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andPOP Buys Condoms for the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards

andPOP Staff — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:25:23 +0000

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With the MuchMusic Video Awards only less than 24 hours away, most reporters working the red carpet would be prepping questions for Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga. Well not Jordan from andPOP – he spent the day condom shopping as his preparation. But why does he need so many condoms for the event (besides the obvious). Check back Monday morning to see our MMVA coverage, and you will see why we are stocking up!

Kanye West’s “All of The Lights” Gets Epilepsy Warning

Christian Allaire — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:06:28 +0000

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Kanye West’s new music video for “All of The Lights” has received an Epilepsy warning from a British organization called Epilepsy Action, according to MTV News.

The charity group provides support for people with epilepsy, and says that the video “should not be broadcast on U.K. television.”

“However, the Kanye West video is still available online, most notably on YouTube where it has had several million hits, and no such regulations exist for online broadcasting,” said the organization in a statement.

As a result of this outburst, the video, which features a barely-dressed Rihanna, has been pulled from many stations including MuchMusic. “We are pleased to see that YouTube and Kanye West’s representatives have listened to our concerns and are warning people that the video is a risk to some people,” Epilepsy Action campaigns manager Aimee Gee said to MTV.

It’s true that the online world of broadcasting has drastically different rules than the television world – meaning there really are no rules for online broadcasting. It’ll be much harder for the music video to be pulled from YouTube than it was to get pulled from television, simply due to the fact that the online world is a free, post-whatever-you-want world. Warning ads have been placed before the video, though.

Now, I don’t know if I just feel bad for Kanye, but the dude just can’t catch a break. Ever since the Taylor Swift fiasco at the Grammys, his career has never been able to fully recover. Although the song is currently at number 14 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart, his video now risks the chance of getting pulled from all media outlets. Poor guy!

I don’t know if pulling the video from everywhere is the solution, though. The obvious answer to this problem seem simple to me; if you have epilepsy, don’t watch a music video called “All of The Lights“. I mean, lights is your first clue that you probably won’t enjoy it. Secondly, I realize that maybe someone could stumble upon the video and have an epileptic seisure, but how about changing the channel if you see bright lights? How are these flashing lights different from Ke$ha or Britney Spears’ videos?

I’ve personally seen the video and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was different, unique, and a fresh change from the usual videos played today. It seems like all the good videos are getting censored nowadays. Just a couple weeks ago, Rihanna’s “S&M” video got pulled in some countries as it was too ‘risky’. I mean, we live in a modern century, a little risky or bright lights won’t hurt anyone. Well, maybe, but you know what I mean.

Does that mean all strobe light parties are at risk of extinction too? Will the world become an abyss of black and white? Will all creativity be banished from our lives, and we’ll be forced to watch Glee episodes on repeat for the rest of eternity?

I know I’m being rash, but I mean, I feel bad for the guy. The video is good. Let Kanye have his moment.

See the video below and be careful!

Jordan Has a Twitter Competition with Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars

andPOP Staff — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:19:45 +0000

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So it seems like this Twitter thing maybe around for a bit, and we are always looking to increase our followers. Jordan took advantage of the opportunity to meet Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars to see if he can increase his following. And of course we talked about the mad success of the show, and why Lucy, Troian, and Ashley were cast for the show. You can watch Pretty Little Liars on Much in Canada, and ABC Family in the U.S.

MuchMusic Wants To Play Less Music Videos

Jacob Morris — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:58:47 +0000

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Sad news for music fans in Canada: MuchMusic wants to cut down the amount of music videos it plays even more, reports CHARTattack.

Last week CTV Limited, the company which owns MuchMusic, applied to change their current license with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The proposed changes would affect the amount of music videos played on the station as well as remove French language programming and increase music-related feature films.

MuchMusic has gradually been playing less and less music videos and moving more towards other kinds of programming. Now they want to cut the number of music videos they play in half.

