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For me, music is a very emotional thing. Sometimes it makes you cry. (Hats off to you, Mumford And Sons.) Other times it makes you want to break s***. (I can't tell you how many times I've blasted The Bronx in my apartment, started a one-person circle pit and accidentally knocked over a ficus.)

Or it can induce a major case of the ha-has. In the last couple weeks, I've put away the weepy ballads and angst anthems in favor of more lighthearted fair. Enough with the tears and shadowboxing. It's time to start LOLing.

I can't seem to get enough "laugh rock" these days, and thankfully I've got Garfunkel And Oates, Bo Burnham, Flight Of The Conchords and The Lonely Island to tickle my funny bone — and a couple other body parts. (Kidding! Sorta.)

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1. Garfunkel And Oates' "Pregnant Women Are Smug": In the past couple of years, it seems like all of my gal pals have either gotten: a.) engaged, b.) married or c.) pregnant. I'm totally happy for their newfound domestic bliss, but the addition of husband and child have definitely changed the dynamics of our bestiehood. This song by Garfunkel And Oates (aka Riki Lindhome and Kake Miccuci) perfectly sums up the sentiment — all with humor and a heaping helping of snark. I first discovered these funny ladies when they opened for Charlyne Yi at the Upright Citizen's Brigade in Los Angeles, and I've been humming their parodies ever since. If you like this tune, I highly recommend you pick up their latest album, All Over Your Face.

Listen to "Pregnant Women Are Smug"

2. Bo Burnham's "Words, Words, Words": Saying that I kinda love puns is like saying Nicki Minaj kinda like wigs, and there's no other comedian musician that masters the art of the double meaning than Bo Burnham. At the tender age of 20, Burnham is already a comedy veteran, having toured around the world, appeared on "Comedy Central Presents" and signed a multi-album deal with Comedy Central Records. Plus, he's not so hard on the eyes, either. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a boy with floppy hair, a razor-sharp wit and the retro know-how to name-drop a character like Helga Pataki from "Hey Arnold!" into his rhymes.

Listen to "Words, Words, Words"

3. Flight Of The Conchords' "The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room)": All a girl ever wants to hear is that she's the most beautiful girl in the room, especially if it's a crowded room, and especially if it's being said by two hilarious dudes from New Zealand. Enter Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. America first met the duo when "Flight Of The Conchords" debuted on HBO in 2007. The series followed the guys struggling to achieve novelty music stardom on the mean streets of New York City. Featuring appearances by fellow funny people like Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman and Aziz Ansari, "Flight Of The Conchords" only ran for two seasons but the band left behind a couple of records containing all of the non-hits from the series. I used to set my alarm to this song every morning, and there's nothing like starting the day with someone serenading you with, "And when you're on the street/Depending on the street/I bet you are definitely in the top three good-looking girls on the street/Depending on the street." It's no coincidence that I try and walk down streets with mostly ugly people.

Listen to "The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room)"

4. The Lonely Island's "Dreamgirl (Feat. Norah Jones)": When I first saw Norah Jonas on the credits for The Lonely Island's debut album Incredibad, I was skeptical. But then I listened to "Dreamgirl," which is an off-kilter ode to a heavenly lady with a whole lotta problems (i.e. nose like a rhinoceros, skin like asphalt, etc.). It was only when I heard Miss "Don't Know Why" belt out the following lines that I changed my tune: "Last week thought I saw you on the street/Turns out it was a bag of trash/Just a big ol' bag of trash/I thought you looked like a bag of trash." Norah, I'm sorry I ever doubted you. I should've known better. Turns out jazz musicians can be funny, too. I wonder if she took lessons from Josh Groban.

Listen to "Dreamgirl (Feat. Norah Jones)"

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Tags Aziz Ansari, Bo Burnham, Flight Of The Conchords, Garfunkel And Oates, Josh Groban, Mumford And Sons, Norah Jones, Soundtrack Of My Life, The Bronx, The Lonely Island

If you guys didn't get your invite to appear in Sara Bareilles' latest music video, "Uncharted," from her album Kaleidoscope Heart, don't worry, we didn't either. But from the looks of it, we're the only ones. Everyone is in this video. Everyone!

"Uncharted" is shot DIY style, and it features a bunch of Sara Bareilles' famous fans lip-synching along to the song. Here's just a handful of celebs to look out for in the video: Ben Folds, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, N.E.R.D.'s Pharrell, Tegan And Sara, Vanessa Carlton, Ryan Tedder, Josh Groban, Ingrid Michaelson, and reigning Internet lip sync king Keenan Cahill. (Can we just put him in every music video please?) Missing from most of "Uncharted," though, is Sara Bareilles herself. But she's on tour with Maroon 5 right now, so she probably needs a little bit of a break.

