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MTV Australia Music Awards
The MTV Australia Awards (previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards or AVMA's) started in 2005 and were Australia's first awards show to celebrate both local and international acts. The last edition happened in 2009. History The MTV Australia Video Music Awards were announced in 2004 as the seventeenth country to host its own MTV award showFasterLouder ''FasterLouder''. Retrieved 17 June 2008. with nominees being announced December that year.FasterLouder. ominees Announced for the MTV Australia Video Music Awards''FasterLouder''. Retrieved 17 June 2008. The show premiered on 3 March 2005 at Luna Park Sydney, Australia. It was hosted by The Osbournes with a number of guest stars, nominees, performers and presenters. The launch of the second AVMA (held at Acer Arena) was hosted by Ashlee Simpson. The third annual Australian Video Music Awards was held at Acer Arena, with hosts Fergie (from the Black Eyed Peas) and Good Charlotte, as well as MTV's Laguna Beach star, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Australia
MTV is a 24-hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by parent company Paramount Networks UK & Australia headquartered in London with a local office at Network 10's TEN (TV station), headquarters in Sydney. History MTV on the Nine Network The "MTV" brand was launched in Australia during April 1987 as a music program that aired late on Friday and Saturday nights for its full six-year run on the free-to-air Nine Network. The program was hosted by Richard Wilkins (TV presenter), Richard Wilkins and Joy Smithers with music news from Alison Drower.Today Show on NineMSNRichard Wilkins biography ''NineMSN''. Retrieved 18 August 2008 Its competitors at the time were ABC Television (Australian TV network), ABC TV's ''Rage (TV program), Rage'' (which also started in April 1987) and Network Ten's ''Video Hits (Australian TV series), Video Hits'' (which started in February 1987). MTV Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benji Madden
Benjamin Levi Madden ( né Combs; born March 11, 1979) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the band Good Charlottefor which he has received various awardsas well as pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothers. He formed both of these acts with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden, with whom he was a coach on ''The Voice Australia'' from 2015–2016. Early life Madden was born Benjamin Levi Combs on March 11, 1979, in Waldorf, Maryland, to Robin Madden and Roger Combs. He has an identical twin, Joel Madden, with whom he formed the band Good Charlotte. He has an older brother named Josh and a younger sister named Sarah. All attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Career In 1996 Madden started a band with his twin brother Joel named Good Charlotte. While still playing in Good Charlotte, both Madden brothers wrote and produced for other artists. Madden was a co-writer and co-producer of some of the songs on Hilary Duff's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
