TAYLOR LAUTNER IS NOT DEAD!!!!!!!!!

A representative for Taylor Lautner has blasted internet speculation the Twilight hunk died after an alleged overdose. Reports suggesting the 17-year-old star had died began circulating widely on Monday (11Jan10) after it was reported on a number of internet blogs and by users on social-networking site Twitter.com.

The sick rumors alleged Lautner died at a Hollywood party after accidentally overdosing on cocaine. But a spokesperson for Twilight film studio Summit Entertainment has moved quickly to confirm Lautner is still alive, insisting, "This is a hoax."

Can we stop the SHYT! Taylor does not even do drugs! He is the highest paid teen in Hollywood rite now at $7.5 million per film.

KEMI CAN'T SLEEP THINKING ABOUT CANADAIAN ARTIST DANNY FERNANDEZ AND HIS BROTHER'S COMPETING IN MUSIC.

PEREZ IS SAD: GIVE HIM SOME LOVE. YOU KNOW IT WAS ALL A STUNT?

A New Statement from Perez Hilton

Filed under: Gay Gay Gay > Personally Perez > Sad Sad

From the heart:

"Words can hurt. I know that very well, from both sides of the fence. The other night in Toronto, after feeling physically threatened by a verbally abusive Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, I chose the most hurtful word I know to hurl at him. I was in an out-of-the ordinary situaton and used a word that I would not utter under normal circumstances. My intention - however misguided it may have been - was to stand up for myself and tell this belligerent man that I had enough of his badgering and was not going to continue to let him berate and intimidate me. I wanted to hurt him with the word I chose, not anyone else. Unfortunately, the one who got hurt was me and, subsequently, a lot of other people. I wish none of it had happened. I can't take it back. I did what I thought was best at the moment to stand up for myself in a non-violent yet still assertive way. Clearly, I am not homophobic. Also, I am not nor have I ever claimed to be a spokesperson for the gay community. I am just speaking for myself, a gay man. One who is labeled "flamboyant" in the media. An American that is not granted equal rights under the law. I will continue to speak out for equality and I will continue to say things that upset both gay people and straight people. Who I am as a person and what I do for a living are two separate things. I've come to terms with all my incongruities and am proud of who I am and what I do. In closing, words can hurt. But words should not provoke someone to violence. Stripped away from the mask of Perez Hilton, I have been extremely bothered by the public reaction to my assault. Violence should never be condoned with such statements as "It's Karma" or "I don't believe in violence but….". In fact, several television and radio shows over the past couple of days echoed the sentiment "He had it coming". Would they have said the same thing if I was a woman? Would I have "deserved it" if I had been stabbed? Or shot? Or killed? I was attacked from behind without warning and repeatedly punched in the head in a cold, disgusting and unnecessarily violent manner by Polo Molina, the road manager for the Black Eyed Peas, who I did not even speak with that evening. I did not share any words with him and his assault on me was completely unprovoked. I feel like everything happens for a reason and I leave this traumatic experience as a person with more compassion. Specifically, there was an instance last year when actor Jesse Metcalfe was attacked outside of a Hollywood nightclub by a fellow entertainer. I did not condone the violence, but I did make light of that situation. I regret that. Sincerely. There are many ways to deal with disagreements, both good and bad, but violence is never the answer. Never. I now know that first-hand. It should not be condoned, promoted or accepted. No one "deserves" to be the victim of violence. No one "has it coming." NO ONE. And victims should not be ridiculed. I look forward to marching for equality in Washington, D.C. this October. And I look forward to standing up for my rights in a Toronto courtroom shortly, as I fully intend to seek every lawful remedy against the man that attacked me."

- Perez Hilton
June 23, 2009
Los Angeles, California

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Source: Perezhilton.com

Give Perez some love! Calling Will.i.am a "faggot" is no big deal! It's like calling a black man Motherfockn nigga if he were to call me a "bitch ass." These are "slurry terms" we all use. Both men are highly intelligent and talented and have their faults. Free Speech is important and Perez writes what he feels and W sings what he wishes. GREAT STUNT GUYS! Sorry Eminem and Sasha Cohen! This one's better and it works better out of the country!

BOOM BOOM POW? MY TAKE ON THE "BLACK EYE" THAT PEREZ HILTON SUFFERED!

The FOX News story below but I spent most of the last hours of the MMVA as in 11.15pm with Will.i.am and Perez Hilton. Perez left with Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas while Will.i.am, Fergie and the rest of the group and entourage were making videos and chilling. Will even did a video of me on his phone saying "good job on that Obama campaign." Who was that guy who shoved me in front of Fergie and said "Fergie's gotta go." Fergalicious looked at him and said....I am TAKING THIS PICTURE! Just heard that was Polo Molina!!!!