The proposed new licence would change the number of shows which consist of music related programming and music videos from filling 50 per cent of each broadcasting week to just 25 per cent.

CTV’s reasoning? The application to the CRTC reads, “Music videos no longer distinguish the service as they are readily available through other sources.” This isn’t great news for music enthusiasts if the application for the new license is accepted.

What’s your take? Do you still watch MuchMusic or do you check out “other sources” for music videos?

Drake Leads MMVA Nominations

Sara Harowitz — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:20:07 +0000

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Summer is almost here, and we all know what that means: Toronto’s biggest (well, most commercial) music party is coming back.

The MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVA’s), set to take place in June, will see Queen and John Streets transformed with celebrities, screaming fans, live performances, and, of course, awards.

This time around, Toronto’s own rap prince Drake is in the nomination lead with a total of seven, reports Yahoo! News. The awards show comes right after Drake releases his highly anticipated debut album, Thank Me Later.

Vancouver band Hedley follows behind with six nominations, and GTA pop sensation Justin Bieber comes in with four nominations. Other notable nominees include Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, and Miley Cyrus, who will also be hosting the awards show along with MuchMusic VJs.

Cyrus, Bieber and Perry are also scheduled to perform at the show.

Crush Luther Release New Music Video For Second Single, ’28′

Sam Rashid — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:10:10 +0000

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It’s a Monday night in Golden, British Columbia, and Crush Luther have just finished playing for a crowd of one person – the creepy bar owner.

There were three girls around earlier in the show, but they left because the bar owner was drunk and hitting on them. There was also a drunk named Kurt, but he got thrown out minutes into the show.

“[Kurt] was the drunkest human being I have ever seen,” Luther Mallory, lead singer of Crush Luther, told andPOP. “He was on the stage with us, just swaying back and forth, ready to pass out.”

After the show, at around 2 a.m., Crush Luther was hanging out at the bar and having a couple of drinks. Then all of a sudden, a giant crowd of people wandered into the bar and demanded some live music.

Crush Luther answered the call.

The giant crowd of people had been at the local strip club, where a new stripper had come to town for the week to dance.

The people of Golden called this night, “fresh meat night,” which Mallory said is horrible and horrifying as anything.

“We ended up actually having a pretty excellent show, after the show,” Mallory said. “But previously, just Kurt. Kurt is probably dead now, I assume.”

Not too bad for a first tour.

But currently, Crush Luther isn’t worrying about past or future tours. Their new video for the song ‘28’ is set to premier on MuchMusic this week. ‘28’ is the second single off of their album, Some People Have No Good To Give, which was released in the fall of 2009.

“I think it’s great,” Mallory said. “It’s just a fun little story about this kid living as a 28-year-old and going to work and doing the daily grime kind of stuff.”

The music video was shot in New York City and was directed by Chris Walters, who shot the band’s previous video for the single, ‘A Light.’

And for the first time ever, no members of Crush Luther are appearing in the video.

“It could have looked like anything,” Mallory said. “But we’re not self conscious enough that we need TV time or anything like that.”

Crush Luther was officially formed in Toronto in 2002. But long before Crush Luther, Mallory, guitarist Matt Leitch and drummer PJ Herrick were friends, growing up and going to school together in Arnprior, Ontario which consists of about 7 000 people.

Throughout their schooling, Mallory and Leitch were in various bands with each other.

“It’s a band with a lot of history like that,” Mallory said. “We’ve been in so many bands together … just never a pop band, always just some lame metal band.”

Growing up, Mallory would hang out at Leitch’s place, where he would watch Leitch and his brother play along with Green Day and Weezer songs through gigantic DJ speakers.

Eventually, Mallory began to play along with the tunes on Leitch’s bass during their hang outs. Then, Mallory’s father bought him his own bass.

It was “from Song Bird Music in Ottawa,” Mallory said. “It was a used bass that had the word ‘shit’ carved into it.”

