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Eight seasons running. A cult in Canadian pop culture. Winners of the Gemini, Teen Choice and Directors Guild of Canada Awards.

And now Degrassi: The Next Generation finally boasts its first red-carpet TV movie.

But known as a “show of the people”, the season 8 finale Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood premiere last Wednesday night at Toronto’s Bloor Cinema, allowed tons of lucky special-bracelet-wearing fans bask in Degrassi glory. A free-for-all for snagging autographs and pictures from their favorite cast members, and what’s more- the opportunity to enjoy the movie side-by-side with them too.

And the word got out not only to lucky fans. Among a packed-to-the-brim theatre audience was Camp Rock 2 stars Jordan Francis and Matthew “Mdot” Finley, So You Think You Can Dance Canada winner Nico Archambault, MuchMusic VJ Devon Soltendieck and MTV Live’s Nicole Holness.

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To celebrate the life of the pop icon, MuchMusic is hosting a live broadcast from MuchMusic HQ allowing Canadian fans to pay tribute to the self proclaimed “King of Pop”. The live broadcast will continue to at least 11 p.m. EST, and guests include Danny Fernandes, Stereos, Traci Melchor, Jully Black, Protest The Hero, K-OS and Natalie Thomas of Us Weekly.

Can anybody decipher what Aaron Carter is saying? He seems like a really nice guy but we are lost. Please translate for us in the comment box.

Everyday Canadians get pranked as hidden cameras roll in a new show debuting on MuchMusic Monday.

“The Paul Telner Project” promises to push the boundaries of ordinary people by mixing a “goofy and wacky style with edgy concepts” for comedic results.

“Paul interacts with unsuspecting people through a variety of original characters to create fresh and lively takes on traditional pranks,” the promotional statement continues.

Click here to get a sneak peek at the new show.

Telner has already made a name for himself as a popular comedy personality on the Internet. His YouTube channels have over 30,000 subscribers and 6+ million views, with YouTube.com/PaulTelner ranking as the 8th most subscribed Canadian comedy channel.

“The Paul Telner Project” premieres Monday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on MuchMusic.

MuchMusic has announced a long list of celebrity presenters for this year’s Video Awards.

The award-announcers include 90210’s Tori Spelling, Tricia Helfer of Battlestar Galactica “fame” (and more recently, the host of Canada’s Next Top Model), and Paris Hilton.

The world of music is also well represented in the list of presenters, as Evanescence, Theory of a Deadman, and The Trews will dole out awards.

The ceremonies will take place on June 18th at MuchMusic’s Queen and John headquarters in downtown Toronto.

Here’s a full list of presenters:

Paris Hilton, Tori Spelling, Sam Roberts, Evanescence, Amanda Bynes, Elisha Cuthbert, Mobile, Kardinal Offishall, Tricia Helfer, Shawn Ashmore, Jesse Metcalfe, Theory of a Deadman, Massari, Jay Manuel, The Trews, and T.I.

Punk-rockers Fall Out Boy, pop’s sad boy Nick Lachey and R&B songstress Rihanna are among the artists who will perform at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards, the station announced today.

Also set to perform are Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland, Hedley, Simple Plan, City And Colour and Metric.

The MMVAs will be handed out on June 18.

The list of nominees for 2006’s MuchMusic Video Awards was announced Wednesday, with Billy Talent, Kardinal Offishall and Massari leading the pack.

Billy Talent’s video for “Devil in a Midnight Mass” received nominations in five categories, including best video. Kardinal Offishall’s track “Everyday (Rudebwoy)” also received a best video nod, along with four other nominations.

Of this year’s 16 award categories, four will be decided by voters on MuchMusic’s web site: favourite Canadian artist, favourite Canadian group, favourite international artist and favourite international group

The 17th installment of the annual awards show will take over MuchMusic headquarters at Queen and John in Toronto on June 18.