(Courtesy of Bell Media)
It was a night of music and mayhem as the stars walked the giant red carpet for the 2011 MMVAs. Outside, the noise was deafening, with Lady Gaga opening and closing the show, and Drake and Justin Bieber making surprise appearances to accept their awards for International Video Of The Year By A Canadian.
Inside, the scene was equally chaotic, as the press room was a tangle of reporters and cameras waiting for the talent to arrive. Some of our highlights include:
* Justin Bieber, who hurried by with his people but said hi to everyone in the room. Most of the press missed him though, because they were facing the stage that was set up for interviews.
* Nina Dobrev telling us she missed Toronto and wanted to go to Café Crepe.
* Simple Plan being mesmerized by Lady Gaga coming out of her cocoon. They paused during their interview to watch her performance on the monitors and to comment on it.
* David Guetta being witty and eloquent, despite claiming that his English isn’t great. (It is, David!)
* Cody Simpson’s cute response to him being the most 14-year-old to have appeared in the press room: “I go to school.”
* The room falling to a hush as Lady Gaga approached. She was the last person to appear and she graciously answered questions, even though it was clear she was being rushed off.
In case you missed our live tweets from the show, follow @TheMagazineHQ on Twitter for more show highlights and photos! You can also scroll down after the winners list to see our photos from backstage.
Didn’t catch the MMVAs or just want to watch the show again? Here’s where to see it:
* Online at muchmusic.com
* On MuchMusic:
Sunday, June 19 at 11 p.m.
Monday, June 20 at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 21 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Wednesday, June 22 at 12 Noon
Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m.
Friday, June 24 at 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 25 at 12 Noon and 6 p.m. (all times ET).
* International broadcasts can be seen on Fuse, Madison Square Garden’s national music television network in the U.S.
And the winners were…
UR FAVE Video
Fefe Dobson – “Stuttering”
UR FAVE New Artist
Justin Bieber featuring Usher – “Somebody to Love (remix)”
UR FAVE International Video
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
MuchMusic.com Most Streamed Video
Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”
Video Of The Year
Shawn Desman – “Electric/Night Like This”
International Video Of The Year – Artist
Lady Gaga – “Judas”
International Video Of The Year – Group
Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev – “Like a G6”
Pop Video of the Year
Down With Webster – “Whoa Is Me”
International Video Of The Year By A Canadian
Tie:
Drake – “Find Your Love”
Justin Bieber featuring Usher – “Somebody To Love”
MuchLOUD Rock Video Of The Year
Abandon All Ships – “Geeving”
MuchVIBE Hip-Hop Video Of The Year
Classified – “That Ain’t Classy”
Director Of The Year
You Say Party – “Lonely’s Lunch”
Post-Production Of The Year
Danny Fernandes featuring Belly – “Automatic”
Cinematography Of The Year
Blake McGrath – “Relax”
MuchFACT Indie Video Of The Year
JDiggz featuring Neverending White Lights – “This Time”
PHOTO GALLERY
(Click to enlarge!)