Then, when it was time for college, Mallory went to Fanshawe in London, Ontario, from which he would eventually drop out. But it was here that the all of members of Crush Luther would meet up and form into a band.

They played their first show at the Outback Shack, and it was a huge success, as the venue was packed with close friends. Since then, the band has only gotten bigger and better.

“We have the footage of it and I saw it sort of recently,” Mallory said. “Some of the songs were so butchered but it was a really great first show to have.”

Since the show at the Outback Shack, Crush Luther have released three music videos, two albums and they see themselves as being a “modestly successful band.”

They are also currently promoting a contest where fans can enter a draw to have Crush Luther play a live set in their living room. The contest is called the Living Room Sessions and can be accessed through Crush Luther’s MySpace page.

“We’re not one of those bands that wants to dominate the world,” Mallory said. “We just want to write records and tour them and kind of make one fan at a time. And hopefully they’re just a gigantic fan for life.”

Miley Cyrus to Co-Host 2010 MUCHMUSIC Video Awards

andPOP Staff — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:31:01 +0000

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MUCHMUSIC has just announced that pop sensation Miley Cyrus will be co-hosting the 2010 MUCHMUSIC Video Awards.

The 17 year old sensation has sold more than 15 Million albums worldwide with her fame continuing to grow.

In December 2007, Cyrus’ first trip to MuchMusic sent fans at home and in the MUCHONDEMAND audience into decibel leveling chaos, leaving them wanting more of the singer/songwriter/actress.

“I’m so excited to co-host the MuchMusic Video Awards,” said Miley Cyrus.”I can’t wait to get back to Canada and perform for all of my fans. It’s going to be an awesome night!”

The 2010 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS airs Sunday, June 20 at 9 p.m. ET live from MuchMusic HQ in Toronto.

The Paul Telner Project

andPOP Staff — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:16:34 +0000

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For the past year, comedy segments featuring Paul Telner have been airing on MuchOnDemand. The ‘best of’ appear in a half-hour special on Thursday, March 25 at 10PM on MuchMusic.

Fast-paced, fun and silly, The Paul Telner Project is co-hosted by popular musician Karl Wolf and comedian Paul Telner.

Paul thrives on real-life interaction, something under-tapped in the online video arena. In addition to his pranks, Paul stars in character-based segments featuring real people interacting with Paul as character, believing the character to be real.

The edgy and fun look of the show, which helps pace the comedy and move it along, belongs to director Jason ER Fisher (jasonerf.com). While most shows try to be cool by using old techniques, Fisher takes Telner’s goofy, nerdy and likeable style and personality and translates it to screen.

The show leaves you feeling out of breath by the end, which is a good thing. Fisher has managed to make a TV show that has the viral appeal of watching LOL moments online. There is an epic-ness to his creative style that makes each prank grand.

Wolf and Telner are an unlikely pair. One is an R&B sensation in Canada, Japan, and The Middle East who is soon launching United States. The other is geeky, skinny, and wears bright-coloured clothing while drinking an Orange Crush. Their differences create chemistry.

There is rawness, bratty-ness and a sense that Telner is pushing the envelope and could actually get him and his crew in trouble!

This special’s pranks have everything from people freaking out at Telner on the street to good old fashioned chases, which look amazing thanks to Fisher’s unique editing style. Most shows lean towards popular songs and hip-hop to lay the soundtrack. Fisher uses classical music, which brings the right manic feel to crazy situations only Telner and his crew, would get themselves into.

For more info on Paul and the show, please visit www.paultelner.com

Interview: Degrassi’s SoundSpeed, In A Category Of Its Own

Jeremy Singer — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:47:37 +0000

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Before a camera begins recording on a film set, there’s an iconic chant that is heard time and time again.

“Lock it up. Rolling sound. Sound speed!”

If you’re an actor, then you know it’s a verbal-cue that tells everyone on-set to shut-up and listen because a scene is being recorded. And it’s also an acting reference that a few actors from Degrassi: The Next Generation have taken to heart in their new venture into the music scene as one of Toronto’s up-and-coming alternative bands, dubbed SoundSpeed.

