satire, good old-fashioned sight gags and intentionally bad overacting. Here, in no particular order, are some of the, well, funniest funny videos of 2011.

+ Katy Perry, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)" -- If Katy Perry had only given us Rebecca Black, it would've been enough for us. But she packed her "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" video with over-the-top cameos, including Kenny G blowing sax on a roof, Deborah Gibson and Corey Feldman AND HANSON!

+ Chromeo, "When The Night Falls" -- We're pretty sure that you can't get pregnant just by LOOKING at Chromeo's Dave 1 and P-Thugg... or CAN you? Regardless, the kid is not my son, but Chromeo better be ready to shell out thousands in child support.

+ Jessie J, "Who's Laughing Now" -- In her Emil Nava-directed video, lil Jessie J goes back to school and draws strength from bullies and haters while real Jessie J, posed as a lunch lady in serious need of a makeover, hits back with a raised middle finger and the best revenge of them: BEING FAMOUS BEING AND PAID.

+ Ke$ha, "Blow" -- Unicorns, Muenster cheese and Ke$ha are pretty much all you need to create organic hilarity, but Ke$ha totally raised the bar when she killed -- and mounted! -- James Van Der Beek.

+ Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf" -- A-Trak and Armand Van Helden LITERALLY turn into d***heads in Keith Schofield's ragingly inappropriate, howlingly hilarious "Big Bad Wolf" video. But they find love, so it's almost sweet, right?

+ Beastie Boys, "Make Some Noise" -- Elijah Wood's Ad-Rock impression is scary-good. But Danny McBride as MCA and the Beasties' musical history in cameo form is almost genius.

+ Black Keys "Lonely Boy"-- If you thought that one continuous shot of a man dancing outside of a motel wouldn't be funny, then you thought way way wrong.

+ We The Kings, "Friday Is Forever/ Rebecca Black 'Friday' Mashup" -- Sometimes the funniest videos are the cheapest. And we mean that lovingly, We The Kings. Their "Friday Is Forever" video is a mashup of Rebecca Black's "Friday" and a bizarro joyride with Black Swan, Ke$ha, and Charlie Sheen all in the same car.

+ Foo Fighters, "Walk" -- Dave Grohl is fed up with just about everything, pulls a Michael-Douglas-in-"Falling-Down," minus the super unfortunate haircut, plus the unsatisfying cheeseburger, ends up tased. Guitars, not guns!

Check out more of the funniest music videos of 2011 after the jump!

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The 2011 MTV VMA nominees have been announced, and Katy Perry might want to start drafting a VMA acceptance speech, because she's nominated for an extraordinary NINE VMAs, including Best Pop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Art Direction, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Special Effects for "E.T." featuring Kanye West, and Video Of The Year and Best Female Video for "Firework," as well as Best Cinematography for "Teenage Dream." No big deal or anything.

But Katy Perry's not the only star who could be walking out with more than a couple Moonmen on VMA night. Adele earned seven VMA nominations for her smash hit song "Rolling In The Deep." Adele's VMA nominations include Video Of The Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing.

Kanye West can proudly claim six VMA nominations for "All Of The Lights" and "Power," while Bruno Mars has been honored with four VMA nominations for Video of The Year, Best Male Video, Best Pop Video and Best Choreography.

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It's Friday, Friday, gotta flash back on Friday... Sorry. OK, it's time once again for Flashback Friday, wherein I dig through MTV.com's video vaults to bring you still-awesome videos from the past. In honor of the impending long weekend of fireworks, barbecues, patriotism and indigestion, I bring you a video by a great American rap group with fireworks galore... of the linguistic and cinematic variety. Yes, the Beastie Boys' epic video for their epic 1994 single, "Sabotage."

The first single off their fourth studio album, Ill Communication, "Sabotage" was immediately loved by critics and fans alike for its appealing blend of rock instrumentation, turntable scratches, and totally, maniacally unhinged screamo rapping. A big song called for a big video, and legendary director Spike Jonze was up to the task. In an homage to 1970s crime shows, the Boys each played a character on a mock TV show called "Sabotage," and they utilized all the chutzpah, intrigue, and hairpieces one could hope for from the fun-loving Brooklyn B-boys.

The video was a huge hit, garnering five nominations at the 1994 MTV VMAs, but due to a freaky preponderance of awesome videos that year, it didn't win in any of the categories. We rectified that injustice at the 2009 VMAs, when it won a special award for "Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)." Anyway, the group didn't seem to mind that much, as the song peaked at No. 18 on Billboard's modern rock charts.