That is the picture of my 2004 autograph by Will.i.am without her. She was in the bathroom and they were calling me next door to interview Pharrell. For 5 years when this picture was seen, it was like everyone said "Where's Fergie?" Fergie even chilled with me for a few moments. W signed my chest in the picture.

See what Will.i.am had to say in response to Perez

THE WHOLE THING IS A PR STUNT. I'M TELLING YA! I WAS WITH THEM BOTH AT E-TALK BEFORE WE ALL LEFT.

This is the room everyone was last seen at 11.45pm!! E-Talk is Canada's #1 Entertainment show. It's just like ET and Insider, ONLY BETTER! Hosted by Tanya Kim and Canadian Idol Host Ben Mulroney.

Perez Hilton and Black Eyed Peas singer Will.I.Am have posted video statements giving two very different accounts of an alleged assault of the gossip blogger outside a nightclub early Monday morning.

Perez Hilton Twittered that he was bleeding after being assaulted by a member of the Black Eyed Peas outside a party at the club Cobra following the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada on Sunday night.

"I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards," the gossip blogger wrote on his Twitter account. "I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke."

Hilton continued in three subsequent tweets:

"Still waiting for the police. The bleeding has stopped. I need to document this. Please, can the police come to the SoHo Met Hotel."

"I spoke to my lawyer. I really need to talk to the authorities. Please come to the SoHo Met Hotel. Have called the police. Need them here."

"The Toronto police are here now. Thank you. Please stop calling them."

Will.I.Am posted his own online video statement early Monday morning telling his side of the story. The singer said fellow Black Eyed Peas member Fergie had approached Hilton at an afterparty at the club Ultra and asked what the blogger had against their group. Fergie then relayed the back-and-forth to Will.I.Am, who described the blogger as being "rude."

At a subsequent afterparty at Cobra, Will.I.Am says he and Hilton exchanged words. "So I go up to him and say, 'Hey, can you do me a favor, Perez?... Can you not be so blatantly rude to our group on your website? That's just wrong - you don't have to be disrespectful,'" Will.I.Am said in his video statement. "He said, 'I don't respect you.' I was like, 'What? Ok, if you don't respect me that's cool.'

Will.I.Am then says Perez called him "a f**got" at which point "the fans get all crazy and start on Perez Hilton. I'm just sitting there minding my own business waiting for a car."

However, the entertainment website TMZ reported that the general manager of the Black Eyed Peas -- Polo Molina -- had turned himself in to Toronto police early Monday morning. Hilton corroborated this in his own video release Monday morning, saying that The Black Eyed Peas' manager "Polo clocked me right here [motioning to his black eye], and punched me two or three times."

An extremely emotional Hilton also addressed Will.I.am's video statement, saying "You know very well, and I know very well, and God knows that it was not a random fan that hit me."

Hilton did admit calling Will.I.Am a "f**got," saying it was the worse thing he could think of to call the singer at the time. He went further in his video statement, calling the singer "a f***ing coward," and adding he would have had more respect if he would have punched him in the face himself.

OK! maybe not a stunt as Tony Vella's name is in the story. Constable Tony Vella is Communications PR cop for Toronto Police and you know I'm peeps with the cops. This shyt may be REAL! Should have worn my SWAT jacket last nite!

2009 MMVAS Now That’s How You Throw An Effing Block Party!

Congrats to Classified! Classi, DID IT! HARD WORK AND PERSEVERENCE!!!!!!!!

Drake told me he and Rihanna are just pals. (Videos coming weekend)


Told Kim K I loved reading about her (rear) all over the net and that was the first thing I needed to see. Reggie came with her too as a presenter. Everything on her is REAL!

ALL I CAN SAY WAS THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE WAS TERRIFIC AND THINGS WENT SMOOTH IN ALL AREAS. I WANT TO SPECIALLY THANK THOSE DEDICATED MEDIA RELATIONS FOLKS AT MUCHMUSIC WHO GAVE ME ACCESS SECOND YEAR IN A ROW TO COVER THIS EPIC EVENT. THANK YOU GUYS, YOU ARE WONDERFUL!

Jeniffer Correlli, Amy Doary, Rom Halverson, Ashley Applebaum, Jaime Werby.

Nickelback took home top honours grabbing three awards Fan FAVEs The Midway State snatch up two pieces of MMVA hardware UR FAVE voting raises the bar with a record setting almost half a million votes cast Pyro performances, white-hot celebs, and crazy-loyal fans collided at the 2009 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS pushing decibel levels beyond the threshold at MuchMusic HQ. Rock royalty Nickelback, lit up the MMVAs stage and took home top honours scoring three awards (Best Video, Best Post-Production, MuchLOUD Best Rock Video).

The Midway State took home two awards (the coveted UR FAVE : Favourite New Artist and VideoFACT Best Independent Video) and international chart-topper Lady Gaga, who left fans awestruck with her umm…spark-spitting brassiere, seized the highly-coveted International Video of the Year award. Mega heartthorb co-hosts Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas caused heart palipitations at the legendary corner of Queen and John with not one, but two performances.


