You can save your screams for Sunday night, when the 2015 Much Music Video Awards hit downtown Toronto, but until then Twitter Canada is ranking your favorite artists based on tweets. If you’re wondering how Justin Bieber stands up to Shawn Mendes, look no further than Twitter’s MMVA infographic.
Awards
Juno Week has officially kicked off today in Hamilton, Ontario with the first events leading into the 2015 Juno Awards, and that included a sneak peek at the stage with Hedley front man Jacob Hoggard, and the Arkells.
Less than two weeks from now the Academy Awards will announce the nominees for the 2014 Oscars, but not before host Ellen DeGeneres got her groove on with a group of tuxedo-clad dancers, who all got very theatrical to the song “The Walker” by Fitz and The Tantrums.
A few hours from now, Psy and a whole red carpet worth of celebrities will descend on the corner of Queen and John for what will be my eleventh year at the MuchMusic Video Awards.
- Contests & Giveaways
Giveaway: Tickets for Morgan Freeman at Celebration of Excellence Gala in Toronto
Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman will be in Toronto on Monday, May 6, and The GATE is giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky winner to attend the special event by the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which will honour the actor with The Key of Knowledge Award at the Celebration of Excellence Gala.
In its inaugural year, the Prism Prize, honouring the best music videos in Canada, announced on Sunday, March 24, that Halifax’s Rich Aucoin and director Noah Pink took the top prize for 2012, earning $5,000 for “Brian Wilson is A.L.i.V.E.”.
The inaugural Canadian Screen Awards were handed out in Toronto during two industry nights on Wednesday, February 27 and Thursday, February 28, and during a live telecast from the Sony Centre on Sunday, March 3.
The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced on January 10, and it’s looking like a big year for director Steven Spielberg and his film Lincoln, which walked away with 12 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
Stay tuned tonight for photos and details on the pomp and circumstance happening in Hollywood as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hand out the 69th Golden Globe awards!
Tonight was the first night that I saw the new Juno Awards, and I can honestly say I’m kind of appalled.