Last night, MTV hosted “Total Finale Live,” a good-bye to a decade-long reign of Total Request Live.
Beyonce Knowles started the show with “If I Were a Boy,” “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” and “Crazy in Love,” while Taylor Swift, Vanessa Minnillo and Carson Daly mingled with party guests.

Remembering the earlier days of TRL Taylor Swift shares her first experience saying:

“When I was 14, I was actually on a trip to New York City with my friends. We snuck in to TRL … and watched Hilary Duff!”

Former host Vanessa Minnillo says:

“I do know one thing that sticks out is when I was hosting and Mark Wahlberg was my guest. A crazed fan came and attacked him, so being the damsel in distress that I was, I threw my guest in front of me to defend myself, of course! That clip has now played over and over and over, and it’s a running joke here.”

Carson Daly, the hero of the show said:

“Nothing really stood out. I guess traveling, like TRL at the Super Bowl was incredible. I lived in The Bahamas one summer, which was nuts. We did TRL there. It was more like those bigger chunks that were cool. It was crazy.”

Aww, this is so sad, now what?

Christina Bledsoe