But with such a unique sound, combination, and debut EP, it can be said that the six-man band has the same message in mind as that of the chant back on the film set. Before you judge, question, or make an opinion, first…just shut-up, and listen.

“I think we represent something different,” drummer Shane Kippel, 23, tells andPOP. “We have such a refreshing sound, yet you can’t really figure it out. It’s just a blend of all of our input and musical interests.”

On first impression, SoundSpeed spikes viewers’ attention because of the band members’ side career as actors on Degrassi. Yet it’s actually the group’s details that make the unsigned band so distinguishing and interesting.

For example, they have instruments ranging from the guitar to the key-tar, and a sound so hard to pint-point that it takes all six guys thinking on a couch until one of them finally blurts out something that gets nods of approval- though not even close to your typical genre.

“We’re sort of like the grim reaper, wearing high-top nikes, while walking on a rainbow,” says 20-year-old guitarist Jamie Johnston. It’s no surprise really, it’s a testament to the group’s blend of musical interests and personalities from pop/punk all the way to classic rock.

“We pride ourselves in not being only one type of genre, or having to stick to one type of sound.”

Each member comes from a musical background- with the band featuring Raymond Ablack (Degrassi: “Sav”) on vocals, Dalmar Abuzeid (Degrassi: “Danny”) on bass, Johnston (Degrassi: “Peter”) on guitar, Scott Paterson (Degrassi: “Johnny”) on trumpet/key-tar, Kippel (Degrassi: Spinner) on drums, and Sean Farquharson -a non-Degrassi member- on the other guitar.

But this isn’t the first time Degrassi’s seen its actors turn to the music scene. The franchise has churned out a respectable array of up-and-coming talent with Aubrey Graham making a prominent career as hip-hop rapper Drake, Cassie Steele fresh off of a sophomore pop-album, and Mike Lobel on the rise with his rock band “Boys Who Say No.”

Despite this, Farquharson admits that this idea was something just waiting to happen. They can credit it to perfect timing- when Ablack and himself both left their bands, causing Ablack to decide to try and bring everyone together to take a shot at music in reality.

“We wanted to see if there was any chemistry,” says Farquharson, “so we tried it out, jammed at Kippel’s house for a few hours. We realized that everything was clicking.”

Adds Kippel too, “Yeah, our chemistry was great.”

But working tirelessly over the last year -specifically the summer- to record their three-song EP Soundspeed Hello! hasn’t just been for the sake of picking up another hobby while they’re not filming on-set.

According to Abuzeid, it’s hopefully another career all-together.

“We’ve always been musicians,” says the 19-year-old. “But the opportunity to be a band with some notoriety right from the get-go was like an opportunity that fell right into our laps. We want to pursue this seriously.”

Leading their demo-tape is the go-getter song Magnets for Lips, which boasts nice hooks and a catchy chorus. With Ablack as the main songwriter of the group, the 20-year-old says that finding recording time was the biggest challenge in the band’s building stages.

“Trying to find time to practice on everyone’s filming schedule was pretty hard,” says Ablack. “Then came fall, and then some of us had school, so we had to fit it all into the summer- which we did.”

The band released their EP during their first showcase on January 29 at Six Degrees nightclub. Besides a packed raving audience -who got an autograph signing session at the end- the event also had close friends in attendance, such as fellow Degrassi stars Charlotte Arnold, Lauren Collins and Adamo Ruggiero, Life with Derek star Michael Seater, and MuchMusic VJ Jesse Giddings- to name a few.

“I think in reality, besides putting on the show, with screaming fans and label heads and what not, we were just looking forward to a nice cold brew afterward,” jokes Paterson.

“But we’re obviously so lucky and thankful to have our Degrassi fans following us like this for our attempt at music.”

Additionaly, the group also played at Copps Coliseum for Hamilton’s “We Day” on February 8 -alongside Stereos and Louise Kent- in support of one of the band’s favorite charities Free The Children.