And Twi-hards lost it for Taylor Lautner when he introduced Nickelback for the final performance of the night. The Vancouver rockers set the Toronto skyline ablaze with an incredible performance capped off by explosions of fire in sky.

" Canada is very special to me. Canada gave me my first number one record; my first boyfriend; and now my first award," said Lady Gaga.

“You can really tell it’s all about the fans,” said co-host Nick Jonas.

“This is amazing.... It’s like the biggest block party. Wish they did something like this in the States,” said Kim Kardashian, 2009 MMVAs Presenter.

But this year it was the fans that spoke louder than ever before casting close to 470,000 total votes to crown Simple Plan (Favourite Video), The Midway State (Favourite New Artist), and the Jonas Brothers (Favourite International Video) as the winners of the 2009 MMVAs UR FAVE Awards (formerly People’s Choice Awards).

"It’s was an absolutely incredible night, with the best in the business doing their thing for the MuchMusic fans all night long,” said Brad Schwartz, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, The Much MTV Group, CTV Inc."Whether it was hugging a Jo Bros in person, being glued to the TV for three rock solid hours, or directing their own version of the MMVAs at muchmusic.com, the best part for us was being able to bring our fans closer to their favorite stars than they’ve ever been.”

Encore presentations of the 2009 MMVAs can be viewed online at muchmusic.com right now. Viewers can pick their favourite performances or see the whole broadcast in its entirety again. The 2009 MMVAs rebroadcasts on CTV on July 11 at midnight ET. MuchMusic also rebroadcasts the show throughout the week.

I watch it tonite as I am indoors in the press areas most of the night. International broadcasts can be seen on TV Guide Network in the U.S. , in 20 countries around the world on MTVNHD and on XYZnetworks in Australia .

And the winners are…

UR FAVE: Favourite Video

Simple Plan – “Save You”

UR FAVE: Favourite New Artist

The Midway State – “Never Again”

UR FAVE: Favourite International Video

Jonas Brothers – “Burnin’ Up”

Best Video

Nickelback – “Gotta Be Somebody”

Best International Video - Artist

Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”

Best International Video - Group

Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”

Pop Video of the Year

Danny Fernandes – “Private Dancer”

Best International Video – Canadian

Billy Talent – “Rusted from the Rain”

MuchLOUD Best Rock Video

Nickelback – “Gotta Be Somebody”

MuchVibe HipHop Video

Classified – “Anybody Listening”

Best Director

Marianas Trench – “Cross My Heart”

Best Post-Production

Nickelback – “Gotta Be Somebody”

Best Cinematography

Bedouin Soundclash – “Until We Burn Into the Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)”

VideoFACT Best Independent Video

The Midway State – “Never Again”

MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video

Girlicious – “Like Me”

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ONE WORD: IT WILL BE FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Above is 8.30am EDT this morning in Toronto when I went to pick up my media pass. Thanks to the Much staff and the dynamic Jeniffer Correlli of Media Relations. I will bring you all the cool pictures from tonite's award here in Toronto. You know all your tabloid shows are here from the USA. Entertainment tonite, Insider, Inside Edition. Where will you find Kim Kadarshian, Jonas Brothers, Jermaine Dupri, TilaTequilla, Black Eye Peas etc in one place? TORONTO! Hollywood of the North. That is me last year with one of Hedley's trophy. Jacob Hoggard let me pose with them. He even wanted me to take one HOME!!

NOMINEES LIST for the 2009 MMVA's.

Below are the nominees and my picks. Smack me Monday morning if I'm wrong.

Video Of The Year
Danny Fernandes – Private Dancer (CP Records/Fontana North)
Director: Ren
k-os – 4, 3, 2, 1 (Crown Loyalist Records/Universal Music)
Directors: Drew Lightfoot, k-os
Marianas Trench – Cross My Heart (604 Records/Universal Music)
Director: Colin Minihan
Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody (EMI)
Director: Nigel Dick
The Stills – Being Here (Arts & Crafts/EMI)
Director: Teqtonik
Post Production Of The Year
Classified – Anybody Listening (Half Life Records/Sony Music)
Post-Production: Aden Bahadori, Nick Flook, Mike Sevigny, Harv Glazer
Director: Harv Glazer
Mobile – The Killer (Universal Music)
Post-Production: Félix & Paul
Directors: Félix & Paul
Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody (EMI)
Post-Production: Ring of Fire
Director: Nigel Dick
The New Cities – Dead End Countdown (Sony Music)
Post-Production: Jodeb
Director: Jodeb
The Stills – Being Here (Arts & Crafts/EMI)
Post-Production: Teqtonik
Director: Teqtonik

