2006 MuchMusic Video Awards
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The 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards
MuchMusic Video Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos....

were held on June 18, 2006 and featured performances by Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...

, Hedley
Hedley (band)
Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...

, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

, City and Colour
City and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...

, Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

 and others. The most nominated artists were Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Billy Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk ....

, Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall
Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...

 f. Ray Robinson and Massari
Massari
Sari Abboud better known by his stage name Massari is a Lebanese Canadian R&B, pop, and hip hop singer who grew up in Canada. Massari means "money" in Arabic....

 with 5 nominations each.

Best Video

  • Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson — "Everyday (Rudebwoy)"
  • Billy Talent — "Devil in a Midnight Mass
    Devil In A Midnight Mass
    "Devil in a Midnight Mass" is the first single released from Billy Talent's second album, Billy Talent II.-Song information:There are two differing versions of the song: the album version, and an unpolished demo version released in December 2005 via their myspace.com account...

    "
  • Buck 65
    Buck 65
    Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...

     — "Devil's Eyes"
  • Nickelback
    Nickelback
    Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....

     — "Photograph
    Photograph (Nickelback song)
    "Photograph" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in September 2005 as the first single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons. The song was voted the number 5 "most annoying song of all time" in a Rolling Stone poll...

    "
  • The Trews
    The Trews
    The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...

     — "So She's Leaving"

Best Director

  • Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson — "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (directed by: RT!)
  • Billy Talent — "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (directed by: Sean Michael Turrell
    Sean Michael Turrell
    Sean Michael Turrell is a director of music videos. He has directed videos for Canadian bands such as Billy Talent, Protest the Hero, Hedley, Pilot Speed, Crash Parallel, Magneta Lane and Sum 41. He has also directed videos for Hawksley Workman, David Usher, Lindsay Robins, Tegan and Sara and Good...

    )
  • Stars — "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
    Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
    Your Ex-Lover Is Dead was the sixth single released by the Canadian indie pop group Stars. It is the opening track on the album, Set Yourself on Fire. The track begins with the voice of lead singer Torquil's father Douglas Campbell saying, "When there is nothing left to burn, you have to set...

    " (directed by: Experimental Parachute Moment)
  • Massari — "Be Easy" (directed by: RT!)
  • The Trews - "So She's Leaving" (directed by: Stephen Scott)

Best Post-Production

  • The Trews — "So She's Leaving"
  • Billy Talent — "Devil in a Midnight Mass"
  • The Arcade Fire
    The Arcade Fire
    Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara, and Sarah Neufeld. William Butler and Régine Chassagne attended McGill University,...

     — "Neighbourhood#3 (Power Out)"
  • Metric
    Metric (band)
    Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...

     — "Poster of a Girl
    Poster of a Girl
    Poster of a Girl is the second North American single from the album Live It Out from Canadian indie rock band Metric following Monster Hospital. In Europe it was the first single to be released from the album....

    "
  • Mobile
    Mobile (band)
    Mobile were a Canadian Alternative Rock band from Montreal initially composed of Mathieu Joly , Christian Brais , Pierre-Marc Hamelin , Dominic Viola and Frank Williamson . Their debut album, Tomorrow Starts Today, was released in 2006. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2007 and went...

     — "Out of My Head"

Best Cinematography

  • Buck 65 — "Devil's Eyes"
  • Billy Talent — "Devil in a Midnight Mass"
  • Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson — "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" (Claudio Miranda)
  • Massari — "Be Easy"
  • Metric — "Poster of a Girl"

Best Pop Video

  • Massari
    Massari
    Sari Abboud better known by his stage name Massari is a Lebanese Canadian R&B, pop, and hip hop singer who grew up in Canada. Massari means "money" in Arabic....

     — "Be Easy
    Be Easy (Massari song)
    "Be Easy" is a song by R&B singer Massari from his self-titled debut album Massari.-Music video:A music video was made for the song, which won "Best Pop Video" at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards. It features Massari with a yellow car with some ladies dancing.-Charts:...

    "
  • Bedouin Soundclash
    Bedouin Soundclash
    Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band currently based in Toronto. Their sound can be described as reggae and ska.-History:The band's current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, and bassist Eon Sinclair with Sekou Lumumba on drums. Their debut album, Root Fire, released in 2001...

     — "Shelter"
  • City and Colour — "Save Your Scissors
    Save Your Scissors
    "Save Your Scissors" is the first single from City and Colour's album Sometimes, released in 2005. The song is entirely based on Dallas Green's voice and acoustic guitar playing, with no other instruments involved.-Content:...

