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Showing posts with label Canada's Grammys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada's Grammys. Show all posts

Thursday, December 2, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: DYNAMIC CANADIAN RAPPER DRAKE WILL BE HOSTING THE ICONIC 40TH JUNOS IN TORONTO MARCH 2011.



A decade after he got his start on the network, superstar recording artist Drake is coming home to CTV as host of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS, ETALK revealed tonight. The announcement from CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) was made just hours before Drake was nominated for four 2011 Grammy Awards®. The Toronto native returns to his hometown to host the 40th Anniversary of Canada’s Music Awards, and CTV’s 10th Anniversary broadcast, airing live from the Air Canada Centre on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Tickets for THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS broadcast go on sale Saturday, February 5, 2011 through all Ticketmaster outlets.At 24, Drake becomes one of the youngest-ever hosts of THE JUNO AWARDS. Since getting his start on CTV in 2001, Drake, a.k.a Aubrey Graham, has gone on to take the music world by storm over the past few years, becoming one of the fastest rising newcomers ever in hip-hop. At last year’s JUNO Awards in St. John’s, NL, Drake brought down the house when he joined fellow Canadian pop phenom Justin Bieber on stage, and later took home two awards for Rap Recording Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.

Nominations for the 2011 JUNO Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 1, 2011."I am beyond honoured to be hosting this monumental JUNO Awards in the greatest city on Earth,” said Drake. “I want to bring a youthful energy to the show and encourage people to be excited about what Canadian music has to offer. See you all at the show."
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

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.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

THE ROAD TO THE 39TH JUNO SHOW TV BROADCAST ON SUN APRIL 18TH 2010.

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THE 39TH JUNO AWARDS GALA ON SAT APRIL 17TH 2010.



The non-telecast portion of the Junos on Saturday night saw the wealth spread around as each of the 32 awards handed out went to a different winner. As with the Grammys, the emphasis on the two-hour CTV telecast Sunday was performances rather than plaudits. Only seven of the key awards were handed out during the live telecast.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

SFTC: THE JUNO AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED. (CANADA'S GRAMMYS)

The 2010 Juno Award nominees were announced on Wednesday morning, and while several familiar faces are up for awards, it was those honoured in more obscure categories who were really celebrating.

For mega-selling artists and multiple nominees like Michael Bublé and Justin Bieber, a Juno nomination is a nice surprise, icing on the cake. It’s not as if their fans will stop buying their albums if the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences fails to recognize them. But for musicians not sitting atop the iTunes charts, a nomination has a more pronounced impact. A nod from the Junos, or better yet a win, can go a long way towards securing grants, getting more tour dates, and may even make the difference between music being a side project or a full-time job.

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