Watch the Beastie Boys' epic "Sabotage" video below and marvel at its timeless retro-coolness.

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The wait is finally over! After months of ruthless taunting and teasing -- dropping still photos, video previews and celebrity cameo hints -- "Fight For Your Right (Revisited)," the Beastie Boys' 30-minute short film and follow-up to 1986's "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)," is ready for your viewing pleasure.

We've already told you about the all-star cast of actors and actresses who crop up in the video, but in addition to the debauched limo rides and bodega break-ins, we finally get the full plot. The titular party in the 1986 song is still raging when MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D slink out of the house, escape questioning from concerned parents Stanley Tucci and Susan Sarandon (LOL!!) and go on a rampage of New York City. Businessmen are scared. Restaurants? Destroyed. Drugs consumed. Just another day for 1986-era Beasties.

The crux of the movie is a dance showdown with the group's future selves, played by John C. Reilly, Jack Black and Will Ferrell, who turn out to be just as inept as their younger versions (Seth Rogen, Danny McBride and Elijah Wood). While we see some ridiculous moves from both generations, we weren't prepared for the bodily fluid battle that subsequently ensues. Luckily, three cops, played by the real Beasties, are there to bust it up. But once the stream starts, it's kinda too late.

The group ends the movie with the teaser "To be continued. Check back in 25 years." By that point, the members will be in their 70s, and the unintentional bodily fluid discharges may not be so funny. But enjoy for now!

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+ Eminem, the Foo Fighters and Coldplay are confirmed to headline this year's Lollapalooza. Other performers include Buzzworthy faves Lykke Li, Crystal Castles, Best Coast and Kid Cudi, to name a few. (MTV News)

+ Boo! No junk food or ice cream backstage on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale tour! Also on her rider: humidifiers at every arena and Michael Jackson's albums playing repeatedly in her dressing room. (Buzznet)

+ Ugh, we're so sick of all of these perfect photos of Beyoncé. Totally JK. Even in these ads for ridiculous looking headphones, Bey somehow still looks impeccable. (ONTD)

+ The Beastie Boys: the gift that won't stop giving. Listen to their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, in full, streaming now on their website. (Rolling Stone)

+ The funny men of The Lonely Island aren't just bringing the LOLZ. Their latest album, Turtleneck & Chain , features some seriously heavy hitters: Rihanna, Akon, Justin Timberlake, and Beck, among others. Check out the full track listing here. (Idolator)

+ After recently being named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Bruno Mars has another reason to celebrate. His debut album, Doo Wops & Hooligans, was just certified platinum. (Rap-Up)

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Beastie Boys have always had a fondness for pop culture and nostalgia. Now, they're looking inward on the new video for "Make Some Noise," the first single off their heavily anticipated eighth album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2., Doubling as an extended trailer for "Fight For Your Right Revisited," the 22-minute short film, directed by group member MCA, recently premiered at Sundance. "Make Some Noise" features Elijah Wood, Danny McBride and Seth Rogen as younger, more hellacious (but just as hilarious) versions of their former selves. Given the group's bad boy past, we're guessing it's not too far from the truth.

The Beastie Boy doppelgängers break into bodegas to steal beer, crash fancy restaurants and guzzle champagne in white limousines with ladies of, uh, questionable virtue, before facing off against their biggest challenge: their older selves. As John C. Reilly, Jack Black and Will Ferrell step out of a DeLorean, an intergenerational battle is set up before fading to black. Damn you and your clever end points, MCA! Guess we'll just have to see the movie to see how this one ends.

The "Make Some Noise" video features a steady stream of star spottings, with a stream of cameos by some of our favorite TV and movie actors, including Will Arnett, Orlando Bloom, Steve Buscemi, David Cross, Ted Danson, Kirsten Dunst, Will Ferrell, Rashida Jones, Amy Poehler, Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Sevigny, Mary Steenburgen and Rainn Wilson. And yes, that's Susan Sarandon. Dudes have the hottest cell phone contact list in the game right now.