Cinematographer Of The Year
Bedouin Soundclash– Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love
Song) (Dine Alone/Universal Music)
D.O.P.: Christopher Walters
Director: Michael Maxxis
Elise Estrada – Crash And Burn (RockSTAR/E1 Music)
D.O.P.: Norm Li
Director: Ali Visanji
k-os – 4, 3, 2, 1 (Crown Loyalist Records/Universal Music)
D.O.P.: André Pienaar
Directors: Drew Lightfoot, k-os
The Midway State – Change For You (Remedy Music/EMI)
D.O.P.: Samy Inayeh
Directors: Frank Borin, Patrick Langlois
Theory Of A Deadman – All Or Nothing (604 Records/Universal Music)
D.O.P.: Brendan Steacy
Director: Davin Black

Director Of The Year
Bedouin Soundclash– Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love
Song) (Dine Alone/Universal Music)
Director: Michael Maxxis
Classified – Anybody Listening (Half Life Records/Sony Music)
Director: Harv Glazer
Danny Fernandes – Fantasy (CP Records/Fontana North)
Director: RT!
Marianas Trench – Cross My Heart (604 Records/Universal Music)
Director: Colin Minihan
Theory Of A Deadman – All Or Nothing (604 Records/Universal Music
Director: Davin Black

Pop Video Of The Year
Danny Fernandes – Private Dancer (CP Records/Fontana North)
Director: Ren
Elise Estrada – Crash And Burn (RockSTAR/E1 Music)
Director: Ali Visanji
Karl Wolf – Africa (EMI)
Director: Ted Wallach
Lights – Drive My Soul (Underground Operations/Universal Music)
Director: Sean Michael Turrell
Shiloh – Operator (A Girl Like Me) (Universal Music)
Director: Aaron A.

MuchLOUD Rock Video Of The Year
Inward Eye – Shame (J Records/Sony Music)
Director: Rémy M. Larochelle
Marianas Trench – Cross My Heart (604 Records/Universal Music)
Director: Colin Minihan
Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody (EMI)
Director: Nigel Dick
Ten Second Epic – Life Times (Black Box/Fontana North)
Director: Colin Minihan, Cody Fennell
Theory Of A Deadman – All Or Nothing (604 Records/Universal Music)
Director: Davin Black

MuchVIBE HipHop Video Of The Year
Classified – Anybody Listening (Half Life Records/Sony Music)
Director: Harv Glazer
Famous – Ain’t No Use (Wannabe Famous? Records/E1 Music)
Director: David F. Mewa
JB f. Ghetto Flex – Move Your Body (GCP Rec. Corp./Fontana North)
Director: Cazhhmere
k-os – 4, 3, 2, 1 (Crown Loyalist Records/Universal Music)
Directors: Drew Lightfoot, k-os
Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home (Black Box/Fontana North)
Director: HotDogGarbage
VideoFACT Indie Video Of The Year
Bedouin Soundclash– Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love
Song) (Dine Alone/Universal Music)
Director: Michael Maxxis
Metric – Gimme Sympathy (Last Gang/Universal Music)
Director: Frank Borin
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains – Who Do We Care For? (Outside Music)
Director: Graydon Sheppard
Shad – The Old Prince Still Lives At Home (Black Box/Fontana North)
Director: HotDogGarbage
The Midway State – Never Again (Remedy Music/EMI)
Directors: Frank Borin, Fuzz de Grandpre

International Video Of The Year – Artist
Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (Columbia/Sony Music)
Director: Jake Nava
Britney Spears – Womanizer (Zomba/Sony Music)
Director: Joseph Kahn
Kanye West – Heartless (Roc-A-Fella/Universal Music)
Director: Hype Williams
Katy Perry – Hot N Cold (Capitol/EMI)
Director: Alan Ferguson
Kevin Rudolf f. Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock (Cash Money/Universal Music)
Director: Justin Francis
Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You (RCA/Sony Music)
Director: Wayne Isham
Lady Gaga – Poker Face (Cherrytree/Universal Music)
Director: Ray Kay
Lil’ Wayne – A Milli (Cash Money/Universal Music)
Directors: Dayo, Dwayne Carter, Jeff Panzer
Miley Cyrus – The Climb (Walt Disney Records/Universal Music)
Directors: Matthew Rolston
T.I. f. Rihanna – Live Your Life (Atlantic/Warner Music)
Director: Anthony Mandler

International Video Of The Year - Group
Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Parlophone/EMI)
Director: Hype Williams
Green Day – Know Your Enemy (Warner Bros./Warner Music)
Director: Mathew Cullen
Jonas Brothers – Lovebug (Hollywood Records/Universal Music)
Director: Philip Andelman
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire (Sony Music)
Director: Sophie Muller
Metro Station – Shake It (Red Ink)
Director: Josh Forbes
MGMT – Electric Feel (Red Ink/Sony Music)
Director: Ray Tintori
Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part (Interscope/Universal Music)
Director: Joseph Kahn
Rise Against – Re-Education (Through Labor) (DGC/Universal Music)
Director: Kevin Kerslake
The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow (Interscope/Universal Music)
Director: Mathew Cullen, Mark Kudsi
The Killers – Human (Island/Universal Music)
Director: Danny Drysdale

