Thousands of fans surrounded MuchMusic's famed world headquarters in downtown Toronto, Canada, to watch an onslaught of red-carpet arrivals, red-hot performances and awards presentations live at The 17th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards. The MMVAs aired globally for the 12th consecutive year - this year reaching a record-breaking 65 countries worldwide.
Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall's "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" was the big winner, taking home three of the 17 awards at this star-packed event.
Other 2006 MMVAs highlights included performances by Fall Out Boy, Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland, Rihanna, Hedley, Nick Lachey, Simple Plan, City And Colour, Metric and Yellowcard, and celebrity appearances by Paris Hilton, Shawn Ashmore, Tori Spelling, Elisha Cuthbert, Mobile, Kardinal Offishall, The Trews, Jay Manuel & Tricia Helfer from "Canada's Next Top Model" and many more.
ONLINE and MOBILE:
- MuchMusic.com delivers video streams of the top 2006 MMVAs moments including full performances. Fans can also download hot performance clips to their video-capable wireless handsets at www.muchmusic.com and access exclusive interviews and photos.
- iTunes.com presents choice performances direct from iTunes for download to PCs and iPods.
- MobiTV hooks up Canadian mobile subscribers with a quality stream of The 2006 MMVAs.
- Canadian Mobile Carriers will offer an à la carte of individual performances for download-to-own to enabled handsets. Truetones and images will also be created using performance clips.
ON TV and RADIO:
- MuchMusic rebroadcasts the show June 19, June 22, and June 24 at.
- MusiquePlus airs July 8th in Quebec and French-speaking Canada.
- The International Music Feed and IN Demand's two HD channels INHD and INHD2 in the United States (reaching over 13 million homes).
- SIRIUS Satellite Radio will broadcast The 2006 MMVAs across North America on Iceberg Radio channel 95.
THE 2006 MMVAs WINNERS:
People's Choice: Favourite International Group Fall Out Boy "Dance Dance"
People's Choice: Favourite International Artist Kelly Clarkson "Because Of You"
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group Simple Plan "Crazy"
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist City And Colour "Save Your Scissors"
Best Video Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson - "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (Black Jays/EMI)
Best Director Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson - "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (Black Jays/EMI)
Best Post-Production The Trews - "So She's Leaving" (Bumstead Productions/SONY BMG)
Best Cinematography Buck 65 - "Devil's Eyes" (Warner Music)
Best Pop Video Massari - "Be Easy" (Capital Prophet Records Inc.)
MuchLOUD Best Rock Video Nickelback - "Photograph" (EMI)
MuchVibe Best Rap Video Classified - "No Mistakes" (Half Life/Urbnet)
Best Independent Video Metric - "Poster Of A Girl" (Last Gang Records/Universal Music)
MuchMoreMusic Award Michael Bublé - "Save The Last Dance For Me" (Warner Music)
Best French Video Stéphanie Lapointe - "La Mer" (Musicor/Select)
Best International Video - Artist Rihanna - "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)" (Island/Universal Music)
Best International Video - Group Green Day - "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (Warner Music)
VideoFACT Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson - "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (Black Jays/EMI) [ Email this article | Return to ByrnesMedia Main Page ]
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