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1.) Celine Dion thinks Britney Spears should join her out in Vegas. Like, at shows, not like, playing craps. (EW)

2.) Wondering about those weird bones protruding from Lady Gaga's face? They're not fake. She told Harper's Bazaar mag that they're her bones, OK? She was born that way. (Harper's Bazaar)

3.) This mashup of Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and Britney's "Till The World Ends" is brillz. But if you find yourself waiting for Britney's turn to sing, SPOILER ALERT: She doesn't. (Buzzfeed)

4.) Hey, here is a little personality test: Which band do you like more, Nirvana or Coldplay? If you said Nirvana you're more likely to put out on a first date (at least according to this). If you said Coldplay, then you're probably the type to hold out for a ring. Pop psychology FTW! (AV Club)

5.) THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! The track listing for the New Kids On The Block/Backstreet Boys aka NKOTBSB greatest hits album has been decided by you guys, the fans. (Idolator)

6.) So much new Beastie Boys stuff! First there was the "Fight For Your Right (Revisited)" trailer, starring Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood and Danny McBride, and that came out last week. Then, Monday there was the new track "Make Some Noise" -- and it was AMAZING -- and now there is another mini track "Tadlock's Glasses" that is also amazing, but in a mini-er way. (Consequence Of Sound)

7.) Even though they're not even a band anymore, The White Stripes are pulling a Tupac and releasing a live album and DVD. (Pitchfork)

8.) You know who REALLY like sweaters? DRAKE! Drake really, really likes sweaters. Just look at 'em all! (NYmag)

9.) I love the choreography in Beyoncé's "Move Your Body" anti-obesity campaign SO HARD. It includes the Dougie, the RUNNING MAN, the "Single Ladies" deep dip/pelvis grindy thing...like, these are all of my BEST MOVES! Aaaand it's for an amazing and fun cause? Couldn't possibly get any better than that. (TheBoombox)

10.) Finally, someone has made the Harry Potter series palatable for business school graduates! You will find the following meme funny if you (A) have earned an MBA, (B) know what SEO means, or (C) blindly enjoy all things Boy Wizard. (Buzzfeed)

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+ Lady Gaga recently wrapped production of her video for her next single "Judas," and the result is "going to shock the world," says Gaga's creative director Laurieann Gibson. (MTV News)

+ The Beastie Boys have released a star-studded trailer for their upcoming 30-minute film "Fight For Your Right (Revisited)." Um, have we mentioned the Beastie Boys are the best? (Rap-Up)

+ Beyonce is reportedly bringing in 200 African dancers to incorporate some of their native dance moves into her video for her first single off her upcoming album. "Single Ladies" part two? (ONTD)

+ Rapper, producer and luxury scarf designer? Kanye West will release his own line of silk scarfs inspired by his latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Here's hoping they're SFW. (Digital Spy)

+ It happened, y'all -- Britney Spears' Femme Fatale officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart this week, making the release Britney's sixth No. 1 album. (Neon Limelight)

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You know you missed them. But your prayers will be answered when the original white boys of rap, The Beastie Boys, drop a new album on May 3 called Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, the eighth album in their extensive discography. A new track, "Make Some Noise," recently surfaced. You can listen to it on their blog, where Mike D writes, "This wasn’t really part of the plan, but since this track is out there we wanted to let you hear it here first, or maybe second." Sounds like the boys, who are now grown men, are well aware that, in 2011, nobody's waiting outside a Sam Goody at midnight to hear an album anymore.

We realize it may be premature to drape the legendary NYC outfit in praise, but what the hell? We'll do it anyway, since the song is so effing good. "Make Some Noise" brings to mind both the Beasties' early "party music" from the Licensed To Ill era, as well as a good amount of sonic similarity to their flawless work on Ill Communication.

If "Make Some Noise" is any indication, The Beastie Boys have reached a post-perfection pinnacle (as in, they've passed the point of perfection). They're playing in that unknown space few artists have gone when they've mastered their craft and keep moving forward. And they're reached the point where they're marrying their signature sound of rock-inspired ram jams with headbanging party anthems that don't make you feel stupid or too old for headbanging.

+ Listen to The Beastie Boys "Make Same Noise."

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+ The Grammy Awards are getting skinnier. Among other changes, the Recording Academy announced it's trimming its usual 109 categories down to 78. (MTV News)

+ Some girls have all the luck. Taylor Swift was spotted on a date with TRON:Legacy actor Garrett Hedlund. (TheFABlife)

+ New Beastie Boys! Check out their latest single, "Make Some Noise," off of their long-awaited upcoming album Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2. (Rolling Stone)

+ Along with Mariah Carey, Pink is also very pregnant. The singer was spotting shopping in Malibu looking seconds away from popping. (ICYDK)

+ Rumors are swirling again about Lady Gaga possibly marrying her on-again/off-again boyfriend Luc Carl. We can't even begin to imagine what that wedding dress might look like. (ONTD)

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