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2007 MuchMusic Video Awards
The 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards were held in Toronto, Ontario at MuchMusic's headquarters on June 17, 2007, and featured performances by Fergie, Maroon 5, The Used, Avril Lavigne, Finger Eleven, Hilary Duff, and others. The most nominated artists were Billy Talent and Nickelback with five nominations each. Awards Best Video * Billy Talent — ''"Fallen Leaves"'' * Belly f. Ginuwine — "Pressure" * Finger Eleven — "Paralyzer" * Nickelback — "If Everyone Cared" * Three Days Grace — " Never Too Late" Best Director * George — ''"Lie To Me" (directed by: RT!)'' * Belly f. Ginuwine — "Pressure" (directed by: RT!) * Billy Talent — " Red Flag" (directed by: Floria Sigismondi) * k-os — "ELEctrik HeaT – the seekwiLL" (directed by: The Love Movement f. k-os, Micah Meisner & Zeb Roc Munir) * Sam Roberts — "Bridge to Nowhere" (directed by: David Pawsey) Best Post-Production * Sam Roberts — ''"Bridge to Nowhere" (post-production: Johnathan Legris and David Pawsey) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MuchMusic
Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31, 1984, under the ownership of CHUM Limited, and was originally focused on music programming, including blocks of music videos and original series focusing on Canadian musicians. In the years since its acquisition by Bell, Much has cancelled the majority of its music programming due to budget and staffing cuts. The channel's full name was retired in 2013 in reflection of its decreasing reliance on music-related programming. History Under CHUM (1984–2006) MuchMusic was licensed on April 2, 1984 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to CHUM Limited. It had faced competition from two other proposed services. One of them, ''CMTV Canadian Music Television'', was deemed not to have sufficient financial reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belly (rapper)
Ahmad Balshe ( ar, أحمد بلوشي) (born 7 April 1984), known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa. At twenty-one years old, he moved on to his main love hip-hop with the release of his debut mixtape, ''Death Before Dishonor: Vol. 1''. He then released eight additional projects in a span of six years, including his debut studio album ''The Revolution (Belly album), The Revolution'' (2007), as well as two collaborative mixtapes, ''The Lost Tapes'' and ''The Greatest Dream I Never Had'', with Kurupt and DJ Drama, respectively. After a hiatus from music, Belly secured a recording contract with XO (record label), XO in 2015, and later an additional contract with Roc Nation, after co-writing a variety of songs for Contemporary R&B, R&B artists the Weeknd and Beyoncé. Belly received a total of eleven credits across the former's latest studio albums, while also providing bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter)
Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has released seven albums. His debut EP ''The Inhuman Condition'', reached the Canadian charts in 2002. He and his bandmates have released three albums as Sam Roberts and four albums as Sam Roberts Band. He is also a member of Canadian supergroup Anyway Gang, who released their debut self-titled album in 2019. Roberts has been nominated, together with his band, for fifteen Juno Awards, winning six, including Artist of the Year twice (2004 and 2009) and Album of the Year once (2004). Early life and Northstar Born in Westmount, to South African immigrants who had arrived in Montreal three weeks earlier, Roberts grew up on Cedar Avenue in Pointe-Claire, where his family moved to when he was five years old. Roberts is an alumnus of St. Edmund Elementary School, Beaconsfield, Loyola High School, N.D.G. and John Abbott College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue and McGill University. He holds a BA in English from Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah Meisner
Micah Meisner is a former music video director who has won two Juno Awards on four nominations for his video work. Meisner and k-os were nominated for Video of the Year at the 2003 Juno Awards for "Superstarr Pt. Zero". Along with k-os and The Love Movement, he won the 2005 Juno Award for Best Video for ''B-Boy Stance''. At the 2006 Junos, Micah won the Best Video award for his Buck 65 video for "Devil Eyes". At the 2007 Juno Awards, he was again nominated for Video of the Year along with The Love Movement, k-os, and Zeb Roc for "ElectriK HeaT: The Seekwill". In 2005, Now Magazine ''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Throughout most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspen ... named Micah Meisner Best Video Director. Selected works *K-os **Superstarr Pt. Zero **B-Boy Stance **Love Song **Crab-buckit **Man I Used To Be * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-os
Kevin Brereton (born February 20, 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (; "chaos"), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted. The alias "k-os", spelled with a lower case "k", was intended to be less aggressive than the pseudonyms of other rappers whose names were all upper case, such as KRS-One. It is an acronym for " Knowledge of Self", although in a later interview he said that it originally stood for "Kevin's Original Sound". k-os' music incorporates a wide variety of music genres, including rap, funk, rock, and reggae. The lyrics frequently focus on promoting a "positive message" while at times expressing criticism of mainstream hip hop culture's obsession with money, fame and glorification of violence. A musician as well as a producer, k-os has written and produced nearly every part of all four of his albums. k-os usually performs with a live band, which is traditionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floria Sigismondi
Floria Sigismondi (, born 1965) is an Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist, and photographer. She is best known for writing and directing '' The Runaways'', for directing music videos for performers including Dua Lipa, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin fame), Marilyn Manson, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, Leonard Cohen, Katy Perry, Björk, and David Bowie, and commercials for brands such as Gucci, MAC, Target, and Nike. Sigismondi has also directed television including two episodes of ''The Handmaid's Tale'' and ''American Gods''. Life and career Sigismondi was born in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. Her parents, Lina and Domenico Sigismondi, were opera singers. Her family, including her sister Antonella, moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada when she was two. In her childhood she became obsessed by drawing and painting. Starting in 1987, she studied painting and illustration at the Ontario College of Art, today's Ontari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Flag (song)