    "
  • Hot Hot Heat
    Hot Hot Heat
    Hot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.-Career:Dustin Hawthorne and Steve Bays had been in many different bands together since 1995 and met Hawley in 1998. In 1999, Hawley bought a Juno 6 keyboard and asked Bays to try playing it, as no one...

     — "Middle of Nowhere
    Middle of Nowhere (Hot Hot Heat single)
    "Middle of Nowhere" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Hot Hot Heat and is taken from their second album, Elevator. The song was released in the UK and US as the second single from Elevator on July 18, 2005.The song reached #23 on the U.S...

    "
  • Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson — "Everyday (Rudebwoy)"

MuchLOUD Best Rock Video

  • Nickleback — "Photograph"
  • Billy Talent — "Devil in a Midnight Mass"
  • Hedley — "On My Own
    On My Own (Hedley song)
    "On My Own" is a rock song recorded by Hedley for their debut album Hedley . It reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. The video for "On My Own" reached number one on the MuchMusic countdown for the week of December 2, 2005. It was also the only single released in the United States from...

    "
  • Simple Plan
    Simple Plan
    Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

     — "Crazy
    Crazy (Simple Plan song)
    "Crazy" is the fourth & Final single from Simple Plan's second studio album, Still Not Getting Any.... The video of the single starts out in black and white. As it reaches the end, it slowly changes to color, symbolizing that no matter how grim life is, it will get better.-Music video:The video...

    "
  • The Trews — "So She's Leaving"

MuchVibe Best Rap Video

  • Classified
    Classified (rapper)
    Luke Boyd , professionally known as Classified, is a Canadian rapper and producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia.-Career:...

     — "No Mistakes"
  • Alias Donmillion — "Dirty Dot"
  • JDiggz
    JDiggz
    Jonathan Matthew Poirier, better known by his stage name JDiggz, is a Canadian hip-hop MC and producer of Guyanese and French Canadian descent...

     — "Puush It Up"
  • Sweatshop Union
    Sweatshop Union
    Sweatshop Union is a Canadian hip hop collective formed in 2000 when four politically minded rap acts—Dirty Circus, Pigeon Hole, Kyprios and Innocent Bystander —came together "to create a powerful, distinctive voice", and to produce their first album, which was published in 2001.Known for an...

     — "Try"
  • Jelleestone f. Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

     — "Friendamine"

Best Independent Video

  • Metric — "Poster of a Girl"
  • Broken Social Scene
    Broken Social Scene
    Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...

     — "7/4 (Shoreline)"
  • City and Colour — "Save Your Scissors"
  • Massari — "Be Easy"
  • Neverending White Lights
    Neverending White Lights
    Neverending White Lights is a Canadian music collaboration project fronted by Daniel Victor from Windsor, Ontario, and featuring several artists mainly from Canada and the United States. Daniel Victor performs all musical instruments, with most of his songs featuring guest singers...

     f. Dallas Green
    Dallas Green
    George Dallas Green is a former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball. After playing for the Philadelphia Phillies and two other teams, he went on to manage the Phillies, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, and managed the Phillies when they won their first World Series...

     — "The Grace
    The Grace (song)
    The Grace is a song written by Canadian recording artist and producer Daniel Victor in August 2005 and appears on the Neverending White Lights' debut album, Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies.-Background:...

    "

MuchMoreMusic Award

  • Michael Bublé
    Michael Bublé
    Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...

     — "Save the Last Dance for Me
    Save The Last Dance For Me
    "Save the Last Dance for Me" is the title of a popular song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by Ben E. King with The Drifters....

    "
  • Bedouin Soundclash — "Shelter"
  • Daniel Powter
    Daniel Powter
    Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian recording artist. He is known for his hit "Bad Day", which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Powter became the only act to register the #1 hit of the year but chart no other Hot 100 hit.- Life and career :Powter grew up in Vernon, in the...

     — "Bad Day
    Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)
    "Bad Day" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his second album Daniel Powter and achieved the #1 spot in the U.S. and Ireland. In the U.S...

    "
  • Feist
    Leslie Feist
    Leslie Feist , known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene....

     — "Mushaboom"
  • Sam Roberts
    Sam Roberts
    Sam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...

     — "The Gate"

Best French Video

  • Stéphanie Lapointe
    Stéphanie Lapointe
    Stéphanie Lapointe is a Quebec singer, song writer, television and movie actress and humanitarian activist. She is best known as the winner of the second season of Star Académie, the Quebec version of Fame Academy....

     — "La Mer"
  • André — "Yolande Wong"
  • Anik Jean — "Tendre Sorcière"
  • Les Cowboys Fringants
    Les Cowboys Fringants
    Les Cowboys Fringants are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois néo-trad music , the band also draws on Country music. They have gained an international underground following, especially in France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland...

