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2014 Much Music Video Awards
The 2014 Much Music Video Awards (MMVAs) was held on June 15, 2014 outside the Much headquarters in downtown Toronto. Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner served as co-hosts for the show. The ceremony, which marked the 25th edition of the MMVAs, was simulcast live on Much and CTV. Winners and nominees (winners in bold) Video of the Year * Arcade Fire - "Afterlife" * Drake - "Worst Behavior" * Hedley - "Anything" * SonReal - "Everywhere We Go" * The Weeknd ft. Drake - "Live For" Post-Production of the Year * City and Colour - "Thirst" * Hedley - "Crazy For You" * Sam Roberts Band - "We're All in This Together" * Serena Ryder- "What I Wouldn't Do" * Tokyo Police Club - "Hot Tonight" Dance Video of the Year * A Tribe Called Red ft. Northern Voice - "Sisters" * Autoerotique - "Asphyxiation" * Chromeo ft. Toro Y Moi - "Come Alive" * Keys N Krates - "Dum Dee Dum" * Thugli - "Run This" Director of the Year * Arcade Fire - "Afterlife" ''Director: Emily Kai Bock'' * Drake - "Worst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
299 Queen Street West
299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street or Bell Media Studios, is the headquarters of the television/radio broadcast hub of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media located at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building previously served as the headquarters of CTVglobemedia until Bell Canada acquired CTV again in 2011 as well as CHUM Television, a division of CHUM Limited, until CTV acquired CHUM in 2007, and was once known as the CHUM-City Building. It is now head offices and downtown Toronto studios for Bell Media. With its 1913 neo-Gothic terra cotta façade, the building is designated as a heritage property by the City of Toronto's Heritage Preservation Services under the Ontario Heritage Act and has served as a broadcast facility since 1987. Overview The building serves as the official headquarters of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media, as well as the home of various Bell Media television pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), romance, and melancholia, and is often inspired by personal experiences. He has received List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd, numerous accolades, including four Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Award, 20 Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, 17 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and nominations for an Academy Awards, Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award. Born and raised in Toronto, Tesfaye began his career in 2009 by anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Two years later, he co-founded the XO (record label), XO record label and released the mixtapes ''House of Balloons'', ''Thursday (album), Thursday'' and ''Echoes of Silence'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John JP Poliquin
John "JP" Poliquin (born August 24, 1986) is a Canadian music video, commercial and feature film director. He has directed music videos for bands such as Hedley, Finger Eleven, Mother Mother, and Carly Rae Jepsen, and his music video work has been nominated for awards at the Juno Awards, the MuchMusic Video Awards, the East Coast Music Association Awards, the PEI Music Awards, and the Leo Awards. His video for Hedley "Anything" won Video of the Year, Pop Video of the Year and Your Fave Video at the 2014 MuchMusic Video Awards. His 2008 short film "Inside Charlie" has been nominated for a number of awards. In 2012, John Poliquin directed the found-footage horror film ''Grave Encounters 2'', his first feature film as director. He has also directed videos for ''The Next Star'', a series aired on the youth-oriented Canadian television network YTV. Poliquin has also appeared on MuchMusic's television program New.Music.Live as an industry expert. Most recently, Poliquin co-wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Director X
Julien Christian Lutz (born October 31, 1975), known professionally as Director X, is a Canadian filmmaker, commercial director, music video director, and television director. Having directed more than 100 music videos, he is widely known as a prolific music video director in the industry. He has also directed feature films and television series. Early life Lutz was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area, mostly in and around Brampton, and is of mixed Trinidadian and Swiss descent. Career Early work Lutz began his career working on several productions; he was a visual consultant on Hype Williams' 1998 film ''Belly''. Lutz was slated to direct the horror feature ''Razorwire'', though the film never moved into production. Music videos After working on several of his projects, Lutz became a protégé of Hype Williams.Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keys N Krates
Keys N Krates is a Canadian electronic music band formed in 2008 out of Toronto, Ontario. The group consists of drummer Adam Tune, keyboardist David Matisse and turntablist Jr. Flo (Greg Dawson). The band started as a live hip-hop act reliant on rough a cappella loops on top of heavy bass-driven beats. Career 2013: ''SOLOW'' EP In 2013, Keys N Krates released their EP titled ''SOLOW'' on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records. The first single off of the EP, "Treat Me Right" was premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 program and received support from electronic music artists Diplo, Major Lazer, Flosstradamus and TNGHT. Their second single off of ''SOLOW'', "Dum Dee Dum" was also premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 program. The music video for "Dum Dee Dum" was directed by Amos LeBlanc. The video was nominated for a Prism Prize in Canada, as well as a Berlin Music Video Award in Germany. Keys N Krates later remixed the track which featured GOOD Music, G.O.O.D. Music’s Cyhi th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toro Y Moi
Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick; November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He is often recognized as a spearhead of the chillwave genre in the 2010s, alongside contemporaries Washed Out and Neon Indian, although his music has explored various styles since. His stage name is a multilingual expression consisting of the Spanish words ''toro'' and ''y'' (meaning "bull" and "and", respectively) and the French word ''moi'' (meaning "me"). Early life Chaz Bear was born on November 7, 1986, in Columbia, South Carolina, to a Filipino mother and an African American father. He attended Ridge View High School, where he formed the indie rock band the Heist and the Accomplice with three schoolmates. Bear graduated from the University of South Carolina in spring of 2009 with a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Late in his school career, Toro y Moi formed a close musical relationship with fellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromeo
Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from blue-eyed soul, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk. , the band has released five studio albums, with three of them hitting the Billboard 200 charts. In 2018, Chromeo received their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in the 61st Grammy Awards for their album ''Head over Heels''. History The duo met in the mid-1990s at Collège Stanislas in Montreal. Speaking on their different ethnic backgrounds, the two jokingly describe themselves as "the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture." Around the time when they were both 15, Macklovitch joined Gemayel's band. During this time, Macklovitch's younger brother A-Trak (of Duck Sauce) started winning the Disco Mix Club Championships, becoming World Champion in 1997. After the band, Dave 1 and P-Thug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tribe Called Red
The Halluci Nation, formerly known as A Tribe Called Red, is a Canadian electronic music group who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming."A Tribe Called Red’s urban powwow" . ''National Post'', August 23, 2011. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, the group consists of Tim "2oolman" Hill (Mohawk, of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River), and Ehren "Bear Witness" Thomas (of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Cayuga First Nation). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with their 2006 debut EP '' A Lesson in Crime,'' which they followed with several popular releases including the albums ''Elephant Shell'' and '' Champ'' in 2008 and 2010, respectively. During the 2010s, they released three other studio albums. Among other nominations, the band has been twice nominated for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year, in 2011 for ''Champ'' and in 2019 for '' TPC''. History 2005–2007: Formation and early years David Monks (born January 21, 1987), Graham Wright (born February 16, 1987), Josh Hook (born May 11, 1987), and Greg Alsop (born March 20, 1985) grew up and attended school together in Newmarket, Ontario. In high school, the four played in a band called ''Suburbia'' which eventually disbanded. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Wouldn't Do
"What I Wouldn't Do" is a song performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder, which was released as a single in November 2012. The song was written by Ryder and Jerrod Bettis for Ryder's fifth studio album, ''Harmony''. The song was released as the second single from the album in Canada. The song was featured in a 2013 episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Rookie Blue'', however, release of the single in the United States was delayed due to the success of Serena's previous single "Stompa". Lyrics and composition Lyrically, the track is a love song in which Ryder claims there is nothing she wouldn't do for her lover. Critical reception "What I Wouldn't Do" received mixed to favorable reviews, with Ben Rayner of the ''Toronto Star'' praising the track's "crossover appeal", while Aaron Swanbergson of the National Music Center claimed the "catchy pop" song was "destined for radio fame". In contrast, music blog Snob's Music called the song "a blasé mid-tempo number that fails t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serena Ryder
Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime thriller * ''Serena'' (2014 film), an American drama film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper * ''Serena: The Other Side of Greatness'', a TV documentary about the tennis player Serena Williams * ''Serena'' (novel), by Ron Rash * Serena Maneesh, a rock band * ''Serena'' (video game), a horror adventure game Brands and enterprises *Nissan Serena, a people carrier/minivan *Serena Hotels *Serena Software People Surname * Aldo Serena, Italian football player * Bill Serena, American baseball player * Fernando Serena, Spanish football player * Gustavo Serena, Italian actor and film director * Michele Serena, Italian football player * Ottavio Serena (1837–1914), Italian politician, judge, prefect, and historian Given name *Serena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Roberts Band
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] |
