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2010 MuchMusic Video Awards
The 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at MuchMusic's headquarters on 20 June 2010. Along with the MuchMusic VJ's, it was confirmed on the MuchMusic website that Miley Cyrus will co-host the show. The artists with the most nominations are Drake and Hedley with six. For the 1st time since 2001, Fuse televised the ''MMVAs'' in the United States. Hedley and Justin Bieber tied for most wins at the ''2010 MMVAs'' with 3 wins each. Winners and nominees Nominees for the People's Choice awards were announced in early May 2010. One "wildcard" nominee was to be chosen in each of these categories (as voted by the Much Music viewers). The complete list of nominees, plus the wildcard pics, were released 18 May 2010. Video of the Year * Hedley — "Perfect" * Billy Talent — " Devil on My Shoulder" * Danny Fernandes — " Addicted" * Nickelback — " I'd Come For You" * Stereos — " Summer Girl" Post Production of the Year * Hedley — "Perfect" * Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
299 Queen Street West
299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street or Bell Media Studios, is the headquarters of the television/radio broadcast hub of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media, and is located at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building previously served as the headquarters of CTVglobemedia until Bell Canada acquired CTV again in 2011 as well as CHUM Television, a division of CHUM Limited, until CTV acquired CHUM in 2007, and was once known as the CHUM-City Building. It is now head offices and downtown Toronto studios for Bell Media. With its 1913 neo-Gothic terra cotta façade, the building is designated as a heritage property by the City of Toronto's Heritage Preservation Services under the Ontario Heritage Act [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil On My Shoulder
"Devil on My Shoulder" is the second official single by Canadian band Billy Talent from their third album, ''Billy Talent III''. It was released as a single on August 26, 2009. It was the second song to be debuted live from the third album before the album's release, after "Turn Your Back". The B-side to the CD single is a previously unreleased song entitled "Don't Need to Pretend", which was previously available only as a limited bonus track through purchasing ''Billy Talent III'' online through the German site ''Musicload.de''. The song was featured as one of the theme songs for Hell in a Cell (2018) PPV. Track listing CD single #"Devil on My Shoulder"- 3:50 #"Don't Need to Pretend"- 3:45 Music video The video for the song began shooting during the July 4, 2009 weekend. The music video for "Devil on My Shoulder" was released August 26, 2009 on MTV. It was directed by Howard Greenhalgh. The video consists of the band playing at a cabaret bar, with alternate scenes of a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights (musician)
Lights Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Lights (previously stylized in all caps), is a Canadian musician, singer, comic book author and artist, and songwriter. Her debut album, ''The Listening (Lights album), The Listening'' (2009), included the singles "Drive My Soul" and "Saviour (Lights song), Saviour". Her second album, ''Siberia (Lights album), Siberia'', which featured the single "Toes (Lights song), Toes", was released in 2011. Her work has earned multiple Canadian Independent Music Awards, and Juno Awards including Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year for her third album ''Little Machines'', which included the single "Up We Go", and fourth album ''Skin & Earth'', in 2015 and 2018, respectively. Lights' fifth studio album, ''Pep (album), Pep'', was released in 2022. Her newest record ''A6'' was released May 2, 2025. Biography 1987–2007: early years Lights was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kardinal Offishall
Jason Drew Harrow (born May 11, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall ( ), is a Canadian rapper and record producer. Often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", he has been regarded as one of the country's most prominent hip-hop producers during the 2000s and is distinctive for his reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop. Biography">Kardinal Offishall > BiographyAllMusic. Accessed on October 24, 2012. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Harrow began his career in the city's mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene, when he formed the hip-hop group the Circle.Kardinal Offishall making waves Jam! Music. Accessed on October 22, 2012. He released his debut studio album, '' Eye & I'' (1997) and extended play (EP), '' Husslin''' (2000) independently before signing with MCA Records in 2000. His second album and major label debut, '' Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1'' (2001), moderately entered the Canadian Albums Chart and was supported by his first Canadian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IllScarlett
IllScarlett (styled as illScarlett; ) is a Canadian rock and reggae band formed in 2001. Their most prominent influence is California-based band Sublime. The band found their break when they set up their equipment (using a generator) and played for concertgoers waiting in line to enter the 2004 Vans Warped Tour venue in Barrie, Ontario. Kevin Lyman, the Warped Tour organizer and co-owner of Warcon Enterprises, noticed them and invited them to play at his personal barbecue. Subsequently, they were offered spots on the tour for the following two years. IllScarlett has five major studio albums: '' ILLP'', ''Clearly in Another Fine Mess'', '' All Day With It'', '' 1UP!'', and most recently '' illScarlett''. The album ''All Day With It'' reached gold status in Canada. History illScarlett was formed by drummer Swavek Piorkowski and singer/guitarist Alex Norman, who met while attending Iona Catholic Secondary School in the Clarkson area of Mississauga, Ontario. Around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moka Only