International Video Of The Year By A Canadian – Artist or Group
Billy Talent – Rusted From The Rain (Warner Music)
Director: Wayne Isham
K’naan f. Chubb Rock – ABC’s (Octoscope)
Director: Marcus Raboy
Kardinal Offishall f. Akon – Dangerous (Kon Live/Universal Music)
Director: Gil Green
Kreesha Turner – Don’t Call Me Baby (EMI)
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day (EMI)
Director: Nigel Dick

UR FAVE Video Of The Year
Danny Fernandes – Fantasy (CP Records/Fontana North)
Kardinal Offishall f. Akon – Dangerous (Kon Live/Universal Music)
Marianas Trench – Cross My Heart (604 Records/Universal Music)
Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody (EMI)
Simple Plan – Save You (Atlantic/Warner Music)
UR FAVE International Video Of The Year
Jonas Brothers – Burnin’ Up (Hollywood Records/Universal Music)
Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl (Capitol/EMI)
Lady Gaga – Poker Face (Cherrytree/Universal Music)
Lil’ Wayne – A Milli (Cash Money/Universal Music)
Britney Spears – Womanizer (Zomba/Sony Music)

UR FAVE New Artist Of The Year
Danny Fernandes – Fantasy (CP Records/Fontana North)
Lights – Drive My Soul (Underground Operations/Universal Music)
Shiloh – Goodbye, You Suck (Universal Music)
The Midway State – Never Again (Remedy Music/EMI)
Karl Wolf – Africa (EMI)

THE MMVA'S: IT IS GONNA BE A VERY MUCH TERRIFIC NITE ON SUNDAY JUNE 21ST 2009!

MMVAs 09 RED CARPET SPECIAL airs live at 8 p.m. ET, June 12
The 2009 MMVAs, co-hosted by the Jonas Brothers air live Sunday, June 21

Toronto, ON (June 8, 2009) – MuchMusic announced today an effing awesome lineup of musicians, movie stars, TV stars, and athletes appearing as presenters on the 2009 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS, airing live on Sunday, June 21 at 9 p.m. ET. Before the killer show kicks off, the MMVAs fandemonium frenzy erupts with a slew of celebrities, known for arriving in style and sashaying down the infamous MMVAs red carpet. The MMVAs 09 RED CARPET SPECIAL airs live on Sunday, June 21 at 8 p.m. ET.

MuchMusic provides Twi-hard fans with a public service as Twilight and New Moon stars Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefevre join THE HILLS’ resident bad boy and notorious lothario Brody Jenner, along with fellow cast member Audrina Patridge to heat up the red carpet. The Hollywood elite get schooled by MMVAs red carpet veterans Marianas Trench and nominee heavyweight Danny Fernandes, while the sizzling stars of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA, including Season 1 winner Nico Archambault and Top 4 contender Natalli Reznik, bring the beat back. But it certainly doesn’t stop there as the MMVAs mercury keeps rising as reality star and bootylicious bombshell Kim Kardashian and gossip-worthy GOSSIP GIRL stars Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick pose for the cameras. Hollywood royalty spawn Rumer Willis schmoozes alongside blogger extraordinaire Perez Hilton, while international sports superstars Chris Bosh and Alexander Ovechkin bring their A-game. See below for a full list of presenters.

“The MMVAs is a star-gazer’s dream, with ultimate fan access from start to finish,” said Sheila Sullivan, Director of Programming, Much MTV Group, CTV Inc. “The craziness of the arrivals, the energy and shrieks from the fans, and their sheer proximity to the stars is what makes the MMVAs red carpet unlike any other red carpet in the world.”

The full list of presenters include:

• Taylor Lautner (Twilight, New Moon)
• Rachelle Lefevre (Twilight, New Moon)
• Rumer Willis (Sorority Row)
• Audrina Patridge (Sorority Row, THE HILLS)
• Nico Archambault and Natalli Reznik (SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA)
• Ed Westwick (GOSSIP GIRL)
• Perez Hilton
• Danny Fernandes (Five-time 2009 MMVAs Nominee)
• Marianas Trench (Four-time 2009 MMVAs Nominee)
• The Midway State (Three-time 2009 MMVAs Nominee)
• Theory Of A Deadman (Three-time 2009 MMVAs Nominee)
• Karl Wolf (Two-time 2009 MMVAs Nominee)
• Lights (Two-time 2009 MMVAs Nominee)
• Mika (Grammy®-nominated musician)
• Brody Jenner (THE HILLS)
• Jessica Szohr (GOSSIP GIRL)
• Anna Lynne McCord (90210)
• Kim Kardashian (KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS)
• Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors)
• Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)

Follow the countdown to the 2009 MMVAs on muchmusic.com or on Twitter @MuchMusic. Sign on to receive up-to-the-minute 2009 MMVAs announcements on performers, presenters, celebrity guests, and ways to win massive prizes.

