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2004 MuchMusic Video Awards
The 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards were held on June 19, 2004, and featured performances by the Beastie Boys, Evanescence, Billy Talent, Hilary Duff, Kanye West and others. The most nominated artist was Sam Roberts with 8 nominations. Best Video * Finger Eleven — ''" One Thing"'' * Billy Talent — " Try Honesty" * Nelly Furtado — "Powerless (Say What You Want)" * Pilate — "Into Your Hideout" * Sam Roberts — "Hard Road" Best Director * Sam Roberts — ''"Hard Road" (directed by: Kyle Davison)'' * Billy Talent — "Try Honesty" (directed by: Sean Michael Turrell) * Default — "Throw It All Away" (directed by: Andrew McNaughton) * k-os — "Heaven Only Knows" (directed by: Don Allan) * Pilate - "Into Your Hideout" (directed by: Maxime Giroux) Best Post-Production * Sam Roberts — ''"Hard Road"'' * Billy Talent — "Try Honesty" * Pilate — "Into Your Hideout" * Sam Roberts — "Where Have All The Good People Gone" * Universal Soul — "Way Back In The Day" Best cinematog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MuchMusic
Much is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. It is headquartered at 299 Queen Street West in what was once called the MuchMusic World Headquarters. This channel was originally launched on August 31, 1984 as MuchMusic, under the ownership of CHUM Limited, the owner of Citytv Toronto, though "Much" has been the branding most commonly seen on-air since 1997. In 2006, Bell Globemedia acquired MuchMusic and its parent CHUM Limited, but regulatory limits in media ownership forced CHUM to sell off the Citytv stations to avoid conflicts with CTV stations in the same markets. CTVglobemedia retained the ownership of MuchMusic along with CP24 and the small market A-Channel stations. Much was acquired yet again by Bell Media in 2011. This channel originally focused on music programming, including blocks of music videos and original series focusing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powerless (Say What You Want)
"Powerless (Say What You Want)" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado from her second studio album, ''Folklore'' (2003). The song was written and produced by Furtado, Gerald Eaton, and Brian West. It contains a sample of Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals", which was written by Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, and McLaren. The song was released as the album's lead single in October 2003. Background "Powerless (Say What You Want)" addresses how Furtado was discriminated against as her record company wanted to hide her ancestry: "Paint my face in your magazines/Make it look whiter than it seems/Paint me over with your dreams/Shove away my ethnicity". According to Furtado, "I noticed that when I turned on the TV, I didn't really see anybody that looked like me. So it's really important for me to keep that realness in me and always remember where I came from, while at the same time always entertaining people. I like music to be inclusive." Furtado also commented on gaining s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hate (Everything About You)
"I Hate Everything About You" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace from their first album ''Three Days Grace''. The song was released on April 28, 2003, as their debut single. One of the band's signature songs, the song peaked at number one on the Canadian rock chart. The song also peaked at number 55 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number two on the Alternative Airplay, Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was the 9th-best-performing song of the decade on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Despite not being one of their number one hits on either of the two charts, it is the band's longest running song on both the Modern Rock chart at 45 weeks, and the Mainstream Rock chart at 46 weeks. Background Written by Three Days Grace lead vocalist Adam Gontier and produced by Gavin Brown (musician), Gavin Brown, the theme of "I Hate Everything About You" deals with love–hate relationships. Gontier said of the track: Brown and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Asphodel–Norwood, Norwood, Ontario, in 1992 originally as Groundswell. Groundswell played in various local Norwood backyard parties and area establishments before disbanding in 1995 and regrouping in 1997 under its current name. Based in Toronto, the band's original line-up consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist, making them a quartet. In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by Walst's younger brother Matt Walst, Matt, who was a longtime songwriter for the band and was previously the lead singer of My Darkest Days. In 2024, Gontier officially rejoined the band with Walst also remaining as a singer, making them a dual-vocalist band, as well as a quintet for the first time since their genesis as Groundswell. Currently signed to RCA Records, they have released s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someday (Nickelback Song)
"Someday" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. The lyrics were written by band members Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, and Ryan Peake, while the music was composed by the entire band. Produced by Nickelback and Joey Moi, "Someday" is a guitar-driven rock ballad that lacks keyboards and orchestral strings—the sound heard at the beginning is actually an electric guitar played with an EBow. The song was included on Nickelback's fourth studio album, '' The Long Road'' (2003), and was released as its lead single. The song was serviced to US modern rock radio on 28 July 2003 and was released commercially in several countries throughout 2003, staring with Japan in late August. Upon its release, "Someday" gave Nickelback their first Canadian number-one single, topping the Canadian Singles Chart for three weeks in September and October 2003. It was also successful in the United States, becoming Nickelback's longest-charting hit on two ''Billboard'' pop airplay charts, reaching num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta, Hanna, Alberta. Throughout its history, it has consisted of lead guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, and bassist Mike Kroeger. It went through several drummer changes between 1995 and 2005 before Daniel Adair joined. The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and reached a mainstream breakthrough in 2002 with the single "How You Remind Me", which reached number one in the United States and Canada. Its parent album, ''Silver Side Up'', would go on to be certified 8× Platinum in Canada. Nickelback's fourth album, ''The Long Road'', was released in 2003 and spawned five singles, including Canadian number one "Someday (Nickelback song), Someday", which also reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2005, the band's best-selling album to date, ''All the Right Reasons'', produced three top-10 and five top- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomorrow (Lillix Song)