It must be really tough to be Sara Bareilles -- scrolling through the VIP address book in your cell phone and deciding who to call to help make your video. "Well, Beyonce's on vacation this week. And I couldn't make Justin Bieber's birthday party so I don't want to ask him for a favor..." We hate you, Sara! JK, we love you. It's just that we're jealous, you see.

+ Watch Sara Bareilles star-studded "Uncharted" video.

Tags Adam Levine, Ben Folds, Josh Groban, Maroon 5, N.E.R.D., Pharrell, Ryan Tedder, Sara Bareilles, Tegan & Sara, Vanessa Carlton, video

Taylor and Jake in better, more caffeinated times

(Credit: Splash News)

+ The nation's coffee shop proprietors mourn the loss of America's shortest-lived sweethearts, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift. After spending their birthdays and the holidays apart, the twosome have unofficially split. (People)

+ Hayley Williams and the other two remaining members of Paramore have responded to the departure (and controversial exit statement) of guitarist John Farro and his drummer brother, Zac. (MTV News)

+ "S&M" is looking more and more likely to be the next single off of Rihanna's Loud album. (That Grape Juice)

+ Your parents' favorite vocalist, Josh Groban, betrayed a pretty amazing sense of humor on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" the other night, setting Kanye West's tweets to neo-classical music. (Idolator)

+ "Glee" star Matthew Morrison would like to see actress Keira Knightley guest star on the show. And, since he's making requests, he wouldn't mind making out with the "Never Let Me Go" star, as well. (TheFABlife)

Tags Glee, Hayley Williams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Groban, Kanye West, Keira Knightley, Matthew Morrison, Paramore, Rihanna, Taylor Swift

Here we have the "We Are The World: 25 Years For Haiti" video, directed by Academy Award winning writer/director Paul Haggis (Crash). Featuring a cast of countless actors, singers and entertainers, released for the sole purpose of benefiting the earthquake-ravaged nation of Haiti.

There's a lot to take note of here. So let's just point out:

+ Vocalists like Jennifer Hudson, Tony Bennett and Josh Groban working hand in hand with younger pop stars like Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers.

+ A touching "duet" on the first chorus between Janet Jackson and her late brother Michael.

+ The increasingly emotional vocal relay between Pink, a sample of Michael Jackson's vocals from the original "We Are The World," Usher and Celine Dion.

+ Haggis' cutting between in-studio footage and scenes from on the ground, in Haiti.

+ Lil' Wayne's auto-tuned Bob Dylan impersonation over Carlos Santana's guitar solo.

And a ton more..

Check out the video below and be sure to peep all the amazing footage and interviews captured by MTV at the recording session. You can go to iTunes to download the song, with proceeds going to the We Are The World Foundation.

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Tags Celine Dion, Hope For Haiti, Janet Jackson, Jennifer-Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, justin bieber, Lil Wayne, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Pink, Usher, video

+ In one of the awesomest examples of the "pot calling the kettle black" in like the history of EVER, Courtney Love revealed that she thinks Paris Hilton is way too self-involved (BWWWWWAAAHHHHAAAA). (Perez Hilton)

+ Despite the fact that we just elected our 1st African American president, the biggest news from Inauguration Day continues to revolve around Aretha Franklin's show stopping hat. And now the Smithsonian wants it. (Gawker)

+ "I've been attacked for being me, for being bright red in a grey world. I am nuclear energy." More proof that Kanye West's blog is *the* most entertaining read on all of the Interwebs. (D Listed)

+ Everyone was wavin' their cherry Chapstick around in the air like they just didn't care at Katy Perry's sold-out concert this weekend in Los Angeles. Rihanna was there, along with Josh Groban and Mika. (Ross Durham)

+ Lex Luthors 2.0, aka Adnan Ghalib and Sam Lufti were served restraining orders this weekend by their former on-again/off again pop tart muse Britney Spears Apparently Brit Brit is hoping to keep things "off again" ... like all official-n-stuff with both d-bags, er ... guys. (MTV News)

+ Madonna thinks if she can make it here, she can make it anywhere, which works out well since she's now got official permish to bring the kiddies to NYC. (Cover Awards)

+ If you were stuck watching the Super Bowl yesterday, our condolences. For us it was ALL about the Puppy Bowl! PUUPPPIEEEESSSS! (Defamer)

+ History Lesson: Before Tina Fey became the coolest chick on the scene with glasses, Lisa Loeb held that honor. And this weekend, LL decided she wanted to "Stay"... 4evs... with some dude named Roey Hershkovitz. (Evil Beet)

Tags Aretha Franklin, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Courtney Love, Josh Groban, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lisa Loeb, Madonna, Mika, Paris Hilton