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When VH1 asked me if I'd like to be one of those talking head people on their "Top 40 Music Video Countdown Of 2010," I answered their question with two of my own. The first: Does Miley Cyrus rip a mean bong? The second: What time should I be there?

Tonight, you can watch me--and a bunch of other music experts, funny people and people with enough patience to sit in front of a green screen for three hours--talk about the top 40 videos of 2010. Part 1 airs at 9pm, and part 10 is at 10pm.

Below are 35 of VH1’s Top 40 Music Videos of 2010, in alphabetical order. You'll have to watch the show tonight to see which video was VH1's No. 1 video of the year. And to see whether or not I had lipstick on my teeth.

Adam Lambert -- “If I Had You”
B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams -- “Airplanes”
Bruno Mars -- “Just the Way You Are”
Daughtry -- “September”
Christina Perri -- “Jar of Hearts”
Drake -- “Find Your Love”
Eminem -- “Not Afraid”
Eminem featuring Rihanna -- “Love the Way You Lie”
Jack Johnson -- “At or With Me”
Jason Derulo -- “In My Head”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys -- “Empire State of Mind”
John Mayer -- “Heartbreak Warfare”
Katy Perry -- “Firework”
Ke$ha -- “TiK ToK”
Kid Rock -- “Born Free”
Kings of Leon -- “Radioactive”
Lady Antebellum -- “Need You Now”
Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce -- “Telephone (Short Version)”
Linkin Park -- “Waiting for the End”
Maroon 5 -- “Misery”
Michael Bublé -- “Haven’t Meet You Yet”
Mike Posner -- “Cooler Than Me”
Mumford & Sons -- “Little Lion Man”
Muse -- “Resistance”
Paramore -- “The Only Exception”
Pink - “Raise Your Glass”
Rihanna -- “Only Girl (In The World)”
Sara Bareilles - “King of Anything”
Sugarland -- “Stuck Like Glue”
Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris -- “Break Your Heart”
Taylor Swift -- “Mine”
Train -- “If It’s Love”
Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars -- “Billionaire”
Usher featuring Pitbull -- “DJ Got Us Falling In Love”
Usher featuring Will.i.am -- “OMG”

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Tags Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, B.o.B., Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Butch Walker, Christina Perri, Daughtry, Drake, Eminem, Hayley Williams, Jack Johnson, Jason DeRulo, Jay-Z, John Mayer, Katy Perry, Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, linkin park, Maroon 5, Michael Buble, Mike Posner, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Paramore, Pink, Rihanna, Sara Bareilles, Sugarland, Taio Cruz, Taylor Swift, Train, Travie McCoy, Usher

Board wax, hard-core SPF sunscreen, maybe some new flip-flops and the new Jack Johnson album, To The Sea, should all be on your summer shopping list. To The Sea, Jack Johnson's sixth album, features hypnotically pensive acoustic-guitar-driven beachside songs that surrender to sun, sand and solitude. To The Sea also reflects a change of tide and season in Jack Johnson's life as he embraces his role as a father of three.

To The Sea features guest spots by G. Love and Paula Fuga and was recorded at Jack Johnson's Mango Tree Studio in Hawaii and Solar Powered Plastic Plant in L.A. using 100 percent solar power. Johnson allocated 100 percent of his 2008 tour profits to establish the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation, which supports environmental, art and music education. Given Jack Johnson's penchant for recycling and reducing your carbon footprint, we're confident Jack Johnson would want you to listen to his new album online. To The Sea isn't out until June 1, but you can stream the entire album for free on MTV.com's "The Leak."

+ Listen to Jack Johnson's To The Sea now.

Plus: Watch Jack Johnson school you in guitar technique in these exclusive MTV.com rePlay videos.

Tags Jack Johnson, The Last Goodnight, video

The coffeehouse meets the beach in the easygoing music of boho California-free-spirit Angel Taylor. The closest I can come to classifying her summery sonic melting pot is "the female Jack Johnson," but even that falls woefully short. Her bouncy blend of sleepy reggae, upbeat soul and acoustic pop evokes everything from Third Eye Blind to Sheryl Crow to "Somewhere Over The Rainbow," without actually sounding like any of them. Who do you think she sounds like?

Angel's debut album, Love Travels, got a boost from iTunes, when they named her "Make Me Believe" their single of the week. And it's a fitting match. The breezy go-to track would be right at home in an iPod commercial. The song's success won her opening slots on tour with Adele, Brett Dennen, Brandi Carlile and Gavin DeGraw, among others. Are you impressed yet?