No doubt, SoundSpeed seems to be riding the right sound-wave to success, as they hold high aspirations for their potential. But right now, the guys all know that they’ve got to take a more day-by-day approach.

“We just have to get the word out,” says Abuzeid, “and play more shows. We can do it, it’s just a matter of paying our dues.”

For more information about the band or show dates, check out their MySpace at www.myspace.com/soundspeedband.

MTV No Longer “Music Television”

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:03:13 +0000

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Wait, you mean all those ridiculous reality TV shows weren’t always shown on MTV?

Popular American television network MTV has finally admitted what most people have alluded to for quite some time now: that it is no longer “music television,” reports CHARTattack.com.

The network, which launched in 1981 with the specific purpose to air music videos, launched a new logo yesterday (Monday, Feb. 8), which no longer houses the “music television” tagline that has been part of their original logo for nearly 30 years.

Tina Exarhos, vice president of marketing at MTV, admitted to the New York Daily News that the network is no longer just about music and has been turning away from that old format for quite a while now.

“If you watch the channel, you’ve seen that it’s definitely going in a new direction,” Exarhos said.

To sum up: lots more Jersey Shore ginos, lots less Jay-Z videos.

They are keeping the Video Music Awards, but most of their other music programming has been cancelled by now. It is a sad day for the music video who, once in the spotlight, is now struggling for stage time.

MTV2, MTV Hits and MTV Tr3s still play music videos, but their availability has decreased significantly over the last few years. Music videos also still air on AUX TV, a specialty cable channel where you can watch music videos through its website.

Canada’s MuchMusic has, in a sense, been way ahead of MTV in terms of dropping the channel’s ”music television” aspect. The network long ago removed the word “music” from their logo, and now simply use “Much” for their graphics, though the channel is still known as MuchMusic.

Music video-related programs have gone down drastically on MuchMusic over the last couple years as well, particularly since CTVglobemedia (which also owns MTV Canada) gained ownership of CHUM back in 2007. MuchMusic still offers specialty music video channels, such as MuchLOUD, MuchVibe and MuchMore, all which play more music videos than the regular MuchMusic does, but they are also only available through specialty cable packages.

Well, for those of us that still like a good old music video now and again, thank goodness for Youtube and AUX TV.

K-OS to Stop Releasing Albums

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:35:03 +0000

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Popular Canadian rapper K-OS has announced that he is going to stop releasing albums, reports CHARTattack.com.

The MC, born Kevin Brereton, told MuchMusic that after 10 years of spending time in the recording studio he wants to change things up and “stay immediate” instead.

“I’m not going to make any more albums,” K-OS said on Thursday (Jan. 28) in a press release. “I think we’re just going to drop singles for a couple years and see what happens. If those singles are successful, maybe put out a compilation of the ones that people like and call it an album, like what Elvis and The Beatles did.”

The rapper added that Lil Wayne and Drake, who put more time and effort into releasing mixtapes and singles rather than proper full-length albums, are proof that “you don’t have to make an album” if you’re a musician these days.

“So the next thing I do is probably a single a month with a video, then another single with a video to keep it current,” he said.

K-OS has released four studio albums in his career, with his most recent being last year’s Yes!.

K-OS can be seen performing here:

Feb. 16 Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Room
March 2 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
March 4 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
March 11 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House (Canadian Music Week)

Degrassi: The Next Generation, Makes The Trek From Toronto To Tinseltown

Jeremy Singer — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:55:09 +0000

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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.

Fresh off of an SUV limo, former Degrassi mean-girl star Lauren Collins (Paige), 23, seemed ecstatic by the outcome.

“I’m so used to just walking around in the area, and just grabbing a pita or something,” a smiling Toronto native Collins tells andPOP. “But all of a sudden you’re just showing up in a limo with cameras and fans, it’s bizarre- not really used to it.”

“But I’m so happy everyone came out.”