     — "Plus Rien"
  • Marie-Mai
    Marie-Mai
    Marie-Mai Bouchard also known as her stage name Marie-Mai, is a French Canadian singer from Quebec...

     — "Rien"

Best International Video - Artist

  • Rihanna — "S.O.S."
  • James Blunt
    James Blunt
    James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...

     — "You're Beautiful
    You're Beautiful
    "You're Beautiful" is a pop rock song co-written by British singer James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost for Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam . It was released as the third single from the album in 2005. In the UK and Australia the song reached number one and number two respectively...

    "
  • Kanye West
    Kanye West
    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

     — "Touch the Sky
    Touch the Sky
    "Touch the Sky" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It was released in early 2006 as the fourth single from his second album, Late Registration. The song features Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco on his radio debut and was produced by Just Blaze, standing as the only song on the entire album...

    "
  • Kanye West — "Gold Digger
    Gold Digger
    "Gold Digger" is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. Released as the second single from West's second album, Late Registration, "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 2005, becoming West's and Foxx's second...

    "
  • Kelly Clarkson
    Kelly Clarkson
    Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...

     — "Behind These Hazel Eyes
    Behind These Hazel Eyes
    "Behind These Hazel Eyes" is the third single from Breakaway, the second album by pop singer Kelly Clarkson.-Song information:...

    "
  • Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)
    Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

     — "Hung Up
    Hung Up
    "Hung Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was written and produced in collaboration with Stuart Price, and released as the first single from her tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was...

    "
  • Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey
    Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

     — "Don't Forget About Us
    Don't Forget About Us
    "Don't Forget About Us" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox and Johntá Austin, and released as the fifth single for the re-issue of her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi...

    "
  • Ne-Yo
    Ne-Yo
    Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...

     — "So Sick
    So Sick
    "So Sick" is an R&B–pop song by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. The track was produced by Norwegian production team Stargate for Ne-Yo's debut album In My Own Words....

    "
  • Pink
    Pink (singer)
    Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

     — "Stupid Girls
    Stupid Girls
    "Stupid Girls" is a song by American artist Pink, released as the first single from her 2006 album, I'm Not Dead. The song was written by Billy Mann, Pink, Niklas Olovson and Robin Mortensen Lynch and produced by Billy Mann and MachoPsycho.-Reception:...

    "
  • Sean Paul
    Sean Paul
    Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...

     — "Temperature
    Temperature (song)
    "Temperature" was the third worldwide and the second American single from Sean Paul's The Trinity album. The song was produced by Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the second U.S...

    "

Best International Video - Group

  • Green Day
    Green Day
    Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...

     — "Wake Me Up When September Ends
    Wake Me Up When September Ends
    "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by American rock band Green Day released as the fourth single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The single peaked at number six in the United States, becoming Green Day's second Top 10 single. It also peaked at number eight in Canada and the UK,...

    "
  • Angels & Airwaves
    Angels & Airwaves
    Angels & Airwaves is an American alternative rock supergroup led by Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, also including guitarist David Kennedy from Over My Dead Body, Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, bass guitarist Matt Wachter from 30 Seconds to Mars and former Lostprophets and Nine Inch...

     — "The Adventure
    The Adventure
    "The Adventure" is a song by American alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves and the lead single from their 2006 debut album, We Don't Need to Whisper. It was also the first full song to be heard by fans. "The Adventure" entered the UK singles chart at its peak position, #20.The song received...

    "
  • Fall Out Boy — "Dance, Dance
    Dance, Dance
    "Dance, Dance" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the second single from their third studio album, From Under the Cork Tree. Released in late 2005, in the United States it reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006, becoming the band's second consecutive top 10 hit single....

    "
  • Franz Ferdinand
    Franz Ferdinand (band)
    Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...

     — "Do You Want To
    Do You Want To
    "Do You Want To" is the lead single for Franz Ferdinand's second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. It was released 19 September 2005 and charted at number four in the UK Singles Chart . The video, directed by Diane Martel, was released on August 23 and was played every hour on MTV2 on the...

    "
  • Green Day — "Jesus of Suburbia
    Jesus of Suburbia
    "Jesus of Suburbia" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the fifth and final single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The studio version of the song, a five movement piece, runs just over 9 minutes and was considered to be unfriendly for radio, so it was cut down to...

    "
  • Panic! at the Disco
    Panic! at the Disco
    Panic! at the Disco is an American alternative rock duo, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005. Since its split, the band's line-up includes Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith . Former members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group in 2009...