"Red Flag" is a song by Canadian rock group Billy Talent. It was released in September 2006 as second single from their second album, ''Billy Talent II''. The Canadian rock music radio station 102.1 The Edge listed "Red Flag" at #145 of their 200 Best New Rock Songs of the Millennium in 2010. Music video The music video for this song, directed by Floria Sigismondi – known for her work with artists such as Sigur Rós and Björk – began shooting on July 21, 2005, and first began playing in the United Kingdom, on January 20, 2006, (on Scuzz). It debuted in Canada on MuchMusic the following day. The video depicts a spontaneous revolution by youths, with the titular red flag itself being a symbol of socialism and revolt. It begins with a group of school children locked inside a school, screaming, "We want out!" Finally, they break through the handcuffed doors and proceed to run around the school and surrounding area, covering various symbols of authority and luxur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lie To Me
''Lie to Me'' (stylized as ''Lie to me*'') is an American crime drama television series. It originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightman Group accept assignments from third parties (commonly local and federal law enforcement), and assist in investigations, reaching the truth through applied psychology: interpreting microexpressions, through the Facial Action Coding System, and body language. In May 2009, the show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes; season two premiered on September 28, 2009. On November 24, 2009, Fox ordered an extra nine episodes for season two, bringing the season order to 22 episodes. On May 12, 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly'' reported that ''Lie to Me'' received a 13-episode third season pick-up. The third season of ''Lie to Me'' was originally set to premiere on November 10, 2010. On September 28, 2010, the date was moved up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Nozuka
George Nozuka (born April 28, 1986) is an American-based Canadians, Canadian-Japanese people, Japanese Rhythm and blues, R&B singer best known for his single "Talk to Me", which peaked at No. 1 on the Much (TV channel), MuchMusic music-video countdown in October 2006. Career Nozuka released his debut album ''Believe (George Nozuka album), Believe'' in 2007 under the Mononymous person, mononym George. The album was produced by Perry Alexander, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, and Anthony M. Jones, and was released by HC Entertainment Group. Three tracks became hits: "Talk to Me" (written and produced by Shaun Myers), "Lie to Me", and "Last Time". Music videos for the songs were directed by RT! and appeared on the charts of Canada's specialized music cable channel MuchMusic. In 2012, Nozuka released a mixtape titled ''Love Me''. For the mixtape and later works, he began using his full name. In 2013, he released a studio album called ''Beautiful'', along with a music video for the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Too Late (Three Days Grace Song)
"Never Too Late" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was released on May 7, 2007 as the third single from the band's second album ''One-X''. Background This song's meaning was explained by former Three Days Grace frontman, Adam Gontier, at a live performance on March 7, 2007 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., where he stated, "This song is about being in a very dark place, but being able to see a way out." Then, on the '' Live at the Palace 2008'' DVD, he explained it as, "Feeling like you don't really belong here anymore, and it's about wanting to sort of end everything. But really, this song is about not giving up at all." As well as a small statement about him and his little sisters toxic life at home with their father. On October 23, 2007, Three Days Grace released a single featuring "Never Too Late" and two Clear Channel acoustic recordings of "Pain" and "I Hate Everything About You". On February 12, 2008, an EP was released through iTunes containing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1992 originally as "Groundswell" and played in various local Norwood backyard parties and area establishments before disbanding in 1995 and regrouping in 1997. Based in Toronto, the band's original line-up consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, and bassist Brad Walst. In 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the band's lead guitarist, making them a quartet. In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by My Darkest Days' vocalist Matt Walst, the younger brother of Brad Walst. Currently signed to RCA Records, they have released seven studio albums, six of which at three-year intervals: ''Three Days Grace (album), Three Days Grace'' in 2003, ''One-X'' in 2006, ''Life Starts Now'' in 2009, ''Transit of Venus (album), Transit of Venus'' in 2012, ''Human (Three Days Grace album), Human'' in 2015, and ''Outsider (Three Days Grace album), Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Everyone Cared
"If Everyone Cared" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback. It was released in November 2006 as the sixth single from the album ''All the Right Reasons''. It was released in Australia on November 13, 2006, and in the US on January 7, 2007. The song entered inside the top 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart on January 7, 2007. The song was then released in most other parts of the world in the beginning of 2007. It debuted at No. 50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in late January 2007, and climbed to No. 17. ''All the Right Reasons'' was the first Nickelback album to feature more than three top 20 singles in the United States. The song reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. It was announced that 100% of all digital sales for the song will be donated to the charities of Amnesty International, and the International Children's Awareness Canada. Music video The video for the song was directed by Dori Oskowitz and produced by Justin Cronkite. It shows the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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