Collins represents the previous generation of Degrassi members who have left the show to move on in their respected acting careers: Jake Epstein (Craig) is currently the lead in the touring Tony-Award winning musical Spring Awakening, Nina Dobrev (Mia) is set to star in the hyped fall CTV series The Vampire Diaries, Aubrey Graham (Jimmy) is gearing up for his Hip/Hop debut as Drake- signing with Lil’ Wayne’s record label, and Shenae Grimes (Darcy) is shooting her second season of 90210 in Los Angeles.

This time around in Paradise City, old meets the new, as the Degrassi alumnus share the screen with the show’s newest characters. The bunch make the cross-continent trek from Toronto to Tinseltown where they try their fare share at making it big in the industry.

Jason Mewes plays himself as a director, who’s holding auditions for his new movie “Mewesical High”- which causes a stir among the students at school. Paige, who’s been living in Hollywood to become a fashion designer, hasn’t had the best of luck- finding herself rather working as an assistant to a reality star. But when her sudden audition catches the eye of Robbie (Dan Levy), a studio producer, she lands the lead role and invites old friends Marco (Adamo Ruggiero) and Ellie (Stacey Farber) down to come along for the ride.

This also causes Manny (Cassie Steele) to carve out her own journey to L.A. -along with Jay Hogart (Mike Lobel) and Degrassi rock band Stüdz- to claim that lead role which she believes is rightfully hers.

“It was amazing,” says Steele, 19, “you know, hanging with Mike Lobel and all the crew, good times laughing.”

But now what would Degrassi be without a little bit of Drama, eh? Well from Paige letting the celebrity life get to her head, to Ellie running into Craig, a former flame who’s been living out west in Los Angeles, clean from his season six coke addiction- the four-part season 8 finale has a healthy balance of everything on the checklist.

Directed by the series’ very own alumni Stefan Brogren (Snake), the movie was shot both in Toronto and Los Angeles. And it’s obvious that “going Hollywood” requires a few celebrity cameos -which the film delivered, sprinkled throughout the story- including Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, Mewes and Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob), Vivica A. Fox, and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

“Obviously having Kevin and Jason was so exciting,” recalls Collins. “And also Dan levy and then the L.A. people, I can’t pick one, it was just such a fun experience.”

Known to be avid fans of the show, Smith and Mewes made appearances on seasons 4 and 5, and an on-the-carpet Mewes was in high-spirits about the latest experience.

“It was great,” says Mewes, 35, known for playing the drug dealer Jay, in Jay and Silent Bob. “Those guys were great to have called me, and shooting with all of the cast was awesome.”

Degrassi’s latest Queen-Bee Charlotte Arnold (Holly J.), who was featured only in a brief scene, had nothing but praise toward her fellow cast-mates.

“For me this was exciting,” says the 20-year-old former Naturally, Sadie star, “because I had never seen the movie before, and truthfully, I hadn’t even read the script. So this was brand new, and what they did was incredible, so proud of everyone.”

And for Arnold and the rest of the cast, the fall season is just around the corner, which means back to school at Degrassi Community School for the next two months for season 9 filming. A 22-year-old franchise known to just keep on teaching the lessons of life, but the latest advice now: to catch Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood, on CTV on Sunday, August 30 at 8 pm ET.

Michael Jackson Tribute On MuchMusic

Robert Ostfield — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:42:46 +0000

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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.

Aaron Carter Says What?

Robert Ostfield — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:16:32 +0000

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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.

New MuchMusic Show Pranks Canadians

Eva Lam — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:20:11 +0000

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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.

Paris Hilton, Tori Spelling to Present at MMVAs

andPOP Staff — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:13:59 +0000

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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.

Fall Out Boy, Lachey to Perform at MMVAs

Adam Gonshor — Tue, 30 May 2006 14:54:57 +0000

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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.

MMVA Nominees Announced

andPOP Staff — Wed, 24 May 2006 19:48:47 +0000

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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.