"Tomorrow" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Lillix, released by Maverick Records in October 2003 as the final single from the band's first studio album, ''Falling Uphill'' (2003). The song was written by three members of the band and Linda Perry, who also produced the track. It reached number 48 on the US ''Radio & Records ''Radio & Records'' (''R&R'') was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It started as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006 and became a relaunched sister ...'' CHR/Pop Top 50 chart. Alternate versions The ending of the song on the '' Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen'' soundtrack was different from the one on the ''Falling Uphill'' album. Track listing US promo CD # "Tomorrow" (Linda Perry top 40 remix) – 3:40 Charts References Lillix songs 2003 singles 2003 songs Maverick Records singles Songs written by Linda Perry {{2000s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillix
Lillix () was a pop rock band from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1997 when the early members were in high school. The band was originally an all-girl group under the name Tigerlily composed of guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, keyboardist Lacey-Lee Evin, bassist Louise Burns, and drummer Sierra Hills. In 2001 the band was signed by Maverick Records and changed their name to Lillix as there was another band called Tigerlily. Hills left in 2002 and was replaced by Kim Urhahn, and later by Alicia Warrington, a future ''WWE NXT'' ring announcer under the name Alicia Taylor. Urhahn has been among a rare group of left-handed female drummers. The band was considered on hiatus from late 2006 through 2009 due to the folding of their label, Maverick Records, and officially disbanded after the release of their independent third album in 2010. Their debut album '' Falling Uphill'' was an international success, selling more than half a million copies worldwide. Career 2001–0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawksley Workman
Hawksley Workman (born Ryan Corrigan, March 4, 1975) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full-length albums throughout his career. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and sings on his records, often switching between those instruments when playing live. Workman is a prolific artist, usually writing, recording, mastering and releasing entire albums in the span of a few weeks. He explains, "A lot of artists I know they get a year and a half away from a record they've just made it's like ... 'Oh ... it's terrible I hate that thing,' ya know? When I record [a] record, I never take more than a day per song... so by the time the record is mixed, finished, complete, done... I'm still in a honeymoon with the record ..." His music has been featured on the television shows ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'', ''Being Human (North American TV series), Being H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me Away (Fefe Dobson Song)
"Take Me Away" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson from her eponymous debut studio album (2003). It was sent to radio as the second single from the album on 18 August 2003, by Island Records. The song was written by Dobson and Jay Levine, whilst production was helmed by Levine and James Bryan McCollum. "Take Me Away" debuted at number 96 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 15, 2003 and later peaked at 87. Production The song was written by Dobson and Jay Levine, whilst production was helmed by Levine and James Bryan McCollum. The song had added an alternative rock flavour with rebellious themes, Guitars and drums were also added. Artwork Dobson would later question the design of the "Take Me Away" single cover and its seeming intention to mask her mixed race, suggesting it might've been done "to not shock people" and possibly present her as a white woman (although she is half-Jamaican Canadian). Critical reception Chuck Taylor of ''Billboard'' called "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with Island/Def Jam soon after and released her self-titled debut album (2003), which saw the success of the singles " Bye Bye Boyfriend" and " Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and for which she received two Juno Award nominations. Dobson's second studio album '' Sunday Love'' was originally scheduled for release in 2005, but after complications during production, its mainstream release was cancelled and she left her record label due to creative differences (later made available digitally in 2012). She was re-signed to Island Records during production of her third studio album '' Joy'' (2010), whose singles "Ghost" and "Stuttering" saw continued success in Canada. Early life Dobson was born on February 28, 1985, in Scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Man (musician)
O'Neil Bryan (born 11 September 1975), better known by his stage name Elephant Man, is a Jamaican dancehall musician, having formerly been a member of the dancehall group Scare Dem Crew prior to his solo career. Family and relationships Elephant Man is a father to at least 38 children. His first biological child was born when he was 17 years old. In a February 2012 interview with Winford Williams of OnStage, he claimed to have had 20 different baby mothers at the time. Other children such as Ashanti Bryan aka Jeniun (formerly Ele-Trunk), claims Elephant Man disowned him and others - which possibly put the number of children O'Neil Bryan has to over 40. Career He started out his musical career in 1995 as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterised for several trademarks, such as his dyed yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice, and his stage performance, which included jumping and running, or even climbing on stage props an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
