Yay! Just as I wanted to see that "Easy Come, Easy Go" piano dragging guy who also plays around with his lazy monkey pals. BRUNO MARS is in the house for the MMVA's!!!Fans will go Gaga for the 2011 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS as MuchMusic announced today more blockbuster performers. Set to rock the block at MuchMusic HQ in Toronto are Bruno Mars, The Black Keys, Avril Lavigne, and City and Colour. Co-hosted by screen and music superstar Selena Gomez, these A-List performers join previously announced Queen of Pop, Lady Gaga, on the MMVAs stage. The fan-tastic event goes down live on Sunday, June 19 at 9 p.m. ET on MuchMusic and Fuse in the U.S. , with the MMVAs RED CARPET SPECIAL at 8 p.m. ET. Additional performer and presenter announcements to come.
"I'm really looking forward to performing on the MMVAs,” said Bruno Mars. “It’s my first time doing all this stuff and I find it all very exciting, I hope all my fans in Canada enjoy my performance."
Bruno Mars
There’s no denying that Grammy®-winning and 2011 MMVA UR Fave nominee Bruno Mars is out of this world! Not only has Mars lent his other-word-ly abilities as co-writer on dozens of chart-toppers including “Billionaire” by Travie McCoy, and “F*** You!” by Cee Lo Green, his 2010 solo album Doo-wops and Hooligans kicked ass in the charts and got rave reviews. Mars was the most nominated artist at this year’s Grammys® Awards with an outstanding seven nods, including Album of The Year, and two nominations for his producing talents (Record of the Year and Song of The Year for “F*** You” produced by his team The Smeezingtons). Mars capped off Grammy night with a win for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just the Way You Are” and brought the house down with his performance alongside B.o.B and Janelle Monáe. Fans can expect a similar high energy, crowd pleasing performance at the MMVAs.
The Black Keys
For years now The Black Keys have been building a rabid following of fans through a succession of critically acclaimed albums, and in 2010 they blew it wide open with the release of the albumBrothers. Aside from debuting at #3 on the Billboard Album Chart, Brothers ranked #2 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s Best Albums of 2010 chart, while Spin Magazine named The Black Keys Artist of the Year. Not to mention taking home 2011 Grammy® Awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals for their hit single, “Tighten Up.” Not too shabby for two guys from Akron , Ohio , right?
Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne first connected with MuchMusic fans when she stepped out onto the hood of car as a pop-punk tomboy at the 2002 MMVAs red carpet show, after releasing her now six-time platinum debut album Let Go. Since then she’s earned seven MuchMusic Video Awards, eight Grammy® nominations, won seven JUNO Awards, sold more than 30 million albums, and graced more than 100 magazine covers worldwide. All this from a small-town girl from Napanee, Ontario ! Lavigne is now all grown up and returning to MuchMusic’s HQ to perform the hit single from her latest album Goodbye Lullaby.
City and Colour
Diversity and originality is something MuchMusic fans have loads of so it’s no wonder critically-acclaimed City and Colour’s Dallas Green is an MMVAs favourite. Green’s stripped-down, heartfelt performances as City and Colour instantly connected with Canadians, and fans around the world. Exceeding expectations, his debut album Sometimes achieved platinum certification in 2006, the same year he gave a memorable performance at the MMVAs, landing Green a UR Fave Award for Favourite Canadian Artist. City and Colour’s sophomore release Bring Me Your Love (2008) debuted at #2 on the Top 200 Soundscan chart in Canada and is also certified platinum. On the heels from a sold-out Australian tour, Green has been garnering praise and recognition the world over and more recently sold out London 's legendary Royal Albert Hall. Now back on home turf, City and Colour returns to perform his newest single “Fragile Bird” taken from his much-anticipated upcoming release Little Hell, out on June 7.
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