To seal the deal, fall into "Make Me Believe" or any of Angel Taylor's other delicately-plucked perfume daydreams, and keep an eye out for this gently rising talent.

Tags Adele, Angel Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Brett Dennen, Gavin DeGraw, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, The Buzz On, Third Eye Blind

Throaty Australian-born belter Gabriella Cilmi grew up on a steady diet of bold, personality-driven classic rock. She names Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and T.Rex as her influences. When you hear the wallop of her voice -- and I do mean a literal fist-in-the-gut wallop -- and witness the leggy, theatrical electricity of her performance, those names start to make a lot of sense. Others that come to mind are Amy Winehouse, Alanis Morissette and Macy Gray.

Cilmi's explosive, disco-ready second MTV single, "Save The Lies," already owns in her native Australia. It's also made the rounds in Europe, where it has also just completely dominated. Why is it that we get this legit talent last?!? Regardless, when you watch the swagger-soaked video, you'll agree that Gabriella Cilmi was well worth the wait.

Finally, speaking of "worth," Cilmi's got that in droves, too. This past Saturday she joined Jack Johnson, Kings Of Leon, Wolfmother and many others in playing "Sound Relief," a monster concert whose proceeds all go to a relief fund for victims of a raging Australian wildfire that's already claimed more than 200 lives. Watch the video for "Save The Lies" below and visit the Australian Red Cross to see how you can contribute to their efforts.

Tags Alanis Morissette, Amy Winehouse, Gabriella Cilmi, Jack Johnson, Janis Joplin, Kings of Leon, Led Zeppelin, Macy Gray, T.Rex, Wolfmother

Tons of shaggy kids and embarrassing old people are trucking their smelly hair and vans out to Hampton Coliseum in Virginia to hock veggie burritos and huff patchouli at the Phish reunion this weekend. Are you going? If mellow Cali crooner Brett Dennen weren't all tied up touring the Midwest with Little Ones, he'd probably be all over it. His hippieness -- a sweet-smiling babyface with a pile of hair like a Conan Halloween wig -- has done duets with such Bonnaroo regulars and jam-circuit giants as Jack Johnson, Femi Kuti, Lucinda Williams and even Mike Gordon of Phish. How, Brett Dennen? HOW?!

Well, I guess because he's really good. Back in '04, he dropped a groovy little sparkler called "Desert Sunrise," and that basically took over the Los Angeles airwaves. Since then he's released three albums, none of which has made him a millionaire, but all of which have won him a very dedicated following. Give his aforementioned Femi Kuti duet, "Make You Crazy" a whirl below, and join the cult of Brett! Mandy Moore did. (OMG. Shoes.)

Tags Bonnaroo, Brett Dennen, Femi Kuti, Jack Johnson, Little Ones, Lucinda Williams, Mandy Moore, Phish, The Buzz On

(Credit: Candice Lawler)

I know. It's hard to believe that the guys above actually play music and aren't extremely life-like mannequins, designed to just stand there and stare back at you, making you think slightly impure thoughts because they're SO FREAKING HOT IT'S INSANE.

But they're actually for-real living, breathing human beings AND musicians. You know Jay Lyon as Whitney Port's boyfriend on The City, and that's Potsy on the right, and they're both in the beachy band, Tamarama -- think Jack Jackson meets Jason Mraz on holiday at Bondi Beach. (Do you like how I just casually said "holiday"?) And they're both extremely hot, if I didn't mention that yet. I would mention the fact that they have Australian accents, but your either your head or monitor might detonate.

+ Check out brand-new Tamarama photos, and watch Tamarama's latest video, "Everything To Me."

(P.S. Jay's actually that absurdly gorgeous in person.)

Tags Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Jay Lyon, Tamarama, The City, Whitney Port

Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, the idea of then-Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson, who saw the event as a nationwide "teach-in." Well, we've come a long way since then, but the idea of Earth Day has never been so important. Living a greener life is no longer some sort of hippie ideal or left-of-center concern, it is, in short, the only way to keep the planet on which we live functioning for those who live here now and for generations to come.

Sure, Earth Day should be every day, but since it is today (the March equinox), here are a few things you can check out that might give you some food for thought: Read more...

Tags Earth-Day, Green, Jack Johnson, Music, The Real World, Videos