Official sponsors for the 2009 MMVAs include Pepsi, Nokia, Molson, Subway and Virgin Mobile.

URGENT!! VOTE FOR CLASSIFIED, HIPHOSSIP'S CHOICE IN THIS WILDCARD BID FOR THE MMVA'S.

In Much signature style, the 2009 MMVAs are going interactive and giving fans their say – only this time, there’s a new twist! Through muchmusic.com, viewers are given the power to not only determine award winners for the upcoming MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS on June 21, but to pick some of the nominees for the all-new UR FAVE Awards (formerly People’s Choice Awards). Fans have come out in droves casting more than 50,000 online votes in only nine days!

MuchMusic gives fans a head start by selecting the first four candidates in each of the three categories: UR FAVE New Artist/Group, UR FAVE Video, and UR FAVE International Video, but it’s up to the public to select the final wildcard nominee. Viewers can go online now and vote for the UR FAVE Wildcard Nominee by logging on to muchmusic.com.

Only six days left for fans to have their say! Voting for UR FAVE Wildcard Nominees closes on May 19 at 11:59 p.m. ET. A complete list of nominees to be announced on May 20.

VOTE FOR CLASSIFIED HERE NOW!!!

BREAKING NEWS: THE JONAS BROTHERS TO COHOST AND EVEN PERFORM AT CANADA'S ICONIC MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS ON JUNE 21ST 2009.

Thanks to Rom Halverson for the press release. Now you got a million girls in the audience this year. Isn't life good? Better get me a front row spot in the press room like last year. Me and Rudy Blair will be taking those spots already. Hey Rudy, we better put in out secret reservations in now to Tracy LOL! Tracy Melchor of Much hosted last year's press room. Rudy Blair is the dynamic 680 News Music Reporter. Also thanks to Jen Corelli, Jaime Werby and Amy Doary all of Much's Media relations. They do such a good job over there. Got a surprise video for y'all! Below is the Press release. See you there!

"Major. Total. Pandemonium. Only MuchMusic can induce heart palpitations and ear-deafening decibels of this magnitude! The 2009 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (aka the event of the year) is back, co-hosted by the Jonas Brothers. The larger than life trio, who have two platinum-certified albums in Canada , return to Much HQ after leaving downtown Toronto in unprecedented ruins following the most insane LIVE@MUCH the nation has ever seen. Last July, 6,000+ screaming Jonas Brothers fans demonstrated their devotion, some lining up for more than two days to meet their idols. The 2009 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS airs live Sunday, June 21 at 9 p.m. ET.

In addition to their MMVAs co-hosting duties, the GRAMMY®-nominated band performs brand new music for the Jonas-crazy MMVAs crowd just one day after they launch The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009, which has seven Canadian dates and has been selling out across North America, Latin America, and Europe . Their gotta-get new album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, out on June 15, gives the group new smash hits for the high-energy, music-packed, celeb-filled, live broadcast where celebrities have been known to go buck wild!

“We’re so excited to get back up to Canada , and co-hosting the MMVAs is a real honour for us!” said Kevin Jonas.

“We’re thrilled to bring the most popular band in the world to the most fan-accessible award show on the planet,“ said Sheila Sullivan, Director of Programming, Much MTV Group, CTV Inc. “Much loves its fans and they love themselves some Jonas so we’re putting them within faint-able distance from Kevin, Joe, and Nick! All eyes and ears are on the MMVAs on June 21 so grab a set of ear plugs because Much is about to set a new world record for screams and shrills.”

FIRST ON HIPHOSSIP: MAYHEM ERUPTS AS THE MMVA RETURNS JUNE 21ST 2009! MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS FULL BLAST!

HipHossip has received the almighty press release! It's baaaack! Just when some of you doubted that Canadian Idol was on haitus so will the MMVA's. Heck NO! Thanks to Rom Halverson, Jen Corelli and Amy Doary at CTV Media Relations, the MuchMusic Video awards is back! Stay tuned for the presenters and nominees. I hope to cover this exciting award show again! Below is the press release.

Toronto, ON (April 9, 2009) – Pop culture fanatics across the planet mark your calendars for the only street-level award show on earth. MuchMusic announced today that the most fan-friendly event of the year, the 2009 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS airs live from the station’s headquarters in downtown Toronto on Sunday, June 21. Fans are sure to be blown away with massive announcements still to come. Last year, hundreds of thousands of fans watched as torrential rain soaked the MMVAs for the first time in history. But that didn’t even come close to dampening the spirits of screaming fans. This year, rain or shine, MuchMusic once again throws it down.

