JUNO EXIT: SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN TORONTO!!

The Junos returned to St. John's, the capital of Canada's youngest province, Newfoundland, for the first time since 2002. In the intervening years, this celebration of English-language Canadian music has been held in six of the other nine provinces. The awards are slated to return to their traditional home of Toronto next year.

JUNO MEMORIES: ALL THE GREAT STARS AND MEDIA PERSONALITIES WE MET ALONG THE WAY.

Comedian Kevin Herrod was on our plane.

Mad Dog from the Mad Dog and Billie show on Toronto's Virgin Radio 99.9MIX-FM was on our plane too.

Andy Ross of GelMedia.net is a longtime pal of HipHossip.

Jon Gallant is the bass player for rock group Billy Talent. He did a drop for KJ's blog at the Pepsi filming for Kim Davis.

JUNO JOY: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? MRS GRAHAM!

KJ and the lovely Sandi Graham, Rapper Drake's mom.

So you know how moms always tell their boys to bring home a "good girl?" KJ wanted to go use the bathroom and I told him to go while we were eating dinner at the Delta hotel in St Johns, New Foundland at the 2010 JUNOS here in Canada..... when he came back with an older lady. I mean his fave song is the one where Headley sings the song about the "cougar on the prowl." (Don't Talk to Strangers album) She brings her over to me and says..."Mom, I want you to meet Drake's MOM!" What? I said...Drake's mom?

KJ recognized her from the red carpet at the Grammys in February 2010 and my jaws dropped when he recognized her again at THE BAR near the lobby and brought her straight to me lol. Sandi Graham is a former educator and she sat with KJ and they chatted for an HOUR, she ordered her food which they ended up sharing with KJ taking home the doggy bag. Hot fish and chips! This was all videotaped. Video here. I swear it was like he brought me his new "woman."

Meanwhile Drake and his ATL entourage were eating on the other side of the restaurant totally unaware of what was cooking on our side. KJ had gone for some drakelike "discussions" earlier with Drake on his table and he did a drop for his blog Thekidreporter.com

Watch here!!

DRAKE WON!!! BEIBER LOST!!!

Although Justin Bieber was not contending for that Juno, he was expected to win the new artist award. However, Drake, a TV star turned rapper with whom he had dueted earlier in the evening on his hit "Baby," edged out Bieber for that Juno. Drake also won best rap recording for "So Far Gone." I spoke to Drake outside the press room congratulating him and later KJ met up with Drake for his drop at dinner at the Delta hotel across from the red carpet venue.

FAVE JUNO PAL: HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA RAPPER CLASSIFIED IS A LONGTIME FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY. (AS TOLD BY KJ)

In the lobby of the Delta hotel St Johns, NL hanging out with Classi

Classified was up for three awards this year: Rap Recording of the Year for 'Self Explanatory,' and Single of the Year and Video of the Year for 'Anybody Listening. 'East Coast rapper Classified clearly remembers when the Juno Awards took place in his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2006.

This year at the JUNOS, we hung out with Classi all over the place and remember I was the first kid in the world to interview Classified in Jan 2009!

SFTC: THE 2010 JUNOS RED CARPET IN ST JOHNS, NEW FOUNDLAND CANADA.

KJ and Kemi. We run this blog! HIPHOSSIP CANADA straight from the C!!

Classified and Tanya Kim of E-talk doing a live red carpet interview

Seriously, that is that volcanic ash coming in in the back with Alex Cuba and I.

Kim Davis poses and signs autographs with fans on the red carpet.

U.G.O speaking with ET Canada.

U.G.O signing autographs for fans.

KJ meets Alex Cuba

KJ chilling with fans on the red carpet.

Classified, U.G.O and KJ all chilling on the red carpet.

KJ and Deadmau5 who won Dance Recording of the year

KJ and the Best Reggae nominee Kim Davis

The satellite truck from MuchMusic transmitting back to Toronto and across Canada

Rapper Classified talking with Rogers TV

All I can say is that KJ and Dubmatix (Best reggae winner) are all freezing on the red carpet here.

KJ in the limo with Mark Lash the multimillion $$$$ jeweler at Marklash.com

Ready to go with that Limo pass to the venue KJ?