     — "I Write Sins Not Tragedies
    I Write Sins Not Tragedies
    "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, and is the lead single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out . It was released on April 27, 2006 on both compact disc and 7 inch vinyl. The song was written by guitarist Ryan Ross. The song...

    "
  • Pussycat Dolls
    Pussycat Dolls
    The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...

     f. Busta Rhymes
    Busta Rhymes
    Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

     — "Don't Cha
    Don't Cha
    "Don't Cha" is the debut single by American R&B/pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls. The song was originally recorded by American recording artist Tori Alamaze, and was released as her debut single in March 2005, on Universal Records. After Universal Records dropped her from the label, Cee-Lo Green...

    "
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...

     — "Dani California
    Dani California
    "Dani California" is a single from the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers's ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The single was first made available at the iTunes Music Store and then was officially released on May 2, 2006...

    "
  • The All-American Rejects
    The All-American Rejects
    The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....

     — "Dirty Little Secret
    Dirty Little Secret
    "Dirty Little Secret" is the first single by the rock band The All-American Rejects from their second studio album Move Along. It was released on June 6, 2005, to modern rock radio stations, and later to contemporary hit radio on July 12. "Dirty Little Secret" is an electric pop rock song that...

    "
  • The Black Eyed Peas
    The Black Eyed Peas
    The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

     — "My Humps
    My Humps
    "My Humps" is the third single by The Black Eyed Peas from their fourth album, Monkey Business. It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment, as well as the 1989 song "Wild Thing" by Tone Lōc and "It's Automatic" by Freestyle. Released in 2005, it reached number three in...

    "

People's Choice: Favourite International Group

  • Fall Out Boy — "Dance, Dance"
  • Coldplay
    Coldplay
    Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...

     — "Speed of Sound
    Speed of sound
    The speed of sound is the distance travelled during a unit of time by a sound wave propagating through an elastic medium. In dry air at , the speed of sound is . This is , or about one kilometer in three seconds or approximately one mile in five seconds....

    "
  • Green Day — "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
  • Pussycat Dolls f. Busta Rhymes — "Don't Cha"
  • Black Eyed Peas — "My Humps"

People's Choice: Favourite International Artist

  • Kelly Clarkson — "Because of You
    Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)
    "Because of You" is a ballad written by pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson with David Hodges and Ben Moody, and produced by Hodges and Moody, both formerly of Evanescence. It is the fourth single from Clarkson's second album, Breakaway...

    "
  • James Blunt — "You're Beautiful"
  • Kanye West — "Gold Digger"
  • Mariah Carey — "Shake It Off
    Shake It Off
    "Shake It Off" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It was written and produced by Carey along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin...

    "
  • Rihanna — "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)"

People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group

  • Simple Plan — "Crazy"
  • Hedley — "321"
  • Nickleback — "Photograph"
  • Our Lady Peace — "Angels/Losing/Sleep"
  • Theory of a Dead Man — "Santa Monica
    Santa Monica (Theory of a Deadman song)
    "Santa Monica" is a single by Theory of a Deadman, featured on the Gasoline album. It was released as the second single in Canada in June 2005, and as the fourth single in the United States on August 18, 2006.-Song meaning:...

    "

People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist

  • City and Colour — "Save Your Scissors"
  • Bif Naked
    Bif Naked
    Bif Naked is a Juno Award-winning, Indian-born American-Canadian multi-platinum record selling, rock singer, writer, poet, motivational speaker and actress.-Personal life:...

     — "Let Down
    Let Down (Bif Naked song)
    "Let Down" is a 2005 single by Bif Naked, from their album Superbeautifulmonster. The song is about someone who has no job and lives with their family but will someday move out and become a rock star, and the family sees them as a let down.-Video:...

    "
  • Kardinal Offishall f. Ray Robinson — "Everyday (Rudebwoy)"
  • Massari — "Real Love"
  • Sam Roberts — "The Gate"

Performers

  • Massari
    Massari
    Sari Abboud better known by his stage name Massari is a Lebanese Canadian R&B, pop, and hip hop singer who grew up in Canada. Massari means "money" in Arabic....

  • Rihanna
    Rihanna
    Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

  • Hedley
    Hedley (band)
    Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...

  • City and Colour
    City and Colour
    City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...

  • Metric
    Metric (band)
    Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...

  • Simple Plan
    Simple Plan
    Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

  • Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

     f. Timbaland
    Timbaland
    Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

  • Yellowcard
    Yellowcard
    Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...

  • Fall Out Boy
    Fall Out Boy
    Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...

  • Nick Lachey
    Nick Lachey
    Nicholas Scott "Nick" Lachey is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and television personality. Lachey rose to fame as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees. He later starred in the reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson. He has released...

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