“The MMVAs is Canada ’s Super Bowl for youth,” said Brad Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Much MTV Group, CTV Inc. “The sheer unpredictability of our live street party makes for a hell of an event for every fan, whether watching live in person or from whatever device that makes them happy. It’s the single loudest and craziest party of the year and brings together the biggest musical acts and celebrities in the world.”

Last year’s performers included Rihanna, Simple Plan, New Kids On The Block, Hedley, Girlicious, Kardinal Offishall and Akon, Flo Rida, illScarlett, Sean Kingston, and JabbaWockeeZ. The 2008 MMVAs festivities also included City and Colour, Melanie C., Sum 41, Whitney Port , Bedouin Soundclash, Chace Crawford, Rainn Wilson, Jesse McCartney, and more.

Previous years have featured the star-power of Fergie, Avril Lavigne, Maroon 5, Alexisonfire, The Black Eyed Peas, Nelly Furtado, Fall Out Boy, finger eleven, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, The Killers, Lenny Kravitz, Joss Stone, Britney Spears, Tori Spelling, Timbaland, and Kanye West. Follow the countdown to the MMVAs on muchmusic.com or on Twitter @MuchMusic. Sign on to receive up-to-the-minute 2009 MMVAs announcements on performers, presenters, celebrity guests, the chance to win big prizes, and how to vote in the all-important People’s Choice categories. Fans can also stay tuned for the full list of nominees, which is slated to be announced in May.

MuchMusic gives fans the experience of a lifetime by putting them as close as humanly possible to their favourite artists and celebrities at the 2009 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. The show airs live on Sunday, June 21 with a star-packed Red Carpet special beforehand. Past years have seen kick-ass performances by Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, Simple Plan, New Kids On The Block, City and Colour, Kanye West, Kardinal Offishall and Akon, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, Hedley, The Killers, Fergie, and many more.

At the MMVAs, the audience is the priority; Much gives them the best seats in the house, whether a foot from the stage or a foot from a television, computer, or mobile phone. Fans should hit up Much regularly at muchmusic.com or Twitter @MuchMusic for the most up-to-date info about the event of the year.

For highlights from previous years, go to muchmusic.com/mmva.

So.......Mark your calendars! Sunday June 21st 2009

OMG! SEAN KINGSTON'S BLING STOLEN IN THE FEDEX MAIL!

Reggae star SEAN KINGSTON is at the centre of a police investigation in Los Angeles after jewellery worth $500,000 went missing in the mail. The gems were in a package mailed to a New York jeweller by the Beautiful Girl hitmaker's sister.

Unfortunately, Kingston's sibling insured the contents for just $500, reports TMZ.com. The authorities were alerted to the missing bling when the FedEx package Kingston's sister sent arrived at the jewellers empty.

As soon as I read the story, I dug out my MMVA pictures. Sean wears these crayons and box like blings sort of like what Flava Flav does with clocks. The are REAL. I took these pictures on the red carpet back in June 2008. We hope the stolen one is not this one!

THE DEATH OF THE MEDIA PASS AND WRIST BANDS HAS NOW ARRIVED!

My press pass has now retired and gone to the press pass ziplock hall of fame where the DJ Stylus, Grammys, Billboards, Oscars and Golden Globe and Canadian Idol auditons all die out. My first MMVA'S was a success and I had an altogether great time. All the CTV offices were party areas this weekend. The pre-party was even hotter than the afterparties. 10 MMVA bottled waters, 6 ginger ales, 4 Pepsi Max and lots of pineapple juice plus the shrimp, chicken rolls, cold seasoned noodles and some things I don't even recognize and just ate period!

My special thanks goes to everyone at MUCHMTV and especially the Publicist and Media relations head who gave me the media credentials that allowed Keminications Media to attend this event. Thank you Jennifer Correlli! See you next year!

F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C FACES AT THE 2008 MMVA'S!!

Captain Rihanna even tried to snatch my pearls as she said she loved them. We could have exchanged them for the hat! LOL!

I partied with Akon at the MMVA afterparty at Circa

Akon even signed KJ's lookalike picture.The Konvster was shocked as he was looking into his childhood mirror! KJ wants to play "Little Akon" in a movie! Akon was so shocked at the resemblance too.

Live Blogging was not an option yesterday as the MMVA Pressroom was the place to be! You couldn't leave and miss the next interview. Despite the thunderstorms and crowds, I have to say this one is THE BEST! The Canadians know how to do it! All the Grammys and Billboards I have attended for my media houses in the States doesn't even come CLOSE! Parties all over the building and more. STAY TUNED AS LATER TODAY ALL THE PHOTOS WILL BE UP!!! Here's a sample!

THE 2008 MMVA IS NOW HISTORY!

