Jacquelyn London

Everybody knows dumping a body in the LA River is a bad idea. It's paved. And shallow. But, using it as a place to set fire to bad memories, bad habits and bad vibes is very smart, indeed. Director Mark Pellington runs through memories and fears as only he can, mixing up film styles and references in a tricky way that's as easy to follow as a sharpened knife edge. If it feels a bit personal, well, maybe knowing that the star of the video is French actress Juliette Buchs — married to Cage The Elephant singer Matt Schultz — adds even more clues and resonance.

Ed Sheeran's dance phase shows no signs of relenting — except instead of letting a puppet strut its stuff, the moves are ceded to a Phillip Chbeeb who lets the rhythm move him through his day and to some unexpected heights.

Dear Japanese businessmen: Think twice before you go out partying with QOTSA genius Josh Homme. He's a bad influence, even if both nights don't devolve into psychotropical violence.

On the plus side, he is really good at Karaoke and will stick around to help bury the bodies.

After discarding some weak treatments — surprised there wasn't one with David Ortiz in it — JLo and her galpals decide to imagine a turnabout video, where they're surrounded by mancandy that's on par with the  video vixens who ornament most rap videos.

PS: That is indeed actual Capitol Records SVP of Creative & Video Danny Lockwood in the intro. Now word, however, about whether any of the ideas they run through are actual treatment submissions.

The Vegas odds on any artist scoring another smash like "Blurred Lines" are probably long, but Robin Thicke is clearly a gambling man. He hedges his bets on "Feel Good" by taking that "Blurred Lines" style and giving it a showgirl and Rat Pack twist in an over-the-top production that incorporates a massive video screen.

PS: Hopefully you didn't let it all ride on a return to NSFW territory, since Thicke and crew keep things clean here.