Music

The British reality show occasionally lives up to its title, and the entire planet occasionally notices.

A webseries covering the fan journey to see the band perform their first live show in five years.

The show’s online distribution leaves a lot to be desired.

Andrew Goldenberg writes and performs Sondheim-esque lyrics to famous movie scores. It sounds hokey, but his take on Batman is funny, but also surprisingly dark and poignant.

And you thought cable news was manipulated before…

Avril Lavigne’s #1 single Girlfriend ousted the longtime most-viewed YouTube vid, but what does her success imply about YouTube’s policies?

To be a lipsyncing sensation: be Chinese, put on an Adidas tracksuit, and rock the cream cheese out of the Backstreet Boys’ As Long as You Love Me. ‘Cause then you’re the Back Dorm Boys. And then you’re awesome.

The pop diva not only trumped Britney Spears’s comeback, but has become a viral phenomenon.

The pop star once again reclaims her image, via her YouTube channel.

A Star Trek mash-up spoof thing, set to William Shatner’s cover of “Common People.”

Actor/hip hop mogul/chameleon of nomenclature Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’ intimate, and often hilarious, webcam diary.

Current goes deep with an eclectic mix of musical artists.

The rapper returns after a four year hiatus to rock the mike and the YouTube.

Motivational speaker Judson Laipply’s one-man cruise through popular dance moves is currently the most-watched video of all time on YouTube. It even landed Laipply a spot on Oprah.

Girl comedy folk music that tells the truth in the funniest way possible.

The former used the latter’s music to speak out against illegal whale hunts.

Radiohead’s new video uses 3D scanning technology, which drew the interest of Google.

A music video/apolitical campaign song by the Front Porch Country Band.

Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel express their love for each other in odd ways.

An unrequited love song for the specialty grocery store.

Enterprising fans use online video to make the case that one artist might be stealing from another.

Brothers Kevin, Joe, and Nick’s YouTube antics are far superior to their actual music.

Sharks and rays and fish swim by in this stunning and peaceful video.

The 80s pop star’s ode to Indiana Jones was “rediscovered” in 2008.

The science behind the world’s most powerful particle accelerator is explained through the time-honored methodology of rap.

The classic Saturday Night Live rap video, featuring Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell.

A fictional record producer interacts with real rising stars from the Los Angeles music scene.

Classic videos redubbed with the literal truth of the on-screen action.

The Super Mario theme song proves its enduring appeal through these musical homages.

A political music video series whose very badness had a rhythm to it that was clearly intentional.

The actor/hip-hop pioneer kicked around with Current TV in Japan.

Many others have followed, but there is only one Numa Numa kid. Gary Brolsma showed off his lip-syncing and nutty moves to the song “Dragostea din tei” as performed by the Moldovan pop group O-zone. The rest was numa numagic.

When OK Go hit those treadmills for a single-take aerobic explosion of goodness, they became bona fide stars.

Recording artist Beck takes on the classics for this musical experiment.

Babelgum’s summer series travels to various music fests with frozen treats for the people.

Josh Schwartz’s drama/comedy/live music hybrid series is catnip for the adolescent music fan.

Mysterious trailers blow up on YouTube… and lead to the site of a singer whose rebel yell is a little weak.

Soulja Boy has cashed in on the new media hip-hop scene in a huge way and is making music moguls rethink how they manage and market artists.

Rock band from another galaxy chronicles their experiences on the road, and on Planet Earth in general.  Much wry psychedelic transcendence — if not outright hilarity – ensues.

A heavily synthesized song about racism performed by a former grad student from Minnesota.

A folk lament for the declining quality of customer service.

The popular alt-rock band enlisted the Internet famous for the first single off their 2008 “Red” album.

It’s funny because they’re white…  which means they’re not very good at it.

Is the contest anything more than a publicity stunt?