The rapper scoops seven nominations, the teen singer sweeps four nods, while Hedley receive six gongs.
- May 19, 2010
AceShowbiz - BET Awards is not the only prize-giving event which announced nominations this week as Canadian MuchMusic Video Awards has also uncovered musicians vying for its coveted trophies. Drake receives seven nominations, while Justin Bieber makes his entrance onto the list with four nods.
The 23-year-old rapper and the 16-year-old pop singer will compete against each other in UR FAVE New Artist, UR FAVE Video and International Video of the Year by a Canadian. In the latest category, both of them get double nominations. Drake is listed for "Over" and star-studded "Forever", while Justin is on the battle for "One Time" and "Baby". The two are joined by Avril Lavigne's "Alice (Underground)".
Drake gets his three other nods in International Video of the Year - Group, MuchVIBE Hip-Hop Video of the Year and Cinematography of the Year. In International Video of the Year, he is nominated for his collaboration with Young Money rappers in "Bedrock". This star-studded rap group are facing off 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, Gorillaz, Green Day, Jonas Brothers, Kings of Leon, MGMT, Black Eyed Peas and Tokio Hotel.
Other singers who get multiple gongs at the awards show are Hedley with six nods and Classified, Alexisonfire, Stereos and Danny Fernandes with three each. Lady GaGa, Adam Lambert, Ke$ha, Eminem, Rihanna and Taylor Swift also appear on the nominations list.
2010 MuchMusic Video Awards will take place on June 20 with Miley Cyrus as a co-host. Serving as musical guests, meanwhile, are Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.
Video of the Year:
- Billy Talent - "Devil On My Shoulder"
- Danny Fernandes - "Addicted"
- Hedley - "Perfect"
- Nickelback - "I'd Come For You"
- Stereos - "Summer Girl"
- Classified featuringcMaestro%, Choclair and Moka Only - "Quit While You're Ahead"
- Hedley - "Perfect"
- IllScarlett featuring Kardinal Offishall - "Milkshakes And Razorblades"
- LIGHTS - "Saviour"
- Three Days Grace - "Break"
- Alexisonfire - "The Northern"
- Belly featuring Snoop Dogg - "Hot Girl"
- Danny Fernandes - "Never Again"
- Hedley - "Perfect"
- Trey Songz and Drake - "Successful"
- Billy Talent - "Saint Veronika"
- Classified - "Oh Canada"
- Hedley - "Perfect"
- K-OS featuring Saukrates - "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman"
- Shawn Desman - "Shiver"
- Down With Webster - "Your Man"
- Faber Drive - "G-Get Up And Dance"
- Hedley - "Cha-Ching"
- Marianas Trench -"Celebrity Status"
- Stereos - "Summer Girl"
- Alexisonfire - "Young Cardinals"
- Billy Talent - "Devil On My Shoulder"
- Die Mannequin - "Bad Medicine"
- Nickelback - "I'd Come For You"
- Three Days Grace - "Break"
- Belly featuring Snoop Dogg - "Hot Girl"
- Classified - "Oh Canada"
- K-OS featuring Saukrates - "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman"
- Kardinal Offishall featuring Riley - "We Gon Go"
- Trey Songz and Drake - "Successful"
- Alexisonfire -"Young Cardinals"
- Arkells - "Pullin' Punches"
- Belly featuring Snoop Dogg - "Hot Girl"
- Metric - "Gold Guns Girls"
- Ten Second Epic featuring LIGHTS - "Every Day"
- Adam Lambert - "Whataya Want From Me"
- Eminem - "Beautiful"
- Jason Derulo - "Whatcha Say"
- Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys - "Empire State Of Mind"
- Katy Perry - "Waking Up In Vegas"
- Ke$ha- "Tik Tok"
- Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce Knowles - "Telephone"
- Miley Cyrus - "Party In The U.S.A."
- Rihanna - "Rude Boy"
- Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
- 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry - "Starstrukk"
- Cobra Starship - "Good Girls Go Bad"
- Gorillaz - "Stylo"
- Green Day - "21 Guns"
- Jonas Brothers - "Paranoid"
- Kings of Leon - "Notion"
- MGMT - "Flash Delirium"
- Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"
- Tokio Hotel - "Automatic"
- Young Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz and Lloyd) - "Bedrock"
- Avril Lavigne - "Alice (Underground)"
- Drake - "Over"
- Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem - "Forever"
- Justin Bieber - "One Time"
- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - "Baby"
- Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem - "Forever"
- Hedley - "Perfect"
- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - "Baby"
- Marianas Trench - "Celebrity Status"
- WILDCARD: Avril Lavigne - "Alice (Underground)"
- Adam Lambert - "Whataya Want From Me"
- Ke$ha - "Tik Tok"
- Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce Knowles - "Telephone"
- Miley Cyrus - "Party In The U.S.A."
- WILDCARD: Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
- Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem - "Forever"
- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - "Baby"
- Down With Webster - "Rich Girl$"
- Stereos - "Summer Girl"
- WILDCARD: Carley Rae Jepsen - "Bucket"