I finally met my boy FLO! He was the coolest person I have seen in a long time in this business. I have been asleep for the past 48 hours now and still lost my voice from the MMVA's. I willl be bringing you an exclusive video coverage of the press room question and answer session in a few days or hours depending on when the Tylenol runs out!

Thanks to Tyrone Warner of CTV news who reports that Hedley may have dominated the MuchMusic Video Awards with four big wins, but it was a nostalgiac performance by the New Kids on the Block that stole the show Sunday night. For hardcore fans, it was well worth getting soaked by the early evening rain as NKOTB ran through a medley of their smash hits "Step by Step," "Hangin' Tough," "Please Don't Go Girl," and "You've Got It (The Right Stuff)" before launching into their new single, "Summertime."

But on the awards front, Canadian rockers Hedley were the biggest winners of the night, picking up four of their six nominations, including the night's biggest award, Best Video. "Oh my gosh... we want to thank everybody who works on this so hard," gushed the band's singer Jacob Hoggard, before snapping a picture of himself and his bandmates. Earlier, barefoot and sporting a white headband, Hoggard and his tattooed crew tore through the bouncy "Never Too Late," switching between multiple microphones set up around the stage.

Hoggard placed third on "Canadian Idol" four seasons ago, and the band released its first album in 2005. Hedley also won awards for Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Rock Video. The MuchMusic Video Awards are unlike any other awards show on television. Instead of podiums and stuffy speeches, the MuchMusic headquarters is transformed into a mulit-stage party that attracts thousands to Queen Street West in downtown Toronto.

The show kicked off this year's show with this summer's defacto jam, "Flo," performed by Flo Rida in a guitar-heavy remix, followed immediately by a high-octane performance from the ever-popular Simple Plan. Hailing from Montreal, Simple Plan won the People's Choice Award for Favourite Canadian Group -- the fifth time they had won the award. "It's simple; we owe it to our fans. They're so amazing and loyal," said singer Pierre Bouvier in the band's acceptance speech.

During a break in the rain, illScarllett took their loud guitars to new heights as they wailed "Nothing Special" on the roof of MuchMusic quarters -- even though they went home empty handed. Hometown hero Kardinal Offishall ensured Canadian hip-hop was well represented at the awards show when he performed his new single "Dangerous" with megastar Akon by his side. Other performers included Sean Kingston, dance crew Jabbawockeez, Girlicious and Rihanna, who took home the award for Best International Video.

Earlier in the night, celebs braved the rain as they arrived in flashy rides to the MMVA red carpet on Toronto's Queen Street West. While Flo Rida preferred a yellow Lamborghini, Offishall rolled up in a TTC bus crammed with girls ready to party.

It wasn't only rock stars at the MMVAs -- celebrities such as Chace Crawford ("Gossip Girl"), Rainn Wilson ("The Office"), blogger Perez Hilton, Kristin Cavallari ("Laguna Beach"), Whitney Port ("The Hills") also appeared at the awards show. Mike Myers even made a special cameo appearance during a skit with comedian Trevor Boris.

FLO-RIDA at the MMVA performing "LOW."

The audio in this video is bad and it's not Flo-Rida's performance as you can see the comments field in this video on YouTube. It looks like it was recorded from a recording! Meanwhile to see the lowering on stage being practiced on Saturday, Click here to watch my pre-MMVA coverage video. 3:46-4:04

THE 2008 MUSIC AWARDS SATURDAY REHEARSAL SHOW!

KJ and my pal Lindsay his "feyonce" hamming it up! My player son proposed to her.

KJ and Cheyney

KJ with the Much SUV

KJ and Simple Plan

Me, Simple Plan and Rapper Gilly Gadan

Kemi and Simple Plan

The main stage

Kemi and Rapper Solitaire

Rapper Gilly Gadan with his pals

MUCH says KJ can have this humongous bus stop poster after the awards. It does look like we would need a pick up truck for that!

Girlicious rehearsing. They are sexy!

I was myself. No make up and in the raw. I took a shower, no make up or fancy wigs and I went over there to get my media pass a day early. We media folks are told to get there early as it's first come first served basis on the good spots. They will be providing a media room with high speed internet access for us and I hope to be blogging and sending all the pictures LIVE! I visited the rehearsals and the set from 5pm to 1am last night. Several artists were performing. Sean Kingston, Simple Plan Girlicious and Kardinal were among those present.

KJ, my kid correspondent was the star of everyone on the set. The sound engineers to the security just loved him. He fell in love with Lindsay from Thunder Bay and Cheyney at Flow 93.5FM who treated him to a scrumptious Nacho meal followed by a bowl of ice cream sundae and two 7-Ups and a pineapple juice. Everyone tells him his a little cutie Akon and that gets into his head! Unfortunately, Akon did not attend rehearsals last night but I will meet him today in the press room.