MMVA 2012: Update!

I swear...it seems that every year the Muchmusic Video Awards get bigger and bigger drawing in some of the best local and international talent out there in our wonderful world! On top of Katy Perry, they've also just announced that LMFAO will be in town to perform AND Co-host the show!

Just recently the 2012 nominees have been announced, and I don't know about you, but I'm EXCITED!! For one the top three bands (Marianas Trench with seven nods, Hedley with five nods and Down with Webster with four) on my playlist right now are the top three bands who lead this year's nominees! And secondly, who can say no to a great Sunday night of music?!

Anyways, here are this year's nominees. Be sure you get your vote on so your favourite artist can win!

Video of the year:
- Carly Rae Jepsen with Call me Maybe
- Down with Webster with She's Dope
- Drake with Headlines
- Hedley (ft. P. Reign) with Invincible
- Marianas Trench with Fallout

Intl Video of the year - Artist:
- Beyonce with Run the World
- Christ Brown (ft. Justin Bieber) with Next 2 You
- David Guetta (ft. Nicki Minaj) with Turn me On
- Flo Rida with Good Feeling
- Katy Perry with Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
- Kelly Clarkson with Stronger
- Lady Gaga with Marry the Night
- Nicki Minaj with Starships
- Pitbull (ft. Neyo, Afrojack and Nayer) with Give me Everything
- Rihanna (ft. Calvin Harris) with We Found Love

Intl Video of the year - Group:
- Bad Meets Evil (ft. Bruno Mars) with Lighters
- Cobra Starship (ft. Sabi) with You Make me Feel
- Coldplay with Paradise
- Foster the People with Houdini
- Gym Class Heroes (ft. Adam Levine) with Stereo Hearts
- LMFAO with Sexy and I Know it
- Maroon Five (ft. Christina Aguilera) with Moves like Jagger
- One Direction with One Thing
- Selena Gomez with Love You Like a Love Song
- The Wanted with Glad you Came

Intl Video of the year - Canadian:
- Avril Lavigne with Smile
- Drake (ft. Rihanna) with Take Care
- Justin Bieber with Boyfriend
- Nickelback with When we Stand Together
- Simple Plan with Astronaut

Pop Video of the year:
- Anjulie with Brand New Chick
- Carly Rae Jepsen with Call Me Maybe
- Hedley (ft. P. Reign) with Invincible
- Marianas Trench with Haven't Had Enough
- Victoria Duffield with Shut Up and Dance


Post-Production of the year:
-  Down with Webster with Big Wheels
- Marianas Trench with Fallout
- Shaun Boothe with Let Me Go
- The New Cities with Heatwave
-These Kids Wear Crowns with I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Cinematography of the year:
- City and Colour with Fragile Bird
- Hedley (ft. P. Reign) with Invincible
- Kreesha Turner  with Rock Paper Scissors
- Marianas Trench with Fallout
- Shawn Desman with Moneyshot/Something Stupid


Director of the year:
- Aleesia (ft. Big Sean) with Kiss it Bye Bye (Randall Thorne)
- Danny Fernandes (ft. Josh Ramsay and Belly) with Hit me Up (Marc Andre Debruyne)
- Down with Webster with Royalty (Chris Wong)
- Marianas Trench with Haven't Had Enough (Kyle Davison)
- Nelly Furtado with Big Hoops (X)

MuchLoud Rock Video of the year:
- Arkells with Michigan Left
- F**ked Up with Queen of Hearts
- Sam Roberts Band with I Feel You
- The Sheepdogs with I Don't Know
- Theory of a Deadman with Chick Came Back

MuchVibe Hip-hop Video of the year:
- A-Game with Cool Boyz
- Classified (ft. Kayo and Jim Cuddy) with The Hangover
- Drake (ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga) with The Motto
- Harvey Stripes (ft. Lloyd) with Come On
- K'naan (ft. Nelly Furtado) with Is Anybody Out There?

MuchFact Indie Video of the year:
- Arcade Fire with Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
- City and Colour with Fragile Bird
- Danny Fernandes (ft. Josh Ramsay and Belly) with Hit me Up
- Down with Webster with She's Dope
- Lights with Banner

UR Fave Video (VOTE for your fave!!):
- Carly Rae Jepsen with Call me Maybe
- Drake with Headlines
- Hedley (ft. P. Reign) with Invincible)
- Marianas Trench with Fallout
- Simple Plan (ft. Sean Paul) with Summer Paradise

UR Fave Artist (VOTE for your fave!!):
- Drake
- Justin Bieber
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Marianas Trench
- Hedley

UR Intl Fave Artist (VOTE for your fave!!):
- Katy Perry
- LMFAO
- One Direction
- Rihanna
- Adele


Keep reading for more updates!!

Taryn

*Photo is a screen capture from the MMVA website. I do not take any ownership over the photo.

Equal Love, Equal Rights - Pass it On

Sometimes it's just by chance you come across something that utterly moves you. Sometimes it's posted on social networking sites and sometimes it's a personal experience.

Social networking is an amazing tool when it comes to getting the word out to a large amount of people in a short amount of time. It's amazing at how fast people come together when they feel passionate about a topic or outraged at an outcome.

I am a supporter in all equality, in all aspects of life. As a woman I'm instantly "downgraded" because of my sexual organs. Indian people are instantly "downgraded" because of where they came from. Gay people are instantly "downgraded" because they prefer the opposite sex. In a world that constantly promotes equality and love, you still see cases where there wasn't ENOUGH equality and there wasn't ENOUGH love. Bullies of all ages are more prominent than ever and while people are vowing to take a stand, you still see people of all ages suffering the consequences.

I came across this video created by Shane on facebook today. It was only posted yesterday but it's gotten more than 50,000 views and it keeps growing. While his video is only 10 minutes long, it breaks my heart to the core. It saddens me that while Shane's family was estatic that Shane had found the love of his life, Tom wasn't so lucky. It saddens me that in a world with SO much diversity and colour that his family would rather beat up on him than accept him for his true self. They couldn't take the time to see that Tom was HAPPY.

What's even worse is while Shane was grieving, he was kept from Tom's funeral, was banished from knowing anything of Tom's death, and was pretty much just erased.

So if you support #EqualLoveEqualRights then watch this and pass it on. Even if it's just to five people. Those five people will hopefully show it to five more. A little goes a long way in the world of the internet and hopefully one of these days something positive will come out of this.

2012 MuchMusic Video Awards

It's official! Much has finally started to release details of the 2012 MMVAs and it definitely started on a high note!

They just announced recently (a few days ago give or take) that one of this year's performers will be the one and only Katy Perry!

Katy performed back on the MMVAs in 2010 so it'll be interesting to see how she amps up this year for her hundred (if not thousands? - can we be realistic?) of fans who will attend this years events!

Stay tuned for more info as more exciting news gets released!

- T

(photo taken from MuchMusic's facebook page!)