Daniel Denton (born November 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop artist and producer . He is originally from Langford, British Columbia, where he cultivated a deep passion for hip hop. Later, moving to San Diego to progress his career. In his late teens, he started out as a graffiti artist before switching to music. In 1995, along with Madchild and Prevail, the trio formed the hip hop group Swollen Members, Moka conceiving the name. Though, he left soon after to pursue solo efforts (eventually joining again shortly in the early 2000s). As a part of the group, he won three JUNO Awards, five MuchMusic Video Awards, and was nominated for 11 Western Canadian Music Awards. He was also very briefly featured in the band LEN, even making a cameo appearance in the music video for the groups hit song "Steal My Sunshine". In addition to these groups, he also paired with fellow B.C native Ishkan to create Nowfolk. Their first album together, ''Style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choclair
Kareem Blake (born March 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Choclair, is a Canadian rapper. He was one of the most successful rappers in Canada in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Choclair has been nominated for six Juno Awards, winning four. Career Blake, of Jamaican descent, was born in Scarborough, Ontario, in east Toronto. Starting at the age of 11, he followed in his older brother's footsteps, and decided to become a rapper. Blake attended St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School, which is when he first started performing under the name "Choclair". In 1995, he released his debut single, "Twenty One Years", on his own independent label, Knee Deep Records. In 1997, he released the EP '' What It Takes'', which was accompanied by a music video featuring Jully Black. ''What It Takes'' won the " Best Rap Recording" award at the 1997 Juno Awards. By 1998, Choclair had released eleven records, including the first international releases for Saukrates, Kardinal Offishall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maestro (rapper)
Wesley "Wes" Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and is credited by his birth name as an actor. One of the earliest Canadian rappers to achieve mainstream success, he is credited as the "Godfather of Canadian hip hop"."Maestro Fresh Wes Gets Classified, the Trews, Rich Kidd for 'Black Tuxedo' EP, Reveals New Album Plans" '''', September 17, 2012. His debut album, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classified (rapper)
Luke Boyd (born December 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Classified, is a Canadian rapper and record producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia. Musical career 1995–2004: Early beginnings Boyd attended Hants East Rural High School in Milford Station, Nova Scotia. He started his own production label, Half Life Records, and released his first full-length LP titled ''Time's Up, Kid'' in 1995. Boyd released eight studio albums and independently produced, recorded, and released his ninth album, '' Trial & Error''. He signed a nationwide distribution deal with Toronto-based URBNET Records in 2003. The album contains collaborations with Canadian artists like Eternia and DL Incognito, as well as Canadian rap veteran Maestro. The album was one of the highest-selling independent rap albums in Canada in 2004. With the support of Canadian grant foundation VideoFACT, Boyd released two music videos for the singles "Just the Way It Is" and "Unexpected". Boyd worked with promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Girl (Stereos Song)
"Summer Girl" is the debut single by Canadian pop band Stereos, written by Patrick Kordyback from their self-titled debut album. It was the song they performed on MuchMusic's disBAND reality show, which led them to being signed by Universal Canada. It was released as a single in 2009. The song is about meeting a girl and wanting to have a one night stand A one-night stand is a single sexual encounter in which there is no expectation that there shall be any further relations between the sexual participants. It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single night performanc ..., despite the fact that both parties have a significant other. Music video In the music video, the band is first shown standing in front of a red car with the word ''Stereos'' displayed on the license plate as well as performing at a beach party. The lead singer is shown walking around a beach alongside two girls, and then attends the party later that night with one of them. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereos
Stereos is a Canadian pop rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2008. Their musical style fuses aspects of electronic music, rock, and pop. Their breakout came from appearing on the MuchMusic original series, '' disBAND''. In October 2009, they released their debut self-titled album, '' Stereos''. Biography 2008–2009: Early days and record deal The band formed roughly two years prior to its 2008 appearance on disBAND under the name Stand By Me. After meeting disBAND Guru Greig Nori, Stand By Me was advised to change their name due to copyright issues. Turn It Up was chosen. Later, in order to perform several shows in Toronto, Ontario, Universal Music Canada A&R rep Mark Spicoluk advised the band to change their name again, and the band chose the name Stereos. After receiving the thumbs up from the judges from disBand, Stereos went to a large gig to receive a contract from the President of Universal Music Canada and judged by Kiss member Gene Simmons. On June 4 thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'd Come For You
"I'd Come for You" is the second European single (fourth in Canada) from Nickelback's 2008 album ''Dark Horse''. The song was written by the band and Mutt Lange. It was released March 23, 2009. " If Today Was Your Last Day" served as the third single instead in North America (after " Gotta Be Somebody" and the rock radio-only single " Something in Your Mouth"). Lyrically the song is emotional and not sexual, as some originally inferred from the title. Music video In an interview Chad Kroeger said they wanted to get Kevin Costner to star as the father in the video. Costner asked Chad Kroeger to be in one of their videos when they met previously. But when shooting for the video came along he was unable to make it. Jessa Danielson, Don Broach and Craig Anderson play the three roles in the video. The video was shot in late January 2009 with long-time collaborator Nigel Dick directing the video. The video was released on March 23, 2009, in Canada. The video shows a father arriving h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
