With just two months till the 2013 JUNO Awards, this year’s Nominees were announced today and dominating this year is Carly Rae Jepsen, who has made a big splash internationally with her Hit Call Me Maybe. Jepsen is in the running to win: JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.
Although he was responsible for helping her Call Me Maybe become a major Hit virally, Justin Bieber was no match for Jepsen, but certainly not disgraced. He’s up for four JUNOs this year including: Album of the Year, JUNO Fan Choice, Artist of the Yearand Pop Album of the Year.
Up for International Album of the Year this year are Mumford & Sons (Babel), Rod Stewart (Merry Christmas, Baby), Taylor Swift (Red), One Direction (Up All Night) and Maroon 5 (Overexposed), the latter coincidentally in Toronto today on-tour.
In addition to Canada’s Cream of the Crop in Music being at Regina’s Brandt Centre on JUNO Day, Megastar Michael Bublé will be performing a brand new Single that day. Fans have been hungry for non-Christmas Music from the Crooner since his Crazy Love was released in 2009.
Complete list of Nominees click here.
Also, Sony Music Canada, Universal Music Canada and Warner Music Canada are teaming together to release a Compilation Disc containing this year’s Nominees, titled The JUNO Awards 2013 Nominee Compilation, in-stores March 19, 2013. Proceeds will go to MusiCounts, Canada’s Music Education Charity.
Tracklisting below:
1. Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe
2. Justin Bieber Boyfriend
3. Hedley Kiss You Inside Out
4. Marianas Trench Desperate Measures
5. Metric Breathing Underwater
6. Billy Talent Surprise Surprise
7. The Sheepdogs Feeling Good
8. Victoria Duffield Shut Up and Dance
9. Deadmau5 The Veldt ft. Chris James
10. Johnny Reid Dedicated to You
11. Serena Ryder Stompa
12. Big Wreck Albatross
13. Rush Headlong Flight
14. Leonard Cohen Darkness
15. Celine Dion Parler à Mon Père
16. Walk Off the Earth Somebody That I Used to Know
17. Hey Ocean! Big Blue Wave
The 2013 JUNO Awards air Sunday, April 21, 2013 on CTV.
(Photo credit: JUNOAwards.ca)
After a series of upsetting leaks, One Direction finally release their Charity Single for Comic Relief, a Charity Organization for Famine Relief in Ethiopia.
The Track, a Cover of the Blondie 1979 Classic, breathes some freshness into it with a bit of a Punk edge, containing elements of The Undertones’ Teenage Kicks. The Boys’ famous Arena-filling Choruses define this as being unmistakably 1D!
Listen to One Direction‘s One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) below:
BBC premiered One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) last night and it will see a release Sunday, February, 17, 2013 on iTunes UK.
Click here to order your Tickets!
“We’ve become literally like Brothers”.
Documentary King Morgan Spurlock and the World’s hottest Boy Band One Direction team together for 3-D Doc, 1D3D. In just over 24 hours, the Teaser Trailer has amassed almost 3.1 million views. Spurlock follows the Boys as they tour the World and we get multiple perspectives on their success: their Mums, their Fans and theirs. So touching seeing candid moments like Zayn calling his Mum on the phone, fighting back his tears how much he misses her. This actually looks one-delightful!
Watch the Trailer below:
Sony Pictures releases 1D3D on August 30, 2013.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)
It was all about The Hunger Games, leading the way with a stellar six Wins at tonight’s People’s Choice Awards held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The Film won top honour of Favourite Movie, Favourite Movie Franchise, Favourite On-Screen Chemistry, Favourite Movie Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Favourite Face of Heroism (Jennifer Lawrence) and Favourite Action Movie. Timed perfectly, Entertainment Weekly will be releasing a Catching Fire Preview Issue Friday featuring Interviews and Photos from the second installment of the Suzanne Collins Trilogy! See some Photos here.
The annual Awards Show honours the Public’s Favourites in Music, Television and Music, a bit of a Teaser leading-up-to this weekend’s Golden Globe Awards, tomorrow morning’s Oscar Nominees Announcements and next month’s GRAMMYs.
Ellen DeGeneres won her 13th People’s Choice Award tonight for Favourite Daytime TV Host (Jimmy Fallon won Late Night Host) and hilariously thanking the People on her “Team” figuratively, “Melissa Etheridge, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes…”, during her Acceptance Speech.
Meanwhile, Katy Perry and One Direction also were recognized with multiple Wins tonight – the former winning Favourite Music Following for her Fans (KatyCats), Favourite Pop Artist and Favourite Music Video (Part of Me). The latter won Favourite Album (Up All Night) and Favourite Song (What Makes You Beautiful), although they were defeated in the voting by rival British Boy Band The Wanted for Favourite Breakout Artist.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower was awarded Favourite Dramatic Movie, while one of its Stars Emma Watson won Favourite Dramatic Actress.
Toronto also got piece of the pie with locally-filmed Series Beauty and The Beast, winning Favourite New TV Series!
Click here for a complete list of Winners.
(Photo credit: CBS/Getty Images)
A little One Direction to brighten-up your day! The Boys are back doing what they do best on their latest Single, Kiss You. The super-fun Video directed by Vaughan Arnell (Spice Girls’ Say You’ll Be There) for the Track was just unleashed today and I just had to do a double-take there. Is that facial hair I see on Zayn? Are they really surfing in their Trunks? Skiing? In Sailor Outfits?? The joys of Greenscreen! Knowing and delivering exactly what their screaming Fans want.
Watch the Video in full below:
Kiss You has peaked at number 61 on the Canadian Hot 100 and likely will continue to climb after this!
(Photo credit: Sony Music)
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, Directioners. Sony Music Canada & Mr. Will Wong want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win a copy of One Direction‘s eagerly-awaited second Album, Take Me Home! The Disc is a Follow-up to the three-million-selling Debut Up All Night from the World’s one unifying Pop Obsession, and if the record-breaking success of latest Single Live While We’re Young is any indication of what’s to come, then we can expect anything but “little things” from One Direction. Carl Falk, Dr. Luke, Ed Sheeran and Shellback all lend a hand on this surefire Chart-Topper.
Check-out the Tracklisting for Take Me Home below:
Live While We’re Young
Kiss You
Little Things
C’mon, C’mon
Last First Kiss
Heart Attack
Rock Me
Change My Mind
I Would
Over Again
Back for You
They Don’t Know About Us
Summer Love
To enter to win, simply click “like” on this Post at Mr. Will Wong on Facebook and be following on Twitter, before Friday, November 16, 2012.
Double your chances by Re-Tweeting the below:
.@MRWILLW wants me to win a copy of @ONEDIRECTION‘s “TAKE ME HOME“, in-stores 11/13/12! http://tinyurl.com/9keoqqm
Don’t forget also to watch the Lyric Video for One Direction‘s next Single, Little Things (co-penned by Ed Sheeran) below:
Sony Music Canada releases Take Me Home on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Pre-order the Yearbook Edition of Take Me Home on iTunes right here!
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)
“Tonight let’s get some. And live while we’re young.”.
Like a more upbeat Cousin to their Hit You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful, One Direction‘s brand-new Single Live While We’re Young leaks almost two weeks ahead of schedule due to overwhelming demand. Re-teaming the Boys with Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Savan Kotecha, the Track has already broken records as the Fastest-Selling Pre-Ordered Single of All-Time, topping the Charts in over 40 Countries!
Watch the Official Video below:
One Direction‘s second Disc Take Me Home hit stores November 12, 2012.
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music)
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